Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to achieve last table in three of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a huge pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest gamblers in the world. While playing net poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. He often participates in the 200/400 NL max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. 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 believe Gus is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is penniless, he has no reason to play at the table with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes a majority of the ability out of deep stack poker. Gus is supposed to be 1 of the best poker players in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amt.. I think television can alter our view of the real world at times. The greatest poker players in the world might just be guys you have never heard of. Gus can be seen playing internet poker on Full Tilt. He normally participates in high stakes omaha high and hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a competition player. Can he use his skills in money games?