Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only player to make it to the 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 remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a big pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best players around the world. While wagering on net poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. Gus often participates in the 200/400 NL max buy in of $40, 000. Gus frequently buys in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all-in. I know Hansen is an amazing poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless he is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to play at the table with the min buy-in.

Playing for the min takes a majority of the expertise out of big stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be one of the best players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the total dollar value. I believe tv can skew our view of the real world at times. The greatest poker players in the world might be guys you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be seen gambling on online poker on Full Tilt. He generally participates in high stakes omaha hold’em and texas hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in cash rounds?