Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only participant to achieve last poker table in three of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might recall one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a big pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best players around the world. While playing net poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. He frequently plays in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus generally buys in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then goes all in. I accept that Gus is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has no reason to sit at the table with the min buy in.
Buying in for the min takes almost all of the ability out of deep stack poker. Hansen is accepted to be one of the best players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the total dollar value. I believe television can alter our perception of the real world every now and then. The greatest players anywhere in the world may be guys you have never heard of. Gus can be found gambling on web poker on Full Tilt. He generally plays in big stakes omaha eight-or-better and hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his abilities in money games?