Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the last table in three of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen raked in a large pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest players anywhere in the world. While betting on online poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. He regularly competes in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of $40, 000. Gus frequently buys in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very weak. He waits for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I know Hansen is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has no reason to play at the table with the min buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes almost all of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be one of the best poker players in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total amount. I think tv can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest players in the world could be guys you have won’t have heard about. Gus can be found participating in online poker on Full Tilt. He normally participates in big stakes omaha hi-low and texas hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in money games?