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Gus Hansen experienced a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to achieve closing table in three of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a big pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the greatest gamblers anywhere in the world. While wagering on web poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. He often participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of $40, 000. Gus more often than not buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits for a good hand and then goes all-in. I accept that Gus is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is bankrupt, 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. Hansen is accepted to be 1 of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full amount. I think tv can skew our view of the real world sometimes. The best poker players anywhere in the world could be players you have will not have heard of. Gus can be seen wagering on internet poker on Full Tilt. He usually competes in high stakes omaha eight-or-better and texas hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his talents in cash games?