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Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to achieve closing game in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best players in the world. While participating in online poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus regularly competes in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen frequently buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I believe Gus is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is broke, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the game with the minimum buy in.

Playing for the minimum takes a majority of the skill out of big stack poker. Gus is accepted to be one of the best poker players in the world but he can’t buy in for the full amt.. I believe television can skew our perception of the real world at times. The best players anywhere in the world may be guys you have won’t have heard about. Gus can be seen playing web poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in high stakes omaha/8 and texas hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his abilities in money games?