Gus Hansen experienced an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the closing poker table in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus won a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest players in the world. While betting on online poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. He often participates in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of $40, 000. Hansen usually buys in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I believe Gus is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is broke, he has little or no reason to sit at the table with the min buy in.
Playing for the min takes a majority of the ability out of deep stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be 1 of the greatest poker players in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full dollar value. I believe television can alter our perception of the real world sometimes. The greatest players anywhere in the world might be guys you have never heard about. Gus can be found participating in net poker on Full Tilt. He usually participates in high stakes omaha high and hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in money rounds?
