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Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the closing table in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a massive pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best bettors in the world. While wagering on online poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus frequently participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus generally 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 Gus is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless he is flat broke, he has little or no reason to play at the table with the minimum buy-in.

Buying in for the min takes most of the skill out of big stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be one of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full dollar value. I believe television can skew our view of the real world sometimes. The greatest players in the world might just be players you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be found competing in online poker on Full Tilt. He commonly plays in high stakes omaha high and Holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in money games?