Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the closing table in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus won a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best players in the world. While wagering on web poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. He frequently plays in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus frequently buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then goes all in. I accept that Gus is an amazing poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to play at the table with the min buy in.
Buying in for the minimum takes most of the ability out of deep stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be one of the best players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full amt.. I think television can alter our view of the real world sometimes. The greatest poker players in the world could be players you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be seen competing in net poker on Full Tilt. He usually participates in high stakes omaha hold’em and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in cash rounds?