Gus Hansen experienced an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to achieve last game in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might remember one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a massive pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest bettors around the world. While gambling on online poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus regularly participates 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 poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all in. I believe Hansen is an amazing poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless he is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to play at the table with the minimum buy in.
Buying in for the min takes most of the ability out of deep stack poker. Gus is supposed to be 1 of the best players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amount. I believe television can alter our view of the real world sometimes. The best players anywhere in the world might just be guys you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be found participating in web poker on Full Tilt. He generally participates in high stakes omaha/8 and hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he use his abilities in money rounds?