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Phil Ivey has been branded as the greatest poker contender on the globe by most of the top professionals. He was born in Riverside, CA and moved to Jersey before his first birthday. His papa showed him to penny-ante 5-Card Stud poker. From that point on, he was addicted to poker and wished to pickup every little thing he possibly could about the game. He would tell his elders that he wanted to be a professional poker player. He didn’t allow the adverse comments from other people kill his dream of becoming one of the strongest poker competitors in the world.

He started competing intently after getting a false ID by the name of Jerome. He sharpened his game at the casinos of Atlantic City. The initial number of years for him were a learning opportunity and winning wasn’t a common outcome at the time. He became known at the 2000 World Series of Poker where he made two final tables and won his first World Series of Poker bracelet, in a two dollar, five hundred Pot-Limit Omaha event. At the last table he destroyed a number of the well known pros which includes "Amarillo Slim" Preston, David "Devilfish" Ulliot, and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.

He made a decision to take his game to the next level and headed out west to Las Vegas. He continues to compete in in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio with the best players on the planet. Phil credits his success to dedication and an eternal passion for the game of poker. Phil states that he is learning every day and is incredibly abashed about his success. He admits to making errors in each game of poker and constantly aspires to get better.

Even though Phil has come first in some large tournaments, he prefers winning money games on a regular basis.

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Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to achieve closing table in three 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 recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a big pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best gamblers in the world. While wagering on internet poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus regularly participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus usually buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I accept that Gus is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless he is flat broke, he has little or no reason to settle at the game with the minimum buy-in.

Playing for the min takes a majority of the ability out of deep stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be one of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total dollar value. I believe tv can alter our perception of the real world at times. The greatest players in the world might just be players you have will not have heard about. Gus can be seen wagering on net poker on Full Tilt. He commonly competes in big stakes omaha hold’em and hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he use his talents in cash rounds?