Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to achieve last poker table in three of the events. 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 recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a large pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest players around the world. While gambling on net poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. He frequently participates in the 200/400 NL max buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus frequently buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I know Gus is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is broke, he has no reason to settle at the game with the minimum buy in.

Buying in for the minimum takes almost all of the ability out of deep stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be 1 of the best poker players in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total amt.. I believe tv can skew our perception of the real world at times. The best players in the world might be guys you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be seen competing in online poker on Full Tilt. He generally competes in high stakes omaha high and hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his abilities in money rounds?