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Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only participant to make it to the final table in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a large pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest gamblers in the world. While playing web poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. Gus frequently plays in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of $40, 000. Hansen generally buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He waits for a good hand and then goes all in. I know Hansen is an amazing poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is broke, he has no reason to settle at the game with the minimum buy in.

Playing for the minimum takes a majority of the ability out of deep stack poker. Gus is presumed to be 1 of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the full dollar value. I believe television can alter our perception of the real world at times. The greatest players in the world may be guys you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be seen participating in internet poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in big stakes omaha eight-or-better and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his abilities in money rounds?