Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only one to make it to the closing poker table in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might recall one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen raked in 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 around the world. While playing internet poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. Gus often participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of $40, 000. Hansen more often than not buys in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He waits for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I accept that Hansen is an excellent poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is penniless, he has no reason to sit at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes most of the skill out of deep stack poker. Gus is supposed to be one of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the full amount. I believe television can alter our perception of the real world every now and then. The greatest players in the world could be guys you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be seen participating in web poker on Full Tilt. He generally plays in big stakes omaha/8 and texas hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in money rounds?