Gus Hansen's book.....

[AMRN]

...is bloody good!!  Had it for Christmas, and got round to reading the first couple of chapters this afternoon..... then played a bit tonight, and having been on a severe downswing for a couple of months, I turned $20 into $180 playing .10/.20 for 90 minutes, and won a $12 180 seat SNG on Stars for $594.

Decent book!!!  $742 up for the night

[Chipaccrual]

WOW, as endorsements go, that"s pretty good.

wp that man. (I mean Gus, obviously   )

[Swinebag]

good work steve. I"ve read Gus" book too and cant think how that helped you. I"d be taking all the credit there

[lukybugur]

It"s good to learn how to play a big stack - assuming you"ve got as far as that by now, but I wouldn"t recommend it that highly. It is good if you want to learn how to bully, no doubt about it.

[jacklevel06]

I"ve read it twice and am still c%*p.

[MintTrav]

How many APAT Nationals has that Hansen fella won?

[Swinebag]

How many APAT Nationals has that Hansen fella won?

my point exactly John!!

[AMRN]

Must be something in the water tonight - just finished my next 180 seat SNG and came 8th..... and on the .10/.20 cash table on the side turned $20 into $74

Around $850 up for the night. What a book - can"t wait to read chapter 3!!

[George2Loose]

Tis a great read but I wonder how much long term success you could have playing Gus"s way.

Cliff"s notes: lead out at a lot of pots and re raise a lot. Reason it works for Gus so much is cos if you have a raggedy board and he"s betting at you it probably slows you down cos it"s Gus Hansen! He could have anything and could do anything at any time!!!!

[AMRN]

He could have anything and could do anything at any time!!!!

But isn"t that the point??!   The art of poker is reading your opponent and being able to make an informed decision...... but if you can"t put your opponent on a hand, then you"re at a disadvantage and making decisions in the dark.

If we all just sit around waiting for AA, the game would be so boring and so very predicatable. Surely adding a bit of "Gus" to your game is essential to keep your game fresh, and to keep your opponents on their toes.

[Mikeyboy9361]

$850 up in one night! I wouldn"t bother reading any more!! Well I didn"t read any books and was $50 up on the 25/50c cash!! Now where is that Hansen bloke?

[Roscopiko]

He could have anything and could do anything at any time!!!!

But isn"t that the point??!   The art of poker is reading your opponent and being able to make an informed decision...... but if you can"t put your opponent on a hand, then you"re at a disadvantage and making decisions in the dark.

If we all just sit around waiting for AA, the game would be so boring and so very predicatable. Surely adding a bit of "Gus" to your game is essential to keep your game fresh, and to keep your opponents on their toes.

OMG!!!

Does this mean your widening your already chasm-like range??? God help us all

[AMRN]

He could have anything and could do anything at any time!!!!

But isn"t that the point??!   The art of poker is reading your opponent and being able to make an informed decision...... but if you can"t put your opponent on a hand, then you"re at a disadvantage and making decisions in the dark.

If we all just sit around waiting for AA, the game would be so boring and so very predicatable. Surely adding a bit of "Gus" to your game is essential to keep your game fresh, and to keep your opponents on their toes.

OMG!!!

Does this mean your widening your already chasm-like range??? God help us all

Nope - I will continue in my usual quiet and uber-tight style, with a starting range no wider than a gnat"s wotsit!

[Roscopiko]

He could have anything and could do anything at any time!!!!

But isn"t that the point??!   The art of poker is reading your opponent and being able to make an informed decision...... but if you can"t put your opponent on a hand, then you"re at a disadvantage and making decisions in the dark.

If we all just sit around waiting for AA, the game would be so boring and so very predicatable. Surely adding a bit of "Gus" to your game is essential to keep your game fresh, and to keep your opponents on their toes.

OMG!!!

Does this mean your widening your already chasm-like range??? God help us all

Nope - I will continue in my usual quiet and uber-tight style, with a starting range no wider than a gnat"s wotsit!

Must be that climate change producing some massive wotsits then  

[aciesielski]

I read his book and the day after played a $50 MTT on PKR, and very quickly got a massive chip lead, half an hour later and i"m 1st out of about 180 initial runners, then clash with the guy in 2nd who i just have covered and we both chuck it in on a J high board I have J6, he had a better J though.

I"ve done crap since.