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Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only one to make it to the closing table in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. He won a large pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best bettors in the world. While wagering on web poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. He often participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of $40, 000. Hansen generally buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I believe Gus is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless he is bankrupt, he has no reason to settle at the table with the min buy in.

Playing for the minimum takes almost all of the ability out of deep stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be one of the best players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total dollar value. I believe television can skew our view of the real world at times. The greatest poker players in the world might just be guys you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be seen gambling on internet poker on Full Tilt. He generally participates in big stakes omaha eight-or-better and Holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his abilities in money rounds?