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Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only participant to achieve final poker table in 3 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 big stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the greatest players anywhere in the world. While gambling on internet poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus frequently plays in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen usually buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits for a good hand and then goes all-in. I believe Hansen is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless he is flat broke, he has little or no reason to play at the game with the min buy in.

Playing for the minimum takes most of the skill out of big stack poker. Gus is presumed to be one of the best players in the world but he can’t buy in for the total amount. I believe television can alter our view of the real world at times. The best poker players in the world could be guys you have won’t have heard about. Gus can be seen competing in web poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in high stakes omaha high and Holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a competition player. Can he back up his skills in cash games?