Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to make it to the closing poker table in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a large pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While playing net poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. He frequently participates in the 200/400 NL max buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen frequently buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He waits for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I accept that Hansen is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is bankrupt, he has no reason to play at the game with the min buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes a majority of the ability out of deep stack poker. Gus is supposed to be one of the best poker players in the world but he can’t buy in for the total amount. I think television can skew our view of the real world every now and then. The best poker players anywhere in the world might just be guys you have never heard about. Gus can be seen betting on internet poker on Full Tilt. He commonly competes in big stakes omaha high and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his skills in cash rounds?
