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Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to make it to the closing table in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may remember one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a huge pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best bettors anywhere in the world. While gambling on online poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. Gus often participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of $40, 000. Gus generally buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all in. I accept that Hansen is a great poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is broke, he has no reason to settle at the game with the minimum buy-in.

Buying in for the minimum takes most of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Gus is assumed to be 1 of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amount. I think tv can alter our perception of the real world at times. The best players anywhere in the world might be players you have never heard about. Gus can be found participating in net poker on Full Tilt. He usually plays in high stakes omaha/8 and Holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in cash rounds?