Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to achieve final game in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a huge pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest gamblers anywhere in the world. While playing web poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. Gus often participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen generally buys in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all-in. I accept that Hansen is an excellent poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless he is penniless, he has little or no reason to sit at the table with the min buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes most of the skill out of deep stack poker. Gus is assumed to be 1 of the greatest poker players in the world but he can’t buy in for the full amount. I believe tv can alter our perception of the real world at times. The best poker players anywhere in the world might be guys you have will not have heard of. Gus can be found playing internet poker on Full Tilt. He usually plays in big stakes omaha eight-or-better and hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in cash rounds?