Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to make it to the last table in 3 of the competitions. 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 history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best gamblers anywhere in the world. While wagering on internet poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. He often participates in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Gus more often than not buys in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very weak. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then goes all in. I believe Gus is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is bankrupt, he has little or no reason to play at the game with the min buy-in.
Playing for the minimum takes almost all of the skill out of deep stack poker. Gus is presumed to be one of the greatest players in the world but he cannot buy in for the total dollar value. I think tv can alter our view of the real world at times. The best players in the world might just be players you have will not have heard about. Gus can be seen playing internet poker on Full Tilt. He usually plays in high stakes omaha hi-low and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in money rounds?