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Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to achieve final poker table in three of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen raked in a big pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest enthusiasts in the world. While betting on net poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. Gus regularly competes in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of $40, 000. Hansen generally buys in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I believe Gus is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has no reason to sit at the table with the minimum buy in.

Buying in for the min takes most of the expertise out of big stack poker. Gus is supposed to be one of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full dollar value. I believe tv can alter our perception of the real world every now and then. The best poker players in the world might be guys you have never heard of. Gus can be found wagering on web poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in high stakes omaha high and Holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in cash rounds?