Gus Hansen's theory of NL Holdem

Gus Hansen " Part of my strategy is that my opponents know i will always call " anyone have any views on this theory?

isn't he supposed to be writing a book?

His theory in a nutshell, GAMBOOOOOOOOOOOL.

i thought this was going to be a gotti post

he claims his game is extremely mathematical

doesnt sound like it would work well in ring.

Exactly. It is a known fact that in the ring games Gus is the live one.

I agree it sounds a little daft. I have heard that Gus struggles for consistency in the high stakes ring games but his No - Limit tournament play is second to none. I think his strategy does have some value as his opponents are much less likely to bluff him. Lets face it, if we didnt get bluffed as much, are bankroll would increase. The reason why he is able to implement this strategy so well in tournaments is that he is an outstanding post flop player.

Think about it, people are not going to bluff Gus Hansen, he obviously doesnt call all the time but he will call more often then most people, he plays the game way beyond his time and in a way a little bit like Stu Unger, If Unger even thought for a minute he had you beat he would call, im talking mainly about bets on the river

stu ungar had a reading ability, gus is a calling station.

all the wannabe Gus Hansen's i ever played with got wtfpwned.

obviously this book is going to be great for the fish

Please stock it stars fpp shop!
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Gus Hansen's theory of NL Holdem = lose your tourney winnings at high-stakes cash games.

Personally Gus' theory makes some sense but it must come with a rather good reading ability as well.

Many times you will see Gus play a hand to the turn or river...He will sense the hand and then play accordingly. Often he does call not because he thinks he's ahead but because he's getting information as well as reinforcing himself as a caller. The Absolute horror for players though is when Gus senses their hand on the turn and then either bluffs them right to that uncomfortable level or plays his strong hand into them because he knows they're strong enough to take the bet.

Basically Gus attacks players on the hardest street to play in HoldEm. More value gets missed and more fold equity gets lost by players who incorrectly play in Gus' hunting ground...The Turn.

PK

His theory is correct for SuperLagg play. No one will play back at someone with a bad hand if they know they are going to get called down anyway. Therefore, Gus makes the opponent play straightforwardly against him.

I Play exactly like Gus Hansen in tournaments. Look me up sometime on FullTilt, and you'll see. I'm taggy/laggy at cash game, but it's on a whole different loose aggressive level in tournaments. I'm going big or going home, and then when I get big I'm punishing the table like no tomorrow.

For all of his faults, our old friend Rypptide was aware of something very valuable in the MTT world. Those who build a stack early and use it in the right spots will make a lot of final tables. It's just something that is compatible with escalating blinds. Tournaments are a ladder. Chips are the currency to purchase the next rung up.

finally some intelligent responses to my topic. It took about ten posts to start getting some proper critical analysis of Gus's play! really liked the opinion that most value is lost in Holdem on the turn and the river! makes you think!

Gus Hansen dont gamble, he knows when to fold. That he is a callingstation can he seem to be, but he isnt, what he is doing is picking reads on opponents to make a stop-n-go a lot on the turn if he sence weakness. He is picking up all the pots where ppl hope just to check down on the river to see who wins, because they feel bad in some way about their hand.

you guys are missing the point. his strategy revolves around people knowing he will call...that doesnt mean he calls alot.

the tv editors definately try to edit their shows in a way so the viewers get what they expect from the better known pros:
- you will see some bad beats Phil Helmuth got, and him ticking out
- you will see Gus Hanson making insanely aggressive/loose plays
- you will see Samy Farha gambling with crap

A little question sparked by this quote, this means people won't bluff Gus, but is that a good thing? so we want people bluffing us? if you could choose for people to never bluff you again would you say yes?

The "theory" presented in the OP is retarded. Basically all it means is that Gus is more than likely to float/peel without odds against flop c-bets. Saying he "will always call" is ridiculous because he plays a lot of rags and calling a river bet with, say, T7 unimproved, has no merit whatsoever 99.9% of the time.

Gus Hansen is a great player. He knows exactly what he's doing and he knows all the maths in poker. He appreciates 1.5to1 odds are quite a lot whereas most poker players will throw there hand away immediately with a lot of hands. But he'll call with a lot more hands.

Gus is a much better player than anyone at this site will ever be. And we all know it

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