Gus Hansen experienced a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to make it to the final game in 3 of the competitions. 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 biggest pots in big stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a massive pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest players in the world. While competing in internet poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. He frequently plays in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus more often than not buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then goes all-in. I know Hansen is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless he is broke, he has no reason to play at the table with the min buy-in.
Playing for the min takes almost all of the ability out of deep stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be one of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the full dollar value. I believe tv can skew our view of the real world sometimes. The greatest players anywhere in the world could be guys you have never heard of before. Gus can be seen wagering on net poker on Full Tilt. He usually participates in high stakes omaha eight-or-better and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in money games?