Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only participant to achieve final poker table in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared 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 history against Daniel Negreanu. He won a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest gamblers anywhere in the world. While wagering on web poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus often participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of $40, 000. Gus more often than not buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits for a good hand and then goes all in. I know Hansen is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the game with the min buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes a majority of the ability out of deep stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be one of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total amt.. I believe television can alter our view of the real world sometimes. The greatest poker players anywhere in the world may be guys you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be seen wagering on internet poker on Full Tilt. He generally plays in high stakes omaha high and Holdem. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his abilities in money games?