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Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to achieve last table in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a large pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the greatest gamblers around the world. While gambling on internet poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus regularly participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen generally buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits for a good hand and then pushes all in. I know Gus is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is broke, he has absolutely no reason to play at the table with the minimum buy in.

Buying in for the min takes most of the skill out of deep stack poker. Gus is presumed to be one of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full dollar value. I think tv can alter our perception of the real world every now and then. The best players in the world could be guys you have won’t have heard about. Gus can be found betting on internet poker on Full Tilt. He generally participates in big stakes Omaha and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in cash games?