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Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only player to achieve closing game in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may remember one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. Gus won a big pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest bettors in the world. While participating in net poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. He often plays in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of $40, 000. Gus more often than not buys in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all-in. I believe Hansen is an excellent poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is penniless, he has no reason to settle at the table with the minimum buy-in.

Playing for the minimum takes a majority of the expertise out of big stack poker. Gus is assumed to be 1 of the best players in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total amount. I believe tv can skew our perception of the real world sometimes. The best players anywhere in the world may be guys you have never heard about. Gus can be seen wagering on net poker on Full Tilt. He generally plays in high stakes Omaha and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his talents in money games?