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Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to make it to the closing 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 high stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen raked in a big pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu's full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest players in the world. While wagering on web poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. Gus frequently plays in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen generally buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I know Hansen is an amazing poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless he is broke, he has little or no reason to settle at the game with the min buy in.

Playing for the min takes most of the ability out of big stack poker. Hansen is presumed 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 every now and then. The best poker players in the world might be guys you have won't have heard about. Gus can be seen wagering on web poker on Full Tilt. He commonly participates in big stakes omaha/8 and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his abilities in money games?