Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to achieve last poker table in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network 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. Hansen secured a big pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the greatest players in the world. While betting on internet poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. He often plays in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of $40, 000. Gus usually 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 know Hansen is an excellent poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has little or no reason to play at the game with the min buy in.

Buying in for the min takes most of the ability out of deep stack poker. Gus is assumed to be 1 of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the full amount. I believe television can alter our perception of the real world at times. The best players in the world may be guys you have will not have heard of. Gus can be found competing in online poker on Full Tilt. He usually plays in high stakes omaha hi-low and hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in cash rounds?