Gus Hansen experienced a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to achieve closing poker table in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best bettors anywhere in the world. While betting on net poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. He regularly participates in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen usually buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I accept that Gus is an amazing poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes most of the skill out of deep stack poker. Gus is accepted to be one of the best poker players in the world but he can’t buy in for the total amt.. I think tv can alter our perception of the real world every now and then. The greatest players anywhere in the world might be guys you have never heard about. Gus can be seen betting on web poker on Full Tilt. He normally competes in high stakes omaha hi-low and Holdem. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in cash games?