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Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only one to make it to the last poker table in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the greatest enthusiasts around the world. While wagering on net poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. He often competes in the 200/400 NL max buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen frequently buys in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits for a good hand and then goes all in. I know Gus is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is penniless, he has no reason to play at the table with the minimum buy in.
Buying in for the minimum takes most of the skill out of big stack poker. Gus is supposed to be one of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the total dollar value. I believe tv can skew our perception of the real world at times. The greatest players anywhere in the world may be players you have never heard of before. Gus can be found playing internet poker on Full Tilt. He usually competes in high stakes omaha hi-low and Holdem. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his talents in money games?
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