Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to achieve closing game in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember 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 earned many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best gamblers in the world. While wagering on online poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. He frequently participates in the 200/400 NL max buy-in of $40, 000. Gus generally 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 Hansen is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is bankrupt, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the game with the min buy in.
Playing for the min takes almost all of the skill out of deep stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be 1 of the best players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the full amt.. I think tv can alter our perception of the real world every now and then. The greatest poker players anywhere in the world could be players you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be seen participating in internet poker on Full Tilt. He usually participates in big stakes omaha eight-or-better and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a competition player. Can he back up his abilities in cash rounds?