Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to achieve last game in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a large pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the strongest bettors anywhere in the world. While wagering on net poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. He often competes in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen frequently buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits for a good hand and then pushes all in. I accept that Gus is an excellent poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has absolutely no reason to sit at the table with the minimum buy in.
Buying in for the min takes almost all of the skill out of deep stack poker. Gus is presumed to be one of the greatest players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total amount. I believe television can skew our view of the real world sometimes. The best poker players anywhere in the world might just be guys you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be found gambling on internet poker on Full Tilt. He usually competes in high stakes omaha hi-low and texas hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his talents in money rounds?
