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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?