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Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to achieve final poker table in three of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a massive pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest bettors anywhere in the world. While playing online poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. He often participates in the 200/400 No Limit max 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 accept that Gus is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless he is broke, he has no reason to sit at the table with the min buy-in.

Playing for the minimum takes most of the skill out of big stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be one of the greatest poker players in the world but he can’t buy in for the full amount. I believe television can alter our view of the real world at times. The greatest poker players in the world might just be guys you have never heard of. Gus can be seen wagering on web poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in high stakes omaha high and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his abilities in money rounds?