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Gus Hansen experienced a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only participant to achieve closing game in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus won a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the best enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While gambling on internet poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. He often competes in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of $40, 000. Gus frequently buys in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I know Hansen is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is penniless, he has little or no reason to sit at the game with the min buy in.

Playing for the minimum takes most of the expertise out of big stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be 1 of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full amt.. I believe television can alter our view of the real world sometimes. The best poker players anywhere in the world might be guys you have won’t have heard about. Gus can be seen playing net poker on Full Tilt. He generally participates in big stakes omaha high and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in cash rounds?