Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to achieve final table in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best players around the world. While gambling on web poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. He regularly plays in the 200/400 NL max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen more often than not buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then pushes all in. I believe Hansen is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has no reason to sit at the table with the min buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes almost all of the skill out of deep stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be 1 of the best players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full amount. I believe tv can alter our perception of the real world every now and then. The greatest players anywhere in the world may be guys you have never heard of. Gus can be found playing online poker on Full Tilt. He usually participates in big stakes omaha hi-low and texas hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his talents in money games?