Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to make it to the closing game in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest enthusiasts in the world. While competing in web poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. Gus often competes in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus frequently buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits for a good hand and then goes all in. I believe Gus is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless he is bankrupt, he has no reason to play at the game with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the min takes almost all of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be one of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total amt.. I think television can alter our perception of the real world at times. The best poker players anywhere in the world could be guys you have never heard about. Gus can be seen playing web poker on Full Tilt. He normally competes in high stakes omaha high and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in money games?
