The Great Dane...

2/17/09

The Great Dane...

Not talking about the dog, but Gus Hansen's book called
"Every Hand Revealed". It's his book that came out last
year, detailing the hands he played (or hands he did
not play), on his way to winning the Aussie Millions in
2007.

I guess you could say, it's not your typical poker strategy
book - meaning you do step A, then step B and then step C,
if doing those things in order, you will end up in the
money. It's more of a diary or journal of key hands that
he was involved in during the tournament and how he played
them. For example, he talks about playing Ace/King in
different situations. I think some books just plainly
say to raise that hand preflop to filter out the junk
hands. If you happen to get called, bet (or raise) on
the flop if you hit your hand, if not, let it go. Gus
goes into better detail on what he plans to do with that
type of hand, what his reads are on the opposing player
(or players) in the hand with him and what he believes
what type of reaction he will get from the other players
before he commits any further action in the hand.

That's probably why I like the book and that it did not
take me that long to get through reading it. It really
gave me a picture of how he played through the tournament
and what went on in his mind during that time.

If you like the A, B, C's type of poker books, this one
ain't for you. But if you like to truly delve into the
mind of one of the world's best players (and probably
gambling degenerates, just kidding Gus) - this is probably
the book for you.