Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to achieve closing table in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may recall one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a large pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the greatest enthusiasts in the world. While playing net poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. Gus often plays in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen usually buys-in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then goes all-in. I believe Gus is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the game with the min buy-in.

Buying in for the min takes almost all of the ability out of deep stack poker. Gus is presumed to be 1 of the greatest players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full amount. I think tv can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest poker players anywhere in the world could be guys you have won’t have heard about. Gus can be seen gambling on net poker on Full Tilt. He commonly competes in big stakes omaha high and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his abilities in money games?