Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to achieve last poker table in three 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 recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a big pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the best bettors around the world. While participating in internet poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus frequently participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of $40, 000. Gus usually buys in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He waits for a good hand and then goes all in. I know Hansen is an excellent poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless he is penniless, he has little or no reason to sit at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Playing for the min takes most of the ability out of deep stack poker. Gus is supposed to be one of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full dollar value. I believe tv can skew our perception of the real world sometimes. The best players anywhere in the world could be players you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be seen wagering on web poker on Full Tilt. He commonly participates in big stakes omaha eight-or-better and texas hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in money games?