WSOB. High stakes; “gambling Gus” Hansen plays backgammon. World Series of Backgammon
watch the entire programme and others from the WSOB, with Gus in the commentary box, at http://www.vimeo.com/channels/wsob
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. Morten Holm and Falafel Natanzon bet with each in the commentary box alongside John Clark.
Duration : 0:6:28
Tags: backgammon, clark, gus, Hansen, john, lylloff, on, players, poker, sander, television, wsob
March 31st, 2010 at 7:18 pm
So they are both …
So they are both Danish and they are talking to each other in English?
March 31st, 2010 at 7:18 pm
@Rezarific7
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@Rezarific7
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March 31st, 2010 at 7:18 pm
@Boneslinger88
No …
@Boneslinger88
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March 31st, 2010 at 7:18 pm
Hey guys just watch …
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March 31st, 2010 at 7:18 pm
This game makes my …
This game makes my head hurt, i don’t understand it at all
March 31st, 2010 at 7:18 pm
tami jones aka …
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March 31st, 2010 at 7:18 pm
@JaiDee1993 exactly …
@JaiDee1993 exactly. take checkers – considered a kids game. now try playing it with the same approach as chess, and its a totally different game! very difficult!
March 31st, 2010 at 7:18 pm
@zer77o sorry youre …
@zer77o sorry youre wrong… there is alot of strategy in backgammon – how to set up walls and blockades, when to use the doubling cube, how to use the rolls of the dice correctly. while there is a fair ammount of chance in the rolls, its HOW you use them that makes the difference.
March 31st, 2010 at 7:18 pm
zer77o –
i can … 
i can feel like this if you loose all the time.. but ofc this is not true..
zer77o –
March 31st, 2010 at 7:18 pm
backgammon is 1 % …
backgammon is 1 % knowledge and about 99 % PURE LUCK
March 31st, 2010 at 7:18 pm
In wrestling they …
In wrestling they don’t even beat eachother up cause it’s FAKE!
Cage fighting is where it’s at!
March 31st, 2010 at 7:18 pm
so JC is right and …
so JC is right and the rest of the world is wrong?
March 31st, 2010 at 7:18 pm
@pokernuts I guess …
@pokernuts I guess you don’t know what is a meal unless it’s a burger served with fries, just wiki it you will learn something someday
March 31st, 2010 at 7:18 pm
Doesn’t look so bad …
Doesn’t look so bad…can you back up your assertion with some computer analysis?
March 31st, 2010 at 7:18 pm
You can …
You can consistently beat 90% of players after reading a good book on backgammon, because the game is so poorly played by most players. But to play at a high level it is quite complex – many factors and formulas to consider!
March 31st, 2010 at 7:18 pm
anything can be …
anything can be classified as a children’s game, its just your approach. For instance wrestling (which is supposed to be so manly) can be portrayed as childish people running around and beating the heck outta themselves for no obvious reason except money, like two kids betaing each other up for a toy
March 31st, 2010 at 7:18 pm
neither does …
neither does football, or soccer, or chess, or swimming, etc but ppl still like it
March 31st, 2010 at 7:18 pm
Very easy to learn …
Very easy to learn and play but takes a lot to master (if ever)
March 31st, 2010 at 7:18 pm
is Backgammon a …
is Backgammon a complex game to learn ? Or, like Poker has it got a simple premise but many subtle nuances ??
March 31st, 2010 at 7:18 pm
00:16 bad move!!
00:16 bad move!!
March 31st, 2010 at 7:18 pm
the entire match is …
the entire match is available to watch on the WSOB group on Facebook.
March 31st, 2010 at 7:18 pm
where to buy such …
where to buy such boards? any idea? i tried amazon, ebay but could not find similar boards.
March 31st, 2010 at 7:18 pm
have you ever …
have you ever played this game?i think no
its a really hard game
March 31st, 2010 at 7:18 pm
It was agreed by …
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.
March 31st, 2010 at 7:18 pm
how much time does …
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?