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Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only one to achieve last poker table in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may recall one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a massive pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest players around the world. While betting on internet poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. He frequently participates in the 200/400 NL max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus frequently buys in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very weak. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then goes all-in. I know Hansen is an amazing poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has little or no reason to play at the table with the min buy in.

Buying in for the minimum takes almost all of the expertise out of big stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be 1 of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amount. I think tv can skew our perception of the real world at times. The greatest players in the world may be players you have never heard about. Gus can be found playing web poker on Full Tilt. He generally plays in big stakes omaha high and texas hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his talents in money rounds?