Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only one to achieve final table in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may recall one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a large pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best bettors anywhere in the world. While playing online poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. Gus often participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen generally buys in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He waits for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I know Gus is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is broke, he has no reason to sit at the table with the min buy in.
Buying in for the min takes a majority of the skill out of deep stack poker. Hansen is accepted to be 1 of the best poker players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total amount. I think television can skew our view of the real world at times. The best players anywhere in the world might just be guys you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be seen wagering on net poker on Full Tilt. He usually competes in big stakes omaha/8 and texas holdem. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his abilities in money games?