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Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only one to achieve last poker table in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might remember one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a big pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest players around the world. While betting on internet poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. Gus regularly competes in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen frequently buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then goes all in. I believe Hansen is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the table with the min buy in.

Playing for the min takes most of the skill out of big stack poker. Gus is supposed to be one of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total amount. I believe tv can skew our perception of the real world at times. The best players in the world might just be players you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be seen betting on online poker on Full Tilt. He generally competes in high stakes omaha hi-low and texas hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in money rounds?