Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only one to make it to the last table in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may remember one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While wagering on web poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus regularly participates in the 200/400 NL max buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus more often than not buys in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I believe Hansen is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is broke, he has no reason to play at the game with the minimum buy in.

Playing for the minimum takes almost all of the expertise out of big stack poker. Gus is supposed to be one of the best poker players in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full dollar value. I think television can skew our perception of the real world every now and then. The best players in the world could be players you have won’t have heard about. Gus can be found playing internet poker on Full Tilt. He normally competes in big stakes Omaha and Holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in cash games?