Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to make it to the last table in three of the competitions. 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 competing against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best players in the world. While participating in web poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. He often plays in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen more often than not buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I accept that Gus is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is bankrupt, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the table with the minimum buy-in.

Buying in for the min takes a majority of the ability out of big stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be one of the best poker players in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amt.. I believe television can skew our perception of the real world every now and then. The best players anywhere in the world could be guys you have never heard of. Gus can be seen participating in internet poker on Full Tilt. He normally competes in big stakes omaha hold’em and Holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he use his abilities in cash games?