Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to make it to the last poker table in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a huge pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best enthusiasts in the world. While playing net poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. He frequently participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus usually buys in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I know Hansen is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has little or no reason to play at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes a majority of the ability out of deep stack poker. Hansen is accepted to be 1 of the best poker players in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full dollar value. I believe television can alter our view of the real world sometimes. The greatest players in the world could be guys you have never heard about. Gus can be found competing in internet poker on Full Tilt. He normally competes in big stakes omaha hold’em and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his talents in money rounds?
