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Every Hand Revealed by Gus Hansen
Book Summary InformationAuthor: Gus Hansen Edition: Paperback Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published) Published: 2008-05-01 ISBN: 0818407271 Number of pages: 370 Publisher: Citadel Product features: - ISBN13: 9780818407277
- Condition: New
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Book Reviews of Every Hand RevealedBook Review: Good book, great perspective on tournament strategy Summary: 4 Stars
I really enjoyed reading this book by Gus Hansen. He is a very interesting player with a very interesting style, and I liked reading how he approaches a tournament and how he thinks through a hand. The book literally lists each hand that Gus played in the Aussie Millions, and it was nice to see how many hands are won preflop or after the flop in order to get a realistic picture of how tournament poker works. The greatest benefit of the book is that it introduces and emphasizes the feel aspect of tournament poker, instead of pure numbers and hypothetical situations that make up alot of the hold 'em tournament books out there.
I was amazed at how many hands Gus was involved in where he didn't make any kind of legitimate poker hand, and how many of those he won. A large percentage of the hands he plays end up with no pair, no draw after the flop but due to pure aggression and relentless pressure Gus wins a good number of those. I think these types of situations present the most important lesson of the book: that in tournament poker the most important thing is chip accumulation, whether or not you actually make a hand. If you sit around waiting for big hands preflop or the nuts after the flop your chip stack will dwindle and you won't have any ammunition later in the tournament when the blinds are high. Gus does a great job of showing how to win pots with no hand and how to keep your chip stack growing regardless of the cards you're dealt, because statistically you simply won't get dealt great hands that often.
Alot of the hands in the book are won preflop, with Gus raising and everyone else getting out of his way. While I liked seeing how often this happened and how important it is to pick up pots preflop in good position, it was a liiiiittle boring to read, and therefore my reason for the 4 star review (well, that and the excessive use of exclamation points). But Gus' writing style is very casual and very easy to read and he is very honest about his play and often second guesses himself and the decisions he made in this tournament, which was refreshing to see.
I've already read all the Harrington books, and while they're fantastic for learning advanced tournament strategy, I found myself playing too tight and boring afterwards. This book helped me realize the aggressive side of poker, and that sometimes the cards in your hand don't matter at all and you have to attack pots frequently to keep growing your stack and stay in the hunt in a tournament. If you sit around waiting for AK all day, you're simply not gonna have enough chips to last 'til the final table. This book really gave me the courage to play the right way and instead of being scared to put chips in the pot, now I actually look forward to betting and being involved in more hands. I think a combination of Harrington's fundamentals and Gus' aggression will lead to an excellent and winning tournament style. It sounds cheesy, but after reading this book I felt inspired to play and went to a local bar tournament and won the whole thing. Not a huge deal, but it was nice to see such a quick turnaround in my game. Gus' strategies and fearless syle had alot to do with it. Overall great book and highly recommended.
Summary of Every Hand RevealedWhat If You Were Able To Get Right Inside The Mind Of World-Famous Poker Pro Gus Hansen--And Learn His Winning Secrets? Now You Can. One of professional poker's most intriguing and fascinating players, Gus Hansen has often been called "The Madman" for his crazy, fearless, aggressive style. But you can't dispute the fact that this poker superstar knows how to win--and win big. The holder of the inaugural Poker Superstars Invitational title as well as the only player to win three World Poker Tour tournaments, Gus won his fifth major international title when he became the 2007 Aussie Millions Champion, outlasting 747 players and nabbing $1.2 million. Now, for the first time ever, Gus analyzes the hands that he played during the tournament and reveals his secrets for winning in Every Hand Revealed. You'll learn: - An extensive, easy-to-follow analysis of the more than 300 hands he played during the Aussie Millions...
- The radical, yet coolly logical, methods behind Gus's "madness" that have helped him to win consistently...
- Each and every bluff, precise calculation, educated guess, and read of his opponents ...
- How to call large bets with seemingly unplayable hands...
- When to raise out of position with garbage holdings...
- How the prize structure should influence your play...
- And much more!
Offering unlimited access to one of the most successful, popular poker players out there, Every Hand Revealed will help you understand some of poker's most coveted secrets--and simply shows you the right way to play the game whether you're a beginner or a poker pro. Now with Gus Hansen by your side, you too can turbo-charge your game and watch it take off! Superstar poker pro Gus Hansen has shaken up the poker world with his loose, aggressive style. Called "The Great Dane" as well as "The Madman," the five-time international title-holder transforms his hands with cool logic ...and flattens his opponents. Voted one of the world's sexiest men by People Magazine, Gus is an avid athlete, backgammon player, and poker commentator for both Danish and American T.V.
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