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Originally Posted by imperial10  Gus is one of my favorite players. Crazy guy I would love to play with as much b***s as him but never can get myself to just go crazy, I guess. If this book teaches you how to go all in on every hand. I'll buy it. |
Gus is unfairly criticized for his style of play imo. He took a style of small pot poker which Doyle brunson wrote about 30 years ago, and won tons of big buyin tournaments with it. Gus is a very sophisticated player, who is most dangerous because of the large range of hands he is willing to play. One of his sickest calls was with a 10-8 vs Antonio Esfandiari at a WPT final table. The common reaction is, "who in the world calls a guy allin with 10-8???" The answer, of course, is Gus Hansen. He accurately predicted Antonio had a small pair, so he was at worst a small underdog. By eliminating Antonio, Gus would be far and away the chipleader and on his way to another victory. This was in a tournament called the "bad boys of poker," the top prize was $25,000, and the blinds moved up very fast, which has been a characteristic of the WPT final tables. So gus made a "crazy call", hit his 8, and the rest is history.
If you look at the history of the WPT and other big buyin tournaments, I think the loose aggressive players fare a lot better than the tight or traditional players.
