Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only player to achieve last game in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may recall one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a large pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the strongest gamblers in the world. While wagering on web poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. He regularly competes in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of $40, 000. Gus more often than not buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then pushes all in. I know Gus is an excellent poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the table with the minimum buy-in.
Playing for the min takes a majority of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be one of the best players in the world but he can’t buy in for the full dollar value. I believe tv can skew our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest players in the world might be players you have never heard of. Gus can be found wagering on web poker on Full Tilt. He generally participates in big stakes omaha hi-low and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his talents in cash rounds?