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Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to achieve closing poker table in 3 of the competitions. 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 largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a large pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest players around the world. While participating in online poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. Gus regularly participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen more often than not buys in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all-in. I know Gus is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless he is bankrupt, 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. Hansen is accepted to be 1 of the best poker players in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total dollar value. I believe tv can skew our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest poker players in the world might just be players you have won’t have heard about. Gus can be found wagering on internet poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in big stakes omaha high and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in cash games?