Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to make it to the last poker table in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the greatest bettors around the world. While wagering on web poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. Gus often participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of $40, 000. Hansen usually buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I believe Hansen is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has little or no reason to sit at the game with the min buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes a majority of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be one of the best players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full dollar value. I believe television can alter our view of the real world sometimes. The greatest poker players anywhere in the world might be guys you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be seen gambling on net poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in high stakes omaha high and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he use his abilities in money games?