Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to make it to the closing poker table in three of the events. 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 biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a large pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best gamblers in the world. While wagering on online poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. Gus often participates in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of $40, 000. Gus usually buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I know Hansen is a great poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the table with the min buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes a majority of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Gus is supposed to be one of the greatest players in the world but he cannot buy in for the full amt.. I believe tv can skew our perception of the real world sometimes. The best players anywhere in the world might be players you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be found betting on internet poker on Full Tilt. He normally participates in high stakes omaha/8 and Holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in cash games?
