Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the last game 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 might remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a big pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the strongest enthusiasts around the world. While wagering on online poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. He frequently plays in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of $40, 000. Hansen usually buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I accept that Gus is an amazing poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to sit at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes a majority of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be 1 of the best players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the full dollar value. I believe television can skew our perception of the real world sometimes. The greatest poker players in the world might just be guys you have never heard about. Gus can be found competing in online poker on Full Tilt. He commonly plays in high stakes omaha hi-low and hold’em. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in money games?