Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to make it to the final poker table in three of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a large pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest bettors in the world. While competing in online poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. He regularly participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of $40, 000. Hansen more often than not buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then pushes all in. I know Hansen is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is broke, he has absolutely no reason to sit at the table with the minimum buy in.

Buying in for the minimum takes a majority of the ability out of big stack poker. Hansen is accepted to be one of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the full dollar value. I believe television can alter our perception of the real world at times. The greatest poker players anywhere in the world might just be players you have will not have heard of. Gus can be found participating in internet poker on Full Tilt. He usually competes in big stakes Omaha and Holdem. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in money rounds?