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Gus Hansen experienced a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to achieve closing table in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a huge pot with quads against Daniel's full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best enthusiasts in the world. While playing web poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus frequently plays in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Gus frequently buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then goes all in. I know Hansen is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the table with the min buy in.

Playing for the min takes a majority of the skill out of deep stack poker. Gus is supposed to be one of the best players anywhere 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 greatest players in the world may be guys you have never heard about. Gus can be found competing in online poker on Full Tilt. He usually competes in high stakes omaha hi-low and texas hold'em. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he use his talents in money rounds?