Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only participant to achieve closing game in 3 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 might recall one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a huge pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the greatest enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While competing in web poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. He frequently participates in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen more often than not buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He waits for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I accept that Hansen is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless he is bankrupt, he has little or no reason to settle at the table with the minimum buy in.
Buying in for the min takes a majority of the ability out of deep stack poker. Gus is assumed to be one of the greatest poker players in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total amount. I think television can alter our view of the real world at times. The greatest poker players anywhere in the world could be players you have never heard about. Gus can be found participating in internet poker on Full Tilt. He usually participates in big stakes omaha hi-low and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his abilities in cash games?