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Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to make it to the last table in three of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen raked in a big pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While betting on internet poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. Gus regularly plays in the 200/400 NL max buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen usually buys-in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very weak. He waits patiently for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I accept that Hansen is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is penniless, he has no reason to settle at the table with the minimum buy-in.

Playing for the minimum takes most of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Hansen is accepted to be 1 of the best poker players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total amount. I think television can skew our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest players in the world may be guys you have never heard of before. Gus can be seen wagering on internet poker on Full Tilt. He generally competes in big stakes omaha high and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a competition player. Can he use his talents in money rounds?