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Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only participant to achieve closing game in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen raked in a large pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While gambling on web poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. Gus frequently competes in the 200/400 NL max buy in of $40, 000. Hansen frequently buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I believe Hansen is an amazing poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless he is penniless, he has little or no reason to play at the game with the min buy in.

Buying in for the minimum takes most of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Gus is supposed to be 1 of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full amount. I believe television can alter our perception of the real world sometimes. The greatest poker players in the world may be guys you have never heard of before. Gus can be seen betting on net poker on Full Tilt. He generally participates in high stakes omaha hold’em and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a competition player. Can he use his talents in cash games?

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