Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to achieve closing poker table in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. He won a massive pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best players around the world. While participating in online poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. Gus frequently competes in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen generally buys in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then goes all in. I know Hansen is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the table with the minimum buy in.

Buying in for the minimum takes most of the ability out of deep stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be one of the best players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full dollar value. I believe television can alter our perception of the real world at times. The best players in the world might be players you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be found betting on internet poker on Full Tilt. He usually participates in big stakes omaha hi-low and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in cash games?