Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only player to achieve last poker table in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen 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 competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a huge pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest enthusiasts around the world. While wagering on internet poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. He often competes in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen frequently buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then goes all in. I accept that Gus is an excellent poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has absolutely no reason to play at the table with the minimum buy in.

Buying in for the min takes almost all of the expertise out of big stack poker. Gus is supposed to be 1 of the best players in the world but he can’t buy in for the full amount. I think television can skew our view of the real world sometimes. The best players anywhere in the world could be guys you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be found participating in internet poker on Full Tilt. He commonly competes in big stakes Omaha and texas hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a competition player. Can he use his abilities in cash games?