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Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to make it to the final poker table in three of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may remember one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a large pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest bettors around the world. While wagering on web poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus frequently plays in the 200/400 NL max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen frequently buys in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very weak. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all-in. I accept that Gus is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has no reason to play at the game with the minimum buy-in.

Buying in for the minimum takes almost all of the skill out of deep stack poker. Gus is supposed to be one of the best players in the world but he can’t buy in for the total dollar value. I believe television can alter our view of the real world at times. The best poker players anywhere in the world may be players you have never heard of before. Gus can be found playing internet poker on Full Tilt. He generally competes in high stakes omaha/8 and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his talents in cash rounds?