Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to achieve last game in three of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a large pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the strongest players around the world. While gambling on internet poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. Gus often participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of $40, 000. Gus usually buys in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all-in. I know Gus is an excellent poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is penniless, he has little or no reason to play at the table with the minimum buy in.
Buying in for the min takes almost all of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Gus is presumed to be one of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full dollar value. I believe television can alter our perception of the real world at times. The best poker players in the world might be guys you have won’t have heard about. Gus can be seen wagering on net poker on Full Tilt. He commonly plays in high stakes omaha/8 and Holdem. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his skills in cash rounds?