Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to make it to the final game 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. Hansen won a large pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest players around the world. While gambling on online poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. Gus frequently competes in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of $40, 000. Hansen generally 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 Gus is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is broke, he has no reason to play at the table with the minimum buy in.
Buying in for the min takes almost all of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be one of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amount. I believe tv can alter our perception of the real world at times. The greatest players in the world could be players you have never heard of. Gus can be found wagering on web poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in big stakes omaha hold’em and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in cash rounds?