Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to achieve last poker table in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a massive pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the strongest bettors anywhere in the world. While participating in web poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. He frequently plays in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of $40, 000. Gus more often than not buys in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then goes all in. I know Hansen is a great poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to play at the game with the minimum buy-in.

Playing for the min takes a majority of the skill out of deep stack poker. Gus is presumed to be one of the best poker 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 greatest players in the world might be guys you have will not have heard about. Gus can be seen participating in online poker on Full Tilt. He commonly plays in high stakes omaha eight-or-better and Holdem. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in cash rounds?