Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only participant to make it to the final table in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest bettors around the world. While wagering on internet poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. He frequently participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus more often than not buys-in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very weak. He waits patiently for a good hand and then pushes all in. I know Gus is a great poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless he is broke, he has no reason to play at the table with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the min takes most of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be 1 of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the full dollar value. I think tv can alter our perception of the real world sometimes. The best players anywhere in the world might be players you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be seen participating in online poker on Full Tilt. He normally competes in big stakes omaha high and Holdem. Gus has shown himself as a competition player. Can he back up his talents in money games?