| Gus Hansen's new book "Every Hand Revealed" is | | | | 6. He will re-raise pre-flop on the cut-off or the button |
| one of my favorites books since he analyzes the | | | | with a hand as weak as K-7 offsuit if he thinks the |
| hands from his winning the 2007 Aussie Millions Event. | | | | raiser is weak; especially if that raiser is seated right |
| After reviewing the book, I have identified 12 top poker | | | | next to him in a back position. |
| tournament strategies from Gus Hansen's new book. | | | | B. Flop |
| It's important to note that Gus plays in big stack events | | | | 7. He doesn't always make a continuation bet on the |
| with long time periods before blinds increase. Your | | | | flop. He will check with awful flops for him; that is, for |
| events may be give you fewer chips and less time in | | | | example a coordinated flop where the flop totally |
| each round. | | | | misses his hand. |
| Overall, you can use these poker tournament | | | | 8. He tries to avoid being outdrawn by putting the other |
| strategies to help your own game or to simply beat | | | | player all-in on the flop or the turn when the pot size |
| Gus Hansen when you play against him. | | | | dictates it's the best play. |
| A. Pre-Flop | | | | 9. He will fold top pair on the flop when he gets bet |
| 1. He likes to limp and see flops. Gus doesn't like to risk | | | | into on the flop; although he prefers not to fold if he |
| all his chips early in an event. | | | | was the pre-flop raiser. |
| 2. He takes early position pre-flop raises seriously and | | | | C. Turn |
| therefore is less likely to re-raise the player. Early | | | | 10. He has no issue in folding his hand if someone |
| position is the first three positions after the big blind. | | | | check raises him on the turn. |
| 3. He will call pre-flop raises often in the big blind with | | | | D. Overall |
| speculative hands when the pot odds are 2-1 or better. | | | | 11. He doesn't call an all-in bet without the best hand. |
| Speculative hands are drawing hands like 5-4 suited. | | | | The exception is when the odds and the relative chip |
| 4. He is willing to raise pre-flop with K-x suited if he is | | | | stack situation dictate a call. |
| first in the pot and in late position. | | | | 12. He does not have FPS, or Fancy Play Syndrome, |
| 5. He looks to raise pre-flop on the button, cut-off or | | | | as he will move all-in when he knows he has the best |
| power positions. | | | | hand. |