Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only player to make it to the last poker table in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus won a large pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best players in the world. While betting on online poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus frequently plays in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of $40, 000. Hansen generally buys in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits patiently for a good hand and then pushes all in. I know Hansen is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless he is broke, he has no reason to settle at the table with the min buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes almost all of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Gus is accepted to be 1 of the best players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the full amt.. I think television can skew our perception of the real world at times. The greatest poker players anywhere in the world could be players you have will not have heard of. Gus can be found gambling on online poker on Full Tilt. He normally competes in big stakes omaha high and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his talents in cash rounds?