Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to achieve last table in three of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen raked in a big pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest players anywhere in the world. While gambling on web poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus frequently participates in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus usually buys in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very weak. He waits for a good hand and then pushes all in. I believe Gus is a great poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is flat broke, he has absolutely no reason to sit at the game with the minimum buy in.
Buying in for the minimum takes a majority of the skill out of deep stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be one of the best players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full dollar value. I believe television can skew our view of the real world at times. The best players anywhere in the world might just be players you have won’t have heard about. Gus can be seen gambling on internet poker on Full Tilt. He generally plays in high stakes omaha high and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in cash rounds?