Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the closing poker table in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen raked in a big pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best bettors around the world. While competing in internet poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. Gus frequently competes in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus more often than not buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then pushes all in. I know Gus is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless he is broke, he has little or no reason to play at the game with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the min takes a majority of the skill out of deep stack poker. Gus is supposed to be one of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the full amount. I believe television can skew our view of the real world sometimes. The greatest poker players anywhere in the world might be players you have will not have heard of. Gus can be found participating in internet poker on Full Tilt. He usually competes in big stakes omaha high and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he use his abilities in money games?
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