Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only one to make it to the final poker table in three of the events. 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 recall one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a large 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 strongest gamblers in the world. While participating in net poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. He often participates in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus usually buys in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I believe Gus is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is broke, he has little or no reason to play at the game with the min buy-in.
Playing for the min takes almost all of the ability out of deep stack poker. Gus is assumed to be one of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total amount. I believe television can alter our perception of the real world at times. The greatest players in the world might be players you have will not have heard about. Gus can be found gambling on net poker on Full Tilt. He normally competes in big stakes omaha high and Holdem. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in money games?