Gus Hansen experienced an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to make it to the last table in three of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest players anywhere in the world. While competing in web poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. He often plays in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus more often than not buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all in. I know Hansen is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to play at the table with the minimum buy in.

Buying in for the min takes almost all of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Hansen is accepted to be one of the greatest players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total dollar value. I think television can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest poker players anywhere in the world might just be players you have never heard about. Gus can be seen betting on net poker on Full Tilt. He commonly participates in high stakes omaha hi-low and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his abilities in money rounds?