Gus Hansen experienced an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the last table in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a large pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the best enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While competing in internet poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus often participates in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Gus frequently buys in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then goes all in. I believe Gus is an amazing poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless he is bankrupt, he has little or no reason to settle at the table with the minimum buy in.
Buying in for the min takes almost all of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be 1 of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the total amt.. I think television can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest players anywhere in the world may be players you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be found wagering on internet poker on Full Tilt. He usually competes in high stakes omaha/8 and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a competition player. Can he back up his abilities in money rounds?