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well i do play tight alot but I started watch Gus play alot and he plays the crazy hands alot so i tryed that for a while and well lets just say im back to my old style lol cause i cant do it like Gus..maybe it would work it i could keep beting it out but i dont feel good doing that so tight playen is good for me
 
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You have to have the ability to read people like gus or daniel negraneu have in order to play their loose/aggressive style of play. That or be super aggressive. Which can often times backfire.
 
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LAG play is optimal for players who can figure out an opponents hole cards often. This type of play is heavily read-dependant. If your reads are not great you should be playing TAG.

TAG play is optimal for the vast majority of poker players and EVERY beginner. By limiting your selection of starting hands, you are giving yourself a heavy mathematical advantage over your opponents who may be playing LAG despite a lack of appropriate reading skills.
 
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In addition to the stuff mentioned above, I think you'll find recall and math also play a big part in Gus's game. It may look like he's playing awful cards, but if he thinks he's less than a 2:1 dog and the odds are right he'll often get his chips in there.
 
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I've been a TAG player for a long while now, and dont really plan on switching it up. I am getting slightly looser with my starting hands however because I am beginning to pick up some good reading skills, but by no means can I sit back and tell you what somebody is playing every time.


I almost forgot to add that when you see Gus on tv, you are watching a taping that has been heavily edited to show hands with very good action in them. If we were not watching this, it would be very boring to watch, so they have to keep things exciting
 
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I almost forgot to add that when you see Gus on tv, you are watching a taping that has been heavily edited to show hands with very good action in them. If we were not watching this, it would be very boring to watch, so they have to keep things exciting

This is also an important point - though I don't think it's not as if he suddenly tightens up when the cameras are off and only plays premium hands.

Apparently he's just put out (or is just about to put out) a book where he talks through pretty much every hand he played during the 2007 Aussie Millions main event, which he won. I'm definitely keen to get my hands on a copy.
 
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this gus hanson loose/aggrasive style also depends on where ure playing. If ure a a low buyin or freeroll game/tourney u have a higher chance of losing playing like that because ppl call u with anything. It's tought to bluff players at low stakes even when u know their weak because theres not much to lose.
 
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this gus hanson loose/aggrasive style also depends on where ure playing. If ure a a low buyin or freeroll game/tourney u have a higher chance of losing playing like that because ppl call u with anything. It's tought to bluff players at low stakes even when u know their weak because theres not much to lose.


Right. This style gets beat up in cash games but is essential for winning tourneys.
 
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Right. This style gets beat up in cash games but is essential for winning tourneys.

I don't think that's necessarily true - it's a very swingy style (in cash games and in tournaments). Properly applied, there's no reason this style can't be just as effective in cash games.
 
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