Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only participant to make it to the closing poker table in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. He won a huge 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 greatest enthusiasts around the world. While competing in web poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus regularly participates in the 200/400 NL max buy in of $40, 000. Hansen frequently buys in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits for a good hand and then goes all in. I know Hansen is a great poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is flat broke, he has little or no reason to settle at the game with the min buy-in.

Buying in for the minimum takes most of the ability out of big stack poker. Gus is accepted to be one of the greatest poker players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full amount. I think tv can skew our view of the real world at times. The best players in the world might be players you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be seen betting on net poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in high stakes omaha hold’em and hold’em. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in cash games?