Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only player to achieve last game in three of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might recall one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While betting on internet poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. He frequently plays in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen usually buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I believe Gus is an amazing poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has absolutely no reason to sit at the game with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the min takes most of the ability out of deep stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be 1 of the best players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total dollar value. I believe television can skew our perception of the real world every now and then. The best players in the world could be players you have never heard of. Gus can be found betting on online poker on Full Tilt. He commonly competes in big stakes omaha/8 and hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his talents in cash games?
