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Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only one to make it to the closing poker table in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus 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 greatest players anywhere in the world. While participating in internet poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus frequently competes in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen frequently buys in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I know Gus is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is bankrupt, he has no reason to settle at the game with the minimum buy in.

Playing for the min takes a majority of the ability out of deep stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be one of the best poker players in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amt.. I think tv can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest players in the world may be guys you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be seen competing in online poker on Full Tilt. He normally participates in high stakes Omaha and hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he use his skills in money games?