Poker pros - Bios - Gus Hansen

Gus Hansen is a name most people know because of his success on the World Poker Tour. During the first season alone he made final tables at the Bellagio Casino and the Commerce Casino, and he won both events. He also won the Pokerstars Caribbean Poker Adventure and The Bad Boys of Poker WPT event in the second season. I have only briefly met Gus, but he is still one of my top ten tournament players because he plays No Limit so well. He showed in these events what No Limit Holdem is all about. It's not about Gus Hansen, poker pro tips playing the cards; it is about playing the players. He puts the pressure on the other players to decide if they want to risk a substantial amount to find out if he is bluffing. He has an aggressive style with cards that others might think are unplayable. They probably are unplayable by most players, but Gus knows how to play them great. He can play weak cards because his post-flop play is excellent.

I recently had a conversation with one of my friends who played with Gus several years ago. He told me Gus always played like that. My friend said when Gus would turn his hand over that he would say, "I have a Gus" meaning that he was about to turn over 74 offsuit or something like that. An example of him "having a Gus" is when he was on the World Poker Tour at Commerce Casino and held T3 against Andy Bloch's AT. He raises the $10,000 big blind to $37,000 and Andy called him (just called him). The flop came down J53, Andy checked and Gus checked behind him. The turn was a ten and Andy checked again. Gus bet $35,000 and Andy called him. The river was a three and Gus bets $140,000. It almost looked as if he was trying to buy the pot. After Andy thought about it for awhile, Andy called. This hand showed what many players just don't understand. It is okay to play that junk if you are capable of getting players to throw money at you. He also assured me Gus is a really nice guy.

Gus Hansen, poker pro tips Gustav Hansen has been a competitor for many years. Before he played poker, he was a ranked backgammon player. He started playing poker in Santa Cruz, California and is originally from Copenhagen, Denmark. He does not travel the tournament circuit, but will play in some of the larger buy-in events. Although he does not play in many tournaments, he has succeeded in the ones that bring him recognition. During the World Poker Tour, contestant Andy Bloch said Gus is going to play a lot of hands and play them perfectly. He can get away with playing K7 and J5 and things like that because he is so good. Gus is a little more humble about his ability. He merely says, "Not to say that I am a great player or anything, but somebody has to win." Gus almost defended his inaugural World Poker Tour title, finishing third at the Bellagio Casino second season event. In 2004 he was one of the first three inductees into the World Poker Tour Walk of Fame, with Doyle Brunsun and actor James Garner.
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