high stakes; “gambling Gus” Hansen plays backgammon
Gus Hansen and fellow Dane Sander Lylloff, also an accomplished poker player (winner of EPT Barcelona) and also regarded as the world’s best backgammon player by by Gus and many others, spar for heavy cash at a backgammon tournament on the WSOB tour
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September 30th, 2009 at 5:26 am
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where to buy such boards? any idea? i tried amazon, ebay but could not find similar boards.
October 3rd, 2009 at 8:22 am
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have you ever played this game?i think no
its a really hard game
October 6th, 2009 at 5:31 am
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It was agreed by Sander and Gus that they would play ’speed’ with only three minutes time bank and 15 seconds to make a play.
Ordinarily in WSOB events, players have 1.5 or 2 minutes per point (ie in a 5 point match it would be 7.5 minutes per player at the outset) and 15 seconds per play.
October 9th, 2009 at 10:36 am
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how much time does they have from the start.. i have an old chesswatch that i want to use for some backgammon for fun.. but how much time should each have?
October 12th, 2009 at 10:18 pm
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i think this game is a waste a time and doesnt help wit anything
October 14th, 2009 at 4:55 pm
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Nice, good play on gus, good gammon
October 16th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
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I don’t even know how to play it
October 16th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
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It can be a child’s game. For instance I’m pretty sure Gus’ niece could beat the OP and myself at this game with both hands tied behind her back. What is she? Three? Maybe four years old?
October 20th, 2009 at 1:16 am
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what a fag
October 23rd, 2009 at 6:17 am
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its no child’s game
October 25th, 2009 at 9:31 am
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backgammon is very similar to poker in terms of balance of luck and skill. With the doubling cube you can also raise the stakes, sometimes a ‘raise’ or ‘re-raise/ re-cube’ will get a guy (or gal) off a game he should be calling or taking – like a bluff i poker.
October 27th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
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it’s unique to JC
October 28th, 2009 at 3:54 pm
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lol if you approach backgammon with that attitude, you will be sorry and will be in trouble.
try it and see if you are not breathless at the end.
October 30th, 2009 at 2:26 pm
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this is a childrens game like sorry and trouble. Why the fuck is it shown on tv as tournament?
November 2nd, 2009 at 4:00 am
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Why does John say Fal-a-fel? Is that an English thing? Sounds ridiculous. Surely the correct pronunciation is Fal-ar-fel.
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:56 am
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wSOB
November 6th, 2009 at 12:05 am
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November 7th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
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how do u play backgammon? is it gambling? im guessing u need luck in your rolls? strategy involved yes?
November 8th, 2009 at 8:06 am
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…and Gus will be in Cannes for WSOB/PGT RIVIERA CUP and WSOB CHAMPIONSHIP – 15 – 21 JUL immediately after WSOP
November 9th, 2009 at 7:16 pm
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hope you like it, it’s unique I think, hope you will watch all our shows on Eurosport 2 in Europe. Other broadcasts are expected in USA and Europe later this year… listings info on World Series of Backgammon on Facebook and WSOB website
November 12th, 2009 at 2:55 pm
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it took you ages but thanks for upload