Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to make it to the closing game in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He won a huge pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best enthusiasts in the world. While betting on web poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. Gus often competes in the 200/400 NL max buy in of $40, 000. Gus usually buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then goes all in. I know Hansen is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless he is flat broke, he has no reason to settle at the table with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes almost all of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be one of the best players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total amt.. I think tv can skew our perception of the real world at times. The best players anywhere in the world might be players you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be found betting on internet poker on Full Tilt. He normally participates in big stakes omaha/8 and hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his skills in money rounds?