Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only one to make it to the last table in three of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. He won a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest enthusiasts in the world. While gambling on online poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. Gus frequently plays in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Gus more often than not buys in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very weak. He waits 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 broke, he has little or no reason to sit at the table with the minimum buy-in.

Playing for the minimum takes a majority of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Gus is accepted to be 1 of the greatest poker players in the world but he cannot buy in for the full dollar value. I believe tv can alter our perception of the real world sometimes. The greatest poker players anywhere in the world might be guys you have never heard about. Gus can be found competing in internet poker on Full Tilt. He commonly participates in high stakes omaha hi-low and texas holdem. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in money rounds?