Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only participant to achieve final game in three of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may remember one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a big pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While playing net poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. He often participates in the 200/400 NL max buy-in of $40, 000. Gus more often than not buys in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I believe Gus is an amazing poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless he is bankrupt, he has no reason to sit at the game with the minimum buy in.

Playing for the min takes most of the ability out of deep stack poker. Gus is presumed to be one of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full dollar value. I believe television can alter our perception of the real world every now and then. The greatest poker players anywhere in the world could be players you have will not have heard of. Gus can be found wagering on online poker on Full Tilt. He commonly participates in high stakes omaha hi-low and Holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a competition player. Can he use his abilities in money rounds?