The battle is off for a few days now because Mr. White ia abroad at the moment so he can’t play. The battle will resume the 7th of March. However, this doesn’t mean we can’t talk about poker meanwhile. About Gus Hansen for example.
Yes we better call this hero Guts Hansen after the 2008 WSOP. I was watching some episodes yesterday after Mr. White said it was a very good edition (of course he had to reveal already that Phil Hellmuth does ‘very well’ in this Main Event). But I saw he was not the only one, because the Crazy Dane also had a good run.
Now look at the following hand (starts after 4’40″):
Now we all remember Hansen’s insane call against the Magician with Ten high in the WPT. Here he makes a call for 500k more chips with an OESD 
. Of course he makes a brilliant read: Jeremy Joseph is just on an A high bluff, so his 7 and Q are also still alive. This separates Hansen from nits like Hellmuth and Lederer, who would never have made this call.
Submitted by Mr. Brown
Posted in Chip Explosions, Great plays, Multi Table Tournaments | 
crazy dane, Gus Hansen, jeremy joseph, magician, Main event, OESD, wsop 2008 | 
Leave a commentBecause of the bizzy period some os us are having at the university at the moment, the challenge is put to a stop for a week and will be resumed in three days 
. However, a contribution today from yours truly.
To win a big tournament, you need some luck in a few showdowns. Or formulated better: if you play good poker, you need your opponent not to get lucky. This is exactly what irritates great players like Phil Hellmuth in tournaments. This phenomenon went through my head when I was watching some episodes of the 2008 WSOP and I saw the following hand (starts around 4’30″):
So besides Phil there’s the American pro Jean-Robert Bellande and the Russian Sarkis Akopyan on the table. Akopyan has a lot of chips and decides to play the T9 offsuit aggressively. Bellande moves all-in and you can see the consternation on his face when the Russian flips over his hand. Instead of being happy being a favorite in the hand, he fears the two live cards he’s against, because it’s such a typical tournament-situation to get knocked out in this way. What happens on the board is really infernal…
Submitted by Mr. White