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Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the last table in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a big pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the strongest bettors in the world. While competing in net poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. He regularly plays in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus usually buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I accept that Hansen is a great poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has absolutely no reason to sit at the table with the minimum buy in.

Buying in for the min takes almost all of the skill out of big stack poker. Gus is presumed to be one of the best players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total amount. I think television can skew our perception of the real world every now and then. The greatest players anywhere in the world may be guys you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be seen participating in online poker on Full Tilt. He normally participates in high stakes omaha high and texas hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in cash games?