The past few days, Gus Hansen, the Danish poker pro, has been playing on much lower stakes than he usually does. There are many theories why he has moved down in stakes. One of them is that his bankroll isn't what it used to be, and therefore he can't afford to play against "durrrr", Patrik Antonius, Phil Ivey, and other big names at the highest stakes. Another theory is that he finds the opp[...] Read more » HighStakes: Gus Hansen takes a break from the highest stakes
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Every player has to do a move down somewhere during his career to recover from a big downswing and regain confidence.
And there is an error on the new: "...lost a lot of money when the best tennis player in the world (Rafael Nadal)...", he isn't the best player in the world, just the best player in the world on clay surface, just that. Federer > Murray > Nadal.
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This is just a small break to enjoy his life and his money. There would be no better time, when you are in a big downswing. I can´t imagine that a player like him will would quit forever. He is to good to quit and he know it!
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It shouldnt be easy for a so well known pro player like Gus Hansen to go down in the stairs of poker. This must be some kind of experience he is doing. Or perhaps he will dedicate more to poker now, and he is studying his way of play along with unknown players, people who he strategicaly doesnt know ,to turn things more interesting and to develop his own level.
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Gus Hansen in my books is one of the great players and think this downswing is somewhat of a blessing in disguise, HS is his field for sure and belive playing lower limits may be a bit disheartning but will improve his game 10 fold, no doubt in my mind he will be back on top with vengance. Gl Gus.
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Posted by Plexo: "has had a rough 2009 with around 2 million dollars lost" That cannot be only a downsing. May be he is not so good to play against Ivey and Dwan.
This do not mean that I think he's a bad player. I totally respect him, he is good, but for me Ivey and Dwan are two poker's genious
I do believe it is a case of Gus been the 10th best cash player in the world but he only ever plays the top 9.
however it is very easy to have a $2M down swing just though variance when you play heads up PLO at the stakes he does. Heads up PLO is probably the most swingy game in the world.
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To racpxt:
Rafael Nadal is the best tennis player - not just on clay anymore
But the days of interesting tennis are long gone - I remember the days where there were potentially 25 winners of the french open. Also Wimbledon wasn't just a two-way possibility.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have ruined the exitement of watching tennis for me.
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2008 he has one of his baddest downswings with like 1.002.000$ over two months.. and during the aussie millions 2008 he played 3 days in his hotel room online and won 1.009.000$ and he saied rather he looses one mill and wins it back as otherwise he also saied that 1mill isnt his baddest downswing but with 2 months it was his longest so far..
There would be no better time, when you are in a big downswing. I can´t imagine that a player like him will would quit forever. He is to good to quit and he know it!
