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Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only player to make it to the final game in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might remember one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a massive pot with quads against Daniel's full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the best enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While wagering on web poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. He frequently participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of $40, 000. Gus usually buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then goes all in. I believe Gus is a great poker player but not even close to the everyday 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 ability out of deep stack poker. Gus is supposed to be 1 of the best poker players in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amount. I think television can alter our perception of the real world at times. The greatest players in the world could be guys you have will not have heard about. Gus can be seen gambling on internet poker on Full Tilt. He commonly competes in big stakes omaha high and Holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a competition player. Can he use his talents in money rounds?