Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only one to achieve last game in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a large pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the greatest gamblers in the world. While betting on internet poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. He often participates in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen frequently buys in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all-in. I accept that Hansen is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has no reason to settle at the table with the min buy in.
Buying in for the min takes most of the skill out of deep stack poker. Hansen is accepted to be one of the best players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total dollar value. I believe television can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The best poker players anywhere in the world may be guys you have will not have heard of. Gus can be found betting on online poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in big stakes Omaha and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a competition player. Can he use his skills in cash rounds?
