Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the closing game in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a massive pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the greatest players anywhere in the world. While wagering on internet poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. He frequently plays in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen frequently buys in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I accept that Hansen is a great poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes a majority of the skill out of deep stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be one of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the total amt.. I think tv can alter our view of the real world sometimes. The greatest players in the world may be guys you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be found participating in net poker on Full Tilt. He generally participates in high stakes omaha high and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in cash games?
