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"Every Hand Revealed"
Gus' book about his 2007 Aussie Millions triumph has now been released. The book will give you the opportunity to see all the hands from Gus' perspective and get a grasp of the basic concepts and principles of his poker philosophy. What you will discover is that Gus' kind of poker requires constantly attacking your opponents, constantly accumulating chips, constantly keeping track of pot odds and winning percentages and constantly gearing up as blinds and antes increase. This is an absolute must have for all Gus fans.
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June Final Sunday at 15:00 ET
After battling FT's tournament support for a couple of weeks, we'll play the twice postponed June Final this Sunday (the 20th of July) at 15:00 ET. The winner will - as usual - secure a seat in the Yearly Final, but we've had to find a substitute for the added buy-ins, and we think we've done pretty well. The winner snatch up an autographed copy of Gus hansen's "Every Hand Revealed", and there are caps and decks for the runner-up and the third place finisher.
Also on Sunday, the next round of IPL will be played, so it should be some busy hours of fun.
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5 Against The Unabomber

Gus made the quarterfinals at the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship after beating Don Cheadle, Scotty Nguyen and Phil Laak before losing to Phil Ivey. Here he analyses five of the hands he played against Phil 'The Unabomber' Laak.
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You Asked - Gus Answers

Flying back from Vegas, Gus found the time to answer a lot of the many questions, you Playrs have sent in through the Ask Gus section. Not surprisingly a lot of the questions lately have been about Gus' book, "Every Hand Revealed", but Gus also picked quite a few of the more technical questions this time around. Five of his answers have now been posted, and more will follow.
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	Gus Teaches You to Play Tournaments
You have probably visited Gus' Poker Academy here at ThePlayr.com, but now we have new and extremely relevant content ready for you. Gus teaches you how to play tournaments in three video clips. Watch them here. Read more »

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The November-Nine Ready

Nine players can look forward to the four most intense and probably profitable months of their lives. The nine of them early Tuesday morning qualified for the WSOP Main Event 2008 final table - to be played in November. By then they'll probably each have signed multiple endorsement deals, participated in a heap of reality shows and in general shoveled in money on activities left and right. No wonder the final table bubble this year was the most nervous and tense ever.
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Gus Bombed Out - Finished 160th

Two consecutive hands saw Gus crash from top of the chipcount to the rail. A sick call in a good spot crippled Gus and a gutshot draw against finished the job. The first hand is sure to be the centre of many poker debates all over, but for Gus that's all academic. He's out of the Main Event 2008 in 160th place, cashing undoubtedly disappointing $41,816.
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Where's Gus?

Cannes, France
Gus has taken the trip across the pond to Cannes on the French Riviera, where he'll be commentating the World Series of Backgammon for Eurosport. Gus is ranked as one of the best backgammon players in the world, and there's no doubt he'll find himself a few sick cash games during his stay in Cannes-

Next confirmed tournaments:

TBD
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World Series of Backgammon
Gus is among the highest rated backgammon players in the world, and this weekend he's in Cannes for the Riviera Cup - the last stop on the World Series of Backgammon. He'll be commentating the event for Eurosport, and the tournament can be followed live at the WSOB website.