Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to make it to the final game in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might recall one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. He won a massive pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest gamblers around the world. While betting on web poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. Gus often plays in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen frequently buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I accept that Hansen is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless he is penniless, he has no reason to sit at the game with the min buy-in.

Playing for the min takes most of the skill out of deep stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be one of the best players in the world but he can’t buy in for the full dollar value. I think tv can alter our perception of the real world sometimes. The greatest players anywhere in the world might be players you have won’t have heard about. Gus can be found wagering on web poker on Full Tilt. He normally participates in high stakes omaha high and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his skills in cash rounds?