Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to make it to the last 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 may recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best enthusiasts around the world. While gambling on net poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. Gus often competes in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus usually buys-in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very weak. He waits for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I know Gus is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is flat broke, he has absolutely no reason to sit at the table with the min buy in.
Buying in for the min takes a majority of the ability out of deep stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be 1 of the greatest poker players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full amount. I think tv can alter our perception of the real world at times. The best poker players in the world may be players you have will not have heard about. Gus can be found betting on internet poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in big stakes omaha/8 and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his abilities in money games?