Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to make it to the closing poker table in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest gamblers in the world. While playing internet poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. He frequently competes in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen more often than not buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I accept that Hansen is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless he is bankrupt, he has little or no reason to play at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes a majority of the ability out of deep stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be 1 of the greatest players in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amount. I think television can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest players in the world might just be players you have never heard of. Gus can be found competing in online poker on Full Tilt. He usually plays in high stakes omaha eight-or-better and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in cash games?