Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to make it to the final game in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the greatest players in the world. While gambling on online poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus often participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus usually buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then goes all in. I believe Hansen is an amazing poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is penniless, he has no reason to settle at the table with the min buy in.
Buying in for the min takes almost all of the ability out of deep stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be one of the best players in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amount. I think tv can alter our perception of the real world at times. The best players in the world may be guys you have never heard of before. Gus can be found participating in net poker on Full Tilt. He commonly competes in big stakes omaha high and Holdem. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in cash games?