Gus Hansen experienced a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to achieve closing game in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a massive pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest enthusiasts around the world. While playing internet poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus regularly 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 waits for a good hand and then goes all-in. I accept that Gus is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has absolutely no reason to sit at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes most of the ability out of deep stack poker. Gus is presumed to be one of the best players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amount. I believe television can alter our view of the real world at times. The best poker players anywhere in the world may be players you have will not have heard about. Gus can be seen gambling on online poker on Full Tilt. He commonly competes in big stakes Omaha and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his talents in cash games?
