Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the last table in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a large pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While betting on internet poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. He often participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen frequently buys-in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very poorly. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then goes all in. I know Hansen is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless he is bankrupt, he has absolutely no reason to play at the game with the min buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes most of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be 1 of the best players in the world but he cannot buy in for the full dollar value. I think tv can alter our view of the real world sometimes. The greatest players anywhere in the world might just be guys you have never heard of. Gus can be found competing in online poker on Full Tilt. He usually competes in big stakes omaha hi-low and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in cash rounds?