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Gus Hansen experienced an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to achieve closing table in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. Gus won a massive pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest gamblers in the world. While wagering on online poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus frequently participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus frequently buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I know Gus is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless he is broke, he has little or no reason to settle at the game with the minimum buy-in.

Buying in for the min takes a majority of the ability out of big stack poker. Hansen is accepted to be one 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 anywhere in the world could be guys you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be seen wagering on internet poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in high stakes omaha high and texas hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a competition player. Can he back up his talents in money games?