Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only one to achieve closing table in three 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 largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best players anywhere in the world. While participating in net poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus regularly participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of $40, 000. Gus frequently buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I believe Hansen is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has little or no reason to settle at the table with the min buy in.
Playing for the min takes most of the ability out of deep stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be 1 of the best players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full amount. I believe television can alter our view of the real world sometimes. The best poker players anywhere in the world might be players you have will not have heard of. Gus can be seen participating in internet poker on Full Tilt. He usually participates in big stakes omaha hi-low and texas hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his abilities in money rounds?
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