Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only one to make it to the last poker 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 might remember one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a massive pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the best enthusiasts around the world. While wagering on net poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. He frequently competes in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen more often than not buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I accept that Hansen is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is broke, he has absolutely no reason to play at the game with the min buy in.

Playing for the min takes most of the expertise out of big stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be 1 of the best players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the total amount. I believe tv can alter our perception of the real world at times. The greatest players in the world may be players you have never heard about. Gus can be found participating in web poker on Full Tilt. He commonly participates in big stakes omaha hi-low and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his abilities in money games?