Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only one to make it to the final poker table in three of the competitions. 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 recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a massive pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest gamblers anywhere in the world. While betting on online poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus often plays in the 200/400 NL max buy-in of $40, 000. Gus frequently buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I know Gus is a great poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is broke, he has little or no reason to settle at the table with the minimum buy in.
Buying in for the min takes almost all of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be 1 of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the total amount. I believe tv can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The best players anywhere in the world might be players you have never heard of. Gus can be found playing net poker on Full Tilt. He normally participates in big stakes omaha hi-low and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his abilities in money games?
