Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only one to achieve final table in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a big pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the greatest bettors in the world. While gambling on online poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. Gus frequently participates in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen more often than not buys in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very poorly. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then goes all in. I believe Hansen is an excellent poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is broke, he has no reason to settle at the table with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes most of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be one of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the total amt.. I believe television can alter our perception of the real world every now and then. The greatest players in the world might be players you have never heard of. Gus can be seen betting on web poker on Full Tilt. He normally competes in high stakes omaha eight-or-better and hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in money rounds?
