Gus Hansen experienced a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to make it to the last table in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a large pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest bettors anywhere in the world. While playing web poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. He frequently competes in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of $40, 000. Gus generally buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then pushes all in. I know Gus is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless he is broke, he has absolutely no reason to play 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 one of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the total dollar value. I think tv can alter our perception of the real world sometimes. The best poker players anywhere in the world could be players you have won’t have heard about. Gus can be seen participating in internet poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in big stakes omaha high and hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in money rounds?