Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to make it to the final poker table in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a massive pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the greatest gamblers anywhere in the world. While gambling on net poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. He frequently plays in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus usually buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I know Hansen is a great poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has no reason to play at the game with the min buy in.
Playing for the min takes most of the skill out of deep stack poker. Hansen is accepted to be 1 of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amount. I think television can skew our view of the real world at times. The best poker players anywhere in the world may be players you have never heard of before. Gus can be seen competing in internet poker on Full Tilt. He usually competes in big stakes omaha hi-low and hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his abilities in money games?