Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to make it to the last table in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a big pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest players around the world. While playing web poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. He frequently competes in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of $40, 000. Hansen more often than not buys-in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very weak. He waits for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I accept that Gus is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless he is broke, he has little or no reason to settle at the table with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes a majority of the ability out of deep stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be one of the best players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the total dollar value. I believe television can alter our perception of the real world every now and then. The best players in the world could be players you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be seen participating in online poker on Full Tilt. He generally participates in big stakes omaha eight-or-better and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in money rounds?
