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Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only participant to make it to the closing game in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might remember one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a big pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best gamblers in the world. While gambling on net poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus regularly plays in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen usually buys in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then goes all in. I believe Gus is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless he is broke, he has little or no reason to sit at the table with the minimum buy-in.

Playing for the min takes almost all of the skill out of big stack poker. Hansen is accepted to be one of the greatest poker players in the world but he cannot buy in for the total dollar value. I believe television can alter our perception of the real world at times. The greatest poker players in the world might just be players you have never heard of. Gus can be found gambling on net poker on Full Tilt. He normally participates in big stakes omaha hold’em and texas holdem. Gus has shown himself as a competition player. Can he back up his abilities in money rounds?