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Gus Hansen experienced an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the closing poker table in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a large pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu's full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest gamblers in the world. While competing in net poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. He often competes in the 200/400 NL max buy in of $40, 000. Gus usually buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then pushes all in. I believe Hansen is an amazing poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless he is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to play at the game with the minimum buy-in.

Buying in for the minimum takes almost all of the ability out of big stack poker. Hansen is accepted to be one of the greatest players in the world but he can't buy in for the full amt.. I think television can alter our view of the real world at times. The best poker players in the world might just be players you have won't have heard of before. Gus can be found playing online poker on Full Tilt. He usually competes in high stakes omaha high and hold'em. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he use his skills in money rounds?