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Gus Hansen experienced an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only one to make it to the closing game in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. Gus won a large pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest players anywhere in the world. While competing in online poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus regularly participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus generally buys in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He waits for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I know Gus is an amazing poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless he is flat broke, he has no reason to sit at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes a majority of the ability out of big stack poker. Gus is presumed to be one of the best players in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amount. I believe tv can skew our perception of the real world sometimes. The best poker players in the world could 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 big stakes omaha hold’em and hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in money games?
