Gus Hansen experienced a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only player to achieve closing table in three of the tournaments. 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 up against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a huge pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest players anywhere in the world. While wagering on internet poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. He regularly participates in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of $40, 000. Gus frequently buys in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I believe Hansen is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is flat broke, he has absolutely no reason to play at the game with the min buy-in.

Playing for the min takes a majority of the skill out of big stack poker. Gus is supposed to be one of the best players in the world but he can’t buy in for the total dollar value. I believe television can skew our view of the real world at times. The greatest players in the world may be guys you have won’t have heard about. Gus can be found wagering on net poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in high stakes omaha high and texas holdem. Gus has shown himself as a competition player. Can he back up his skills in money rounds?