Gus Hansen experienced a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only participant to make it to the last game in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might recall one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He won a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the best players in the world. While participating in internet poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. He regularly participates in the 200/400 NL max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen more often than not buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits for a decent hand and then goes all in. I know Gus is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is penniless, he has no reason to play at the game with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes almost all of the skill out of deep stack poker. Gus is assumed to be one of the greatest poker players in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amount. I think 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 seen participating in internet poker on Full Tilt. He generally participates in high stakes omaha hold’em and hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his talents in cash rounds?