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Gus Hansen experienced a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only one to make it to the last table in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may remember one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen raked in a big pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel's full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the best gamblers around the world. While wagering on net poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. Gus often participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of $40, 000. Hansen frequently buys in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very weak. He waits for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I believe Gus is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is flat broke, he has little or no reason to sit at the table with the minimum buy in.

Playing for the minimum takes most of the expertise out of big stack poker. Gus is supposed to be 1 of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amt.. I think television can alter our perception of the real world sometimes. The greatest players in the world could be guys you have won't have heard of before. Gus can be found competing in online poker on Full Tilt. He normally competes in high stakes omaha/8 and texas hold'em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his abilities in money rounds?