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Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only one to make it to the closing table in three of the events. 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 high stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a large pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the greatest enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While gambling on net poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus regularly participates in the 200/400 NL max buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus frequently buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then pushes all in. I accept that Hansen is a great poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is penniless, he has no reason to play at the table with the minimum buy in.

Playing for the min takes almost all of the skill out of deep stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be one of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the full dollar value. I believe television can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The best poker players in the world might be guys you have won’t have heard about. Gus can be found wagering on web poker on Full Tilt. He generally competes in big stakes omaha eight-or-better and hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he use his skills in cash games?