Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to make it to the final 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 biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a big pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While participating in web poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. Gus regularly competes in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus generally buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then goes all-in. I believe Gus is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has little or no reason to sit at the game with the min buy-in.
Playing for the min takes a majority of the skill out of deep stack poker. Gus is assumed to be one of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the total amt.. I think tv can alter our perception of the real world at times. The greatest poker players in the world may be guys you have won’t have heard about. Gus can be found betting on online poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in high stakes omaha hold’em and Holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in money rounds?
