Gus Hansen experienced a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only player to make it to the final poker table in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a big pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best players around the world. While playing net poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. Gus frequently competes in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of $40, 000. Hansen usually buys in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I accept that Hansen is an amazing poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless he is bankrupt, he has little or no reason to play at the table with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes a majority of the ability out of deep stack poker. Gus is assumed to be 1 of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the full amount. I think tv can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest players anywhere in the world might just be guys you have will not have heard about. Gus can be found playing web poker on Full Tilt. He commonly plays in big stakes omaha/8 and hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in cash games?