Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only one to achieve closing table in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen 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 big stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a huge pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the greatest enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While gambling on internet poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. Gus often participates in the 200/400 NL max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen generally buys in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He waits for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I accept that Hansen is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is broke, he has no reason to settle at the table with the minimum buy in.

Playing for the min takes most of the ability out of big stack poker. Gus is assumed to be 1 of the best players in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amount. I believe tv can alter our view of the real world sometimes. The best players anywhere in the world might just be guys you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be seen competing in internet poker on Full Tilt. He usually plays in high stakes Omaha and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his abilities in money rounds?