Gus Hansen experienced a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the final table in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may remember one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. He won a large pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the greatest players in the world. While participating in internet poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. Gus often competes in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen more often than not buys in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all-in. I believe Gus is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has no reason to play at the table with the minimum buy-in.

Buying in for the minimum takes almost all of the ability out of big stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be 1 of the greatest poker players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total amt.. I believe television can alter our perception of the real world every now and then. The greatest players in the world might be guys you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be found wagering on web poker on Full Tilt. He generally plays in big stakes omaha hi-low and hold’em. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in money rounds?