Gus Hansen experienced an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the final poker table in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may remember one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the greatest players around the world. While wagering on internet poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. He frequently competes in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen usually buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I accept that Hansen is an excellent poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is broke, he has little or no reason to sit at the game with the min buy in.
Buying in for the min takes almost all 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 perception of the real world sometimes. The greatest players in the world could be guys you have never heard of. Gus can be seen betting on net poker on Full Tilt. He commonly competes in high stakes omaha hold’em and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his abilities in money rounds?