Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the final table in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a big pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the best gamblers in the world. While wagering on internet poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. He regularly participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of $40, 000. Hansen usually 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 believe Hansen is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has little or no reason to settle at the table with the minimum buy in.

Buying in for the minimum takes almost all of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Gus is supposed to be one of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the full dollar value. I believe tv can alter our perception of the real world every now and then. The best poker players in the world could be guys you have never heard of. Gus can be found playing internet poker on Full Tilt. He usually competes in big stakes omaha eight-or-better and Holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his skills in cash rounds?