Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to achieve closing table in 3 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 high stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a large pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest gamblers anywhere in the world. While playing web poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus regularly competes in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of $40, 000. Gus more often than not buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I believe Hansen is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is flat broke, he has no reason to play at the table with the minimum buy-in.
Playing for the minimum takes most of the ability out of deep stack poker. Gus is supposed to be 1 of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full dollar value. I think television can skew our view of the real world sometimes. The greatest players anywhere in the world might just be guys you have never heard about. Gus can be seen betting on net poker on Full Tilt. He generally competes in high stakes omaha hi-low and hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his talents in money rounds?