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Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only one to achieve last poker table in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network 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 won a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest players around the world. While wagering on online poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. He frequently participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of $40, 000. Gus generally buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I know Gus is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is broke, he has no reason to sit at the table with the min buy-in.

Buying in for the minimum takes a majority of the ability out of deep stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be 1 of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full dollar value. I believe tv can alter our view of the real world sometimes. The best players in the world could be players you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be found gambling on net poker on Full Tilt. He generally participates in high stakes omaha hold’em and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his abilities in cash rounds?