Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the final table in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a large pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest bettors around the world. While participating in web poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. He regularly plays in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen more often than not buys in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very weak. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I believe Hansen is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has no reason to sit at the table with the minimum buy in.
Buying in for the minimum takes most of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be 1 of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the full amount. I think television can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest players anywhere in the world may be players you have will not have heard about. Gus can be seen playing internet poker on Full Tilt. He usually plays in high stakes omaha hi-low and Holdem. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his talents in money rounds?