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Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to make it to the closing table in 3 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 may recall one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a huge pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest enthusiasts around the world. While wagering on internet poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. He frequently plays in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of $40, 000. Hansen more often than not buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then goes all in. I believe Hansen is an excellent poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless he is flat broke, he has absolutely no reason to play at the game with the minimum buy-in.

Playing for the min takes most of the skill out of big stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be 1 of the greatest players in the world but he cannot buy in for the total dollar value. I think television can alter our view of the real world sometimes. The best players in the world could be guys you have will not have heard of. Gus can be seen playing net poker on Full Tilt. He commonly plays in big stakes Omaha and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in cash games?