[brdway_blu]

Just a heads-up (yes, intended). Overstock.com has the book for $10.31.

[noelsarchs]

Originally Posted by jojobinks

srry...gobboboy is jimmy fricke, a 2+2'er that finished second and talked a lot of trash about how badly gus and andy black played shorthanded.

Last fall at the WSOPE, I was standing next to this dikhead at one of the breaks and really wanted to trip him as he waddled his way down the stairs at the Empire Casino.

[hardhouseinc]

Poker News - Every Hand Revealed Book by Gus Hansen Available Now

Just saw that link. I think it would be hella cool if he did the audio book like Berry Greinstien did for his. I liked that for his A on the River book. Good time killer for long flight.

[joepro]

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.

[hardhouseinc]

Well said sir. You took the words out of my mouth.

People see me call an all in at a fast blind small stack tourney with
like a 9 10 suited and think im insane. I prefer to get it in early
and have a 55/45 chance to double up than sit and blind off, then
have half my stack left, stick it all in with AK suited and lose to a bad
call with someone with A 10 off, be hella pissed, and feel like you
play bad. I dont get mad 1 ioda if I put it all in behind and lose a
close race on the river or something. At least I gave myself a chance
to double up, and didnt blind off all my chips only playing AA or KK.

I try to play some hands in advantageous situations like Gussy or Daniel N.

Originally Posted by joepro

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.

[Devilboy]

Originally Posted by djexacto

Well put. I just want to hear the rationale behind some of the garbage he gets away with playing, and his reads on people.

Since those early WPT days that made Gus famous he's actually tightened up his game a lot. Watch his recent appearances on the WSOPE or Poker After Dark and you'll see this.

I'm pretty sure he's tighter than Daniel Negreanu these days.

[Pvt. Joker2244]

Remember guys, there is a difference between selective aggression and blind aggression. It's one thing to make moves based on an opportunity where card value is secondary. It's another to be a LAG who just craves the action and gets involved in "unfavorable" situations. The difference is blurry when in a tournament with high blind/ante structure and you don't want to blind off chips.

I found the book very informative, as I come from the old, leather-arse school of poker.