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Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only player to make it to the last game in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. Gus won a large pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While wagering on net poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. He frequently participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen frequently buys-in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I know Hansen is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has absolutely no reason to play at the game with the minimum buy in.

Playing for the minimum takes a majority of the skill out of big stack poker. Gus is accepted to be 1 of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the full amount. I think television can alter our view of the real world sometimes. The best players in the world might just be guys you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be found playing online poker on Full Tilt. He commonly competes in big stakes omaha hold’em and hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his abilities in money games?