Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only one to achieve final game in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a large pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best gamblers in the world. While betting on online poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. Gus regularly participates in the 200/400 NL max buy in of $40, 000. Gus frequently buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all-in. I know Gus is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has no reason to settle at the game with the min buy in.

Buying in for the min takes most of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be one of the greatest players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total amount. I think tv can alter our perception of the real world at times. The best poker players anywhere in the world might be guys you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be seen participating in online poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in big stakes omaha eight-or-better and Holdem. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in money games?