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Gus Hansen experienced an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to achieve last table in three of the competitions. 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 biggest pots in big stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a large pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu's full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest enthusiasts around the world. While participating in online poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. He regularly participates in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of $40, 000. Gus frequently buys in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits for a decent hand and then goes all in. I know Hansen is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless he is flat broke, he has absolutely no reason to sit at the table with the min buy in.

Buying in for the minimum takes almost all of the expertise out of big stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be 1 of the best poker players in the world but he can't buy-in for the total dollar value. I think tv can alter our view of the real world at times. The best poker players anywhere in the world could be guys you have never heard of. Gus can be found betting on web poker on Full Tilt. He commonly competes in high stakes omaha hold'em and hold'em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his skills in cash rounds?