Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to achieve closing table in 3 of the competitions. 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 history against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a big pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the best enthusiasts in the world. While playing web poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus regularly plays in the 200/400 NL max buy-in of $40, 000. Gus frequently buys-in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He waits for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I know Gus is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is bankrupt, he has little or no reason to settle at the game with the min buy-in.

Playing for the minimum takes almost all of the ability out of big stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be 1 of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total dollar value. I believe tv can alter our view of the real world sometimes. The best players in the world might be guys you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be found wagering on online poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in big stakes omaha hold’em and texas hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in money rounds?