Gus Hansen working on a book
 

On the pokerwire podcast that Gus was on, he mentioned that he was about half way done on a book about his experience at the Aussie Millions tournament. I was surprised that he considered that to be enough material to write a book on. Are there any other examples of pros writing books on their experiences in a single tourney, and how did that book turn out?

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yeah, moneymaker did a book on playing in just one tourney. worked out o.k.... in all seriousness, i'd read that gus was taping hands in earlier tournaments and he could have alot of poker thought in his book.. james mcmanus book is mostly tied into one tournament. can't remember details (i.e. whether that was his intention or not)

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On the pokerwire podcast that Gus was on, he mentioned that he was about half way done on a book about his experience at the Aussie Millions tournament. I was surprised that he considered that to be enough material to write a book on.

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he better give Jimmy a cut then.

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Hi red:

We received a proposal for this book but told the agent that we would need to see a completed manuscript before we could make a decision. That was a couple of weeks ago and so far we have gotten no response.

Best wishes,
Mason

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He better finish the project with Magriel. If that book would be half as good as "Backgammon", we would have a winner.

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Hey,

Gus recorded all his hands from the Aussie Millions tournament on his little tape recorder. The book is going to contain all hands played during the Aussie Millions tournament including comments and analyses. The book will be published in late spring 2008.

All the best

Erik
(Gus' Manager)

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Hey,

Gus recorded all his hands from the Aussie Millions tournament on his little tape recorder. The book is going to contain all hands played during the Aussie Millions tournament including comments and analyses. The book will be published in late spring 2008.

All the best

Erik
(Gus' Manager)

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Gus's manager? Is that like an agent?

So he was discussing all his hands into the tape recorder right there at the table, right in front of his opponents?

Is he going to submit the manuscript to Mason?

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Gus's manager? Is that like an agent?
It sure is - handling all of Gus' business ventures. He also has a personal assistant.

So he was discussing all his hands into the tape recorder right there at the table, right in front of his opponents?
jep - he got up and recorded all of them in Danish and we have now finished almost all of the hands - it is going to be great and completely unique.
Is he going to submit the manuscript to Mason? Two+two wanted a complete manuscript before deciding so we went with another publishing house - which one will be revealed very soon.

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Erik

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I really look forward to that book..

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Is he going to submit the manuscript to Mason? Two+two wanted a complete manuscript before deciding so we went with another publishing house - which one will be revealed very soon.


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I was sent a proposal from which we couldn't tell if the book would be good or not, so as with most authors or their representatives that make contact with us, we asked to see a completed manuscript before making any decision. Make sure you tell Gus that our authors normally make about five times in royalties than they do with other publishers, and that book sales with us are normally at least twice what they would be with other publishers. All that we ask for in return is that the book be extremely good, and the only way we can assure this is to see the manuscript.

Also, I hope that a lot of our readers see this post. Gus Hansen is a big enough name that even a mediocre book by him would make money for us, but we're not in it just for the money. Of course, truly excellent books also make lots of money, and we strive for that combination and are willing to give up titles if we can't be assured that's the case.

MM

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Also, I hope that a lot of our readers see this post. Gus Hansen is a big enough name that even a mediocre book by him would make money for us, but we're not in it just for the money . Of course, truly excellent books also make lots of money, and we strive for that combination and are willing to give up titles if we can't be assured that's the case.

MM

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Is that why Sklansky involves your business with an attention seeking young lady of questionable character, participates in webcast video interviews with her, and makes numerous forum posts regarding his role in her seedy & sordid personal saga that generate tens of thousands of page views for your website ?

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This sounds like it'll be great- I'd love to see this as a 2+2 title.

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Also, I hope that a lot of our readers see this post. Gus Hansen is a big enough name that even a mediocre book by him would make money for us, but we're not in it just for the money . Of course, truly excellent books also make lots of money, and we strive for that combination and are willing to give up titles if we can't be assured that's the case.

MM

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Is that why Sklansky involves your business with an attention seeking young lady of questionable character, participates in webcast video interviews with her, and makes numerous forum posts regarding his role in her seedy & sordid personal saga that generate tens of thousands of page views for your website ?

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Come on. Mason runs 2+2 on his own ideals. Fortunately, those ideals don't require his employees (or customers) to be saints.

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Is that why Sklansky involves your business with an attention seeking young lady of questionable character, participates in webcast video interviews with her, and makes numerous forum posts regarding his role in her seedy & sordid personal saga that generate tens of thousands of page views for your website ?


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WTF does that have to do with what Mason said about his desire to produce excellent books?

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Gus's manager? Is that like an agent?
It sure is - handling all of Gus' business ventures. He also has a personal assistant.

So he was discussing all his hands into the tape recorder right there at the table, right in front of his opponents?
jep - he got up and recorded all of them in Danish and we have now finished almost all of the hands - it is going to be great and completely unique.
Is he going to submit the manuscript to Mason? Two+two wanted a complete manuscript before deciding so we went with another publishing house - which one will be revealed very soon.

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Erik

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Awesome, this is what Andy Black was making fun of him for doing? Was this Gus' first tournament that he recorded all his hands, and he just happened to win it?

Sounds like it's going to be an awesome book.. too bad 2+2 missed out on it.

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On the pokerwire podcast that Gus was on, he mentioned that he was about half way done on a book about his experience at the Aussie Millions tournament. I was surprised that he considered that to be enough material to write a book on.

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he better give Jimmy a cut then.

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Too bad Jimmy didn't learn Danish.

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Hey Erik,

Sounds like a really interesting book idea, and look forward to reading it. Hope Gus has had a good (and profitable) WSOP this year. Does he still play in the big mixed games at the Bellagio?

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He has definitely been doing it for a while. I remember from interviews going back as far as at least a couple of years where he was talking about this recording practice.
Including from what I remember in big cash games as well, like the Big Game and Larry Flynt's stud game at the Hustler.

Would be sweet if he included some of that as well, though the one tournament idea seems interesting in itself.

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i see him play a lot on full tilt poker in the high stakes omaha section lately.

he did confirm the book for me, and no video game for him
[img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] when I asked him about a book some time ago.
that was about six months ago so just based on that I would say yes he was working on it for a while.

I can also confirm any gus hansen book published either in two plus two format (which i hope it is ) or by a differnt publisher , will instantly be brought up and loved up in a fan way with many rereads (hoping it is good quality but should be as he been working on it for a while now)

please gus manager , tell gus to make it the highest quality so it can be published by two plus two [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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lol if 2+2 don't publish it it's their own fold. Being offered to publish any Gus Hansen book and not doing it is like being offered a lot of $ from a guy on the street and not taking it. furthermore, GH will sureley provide high quality material and deep insight thoughts.

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lol if 2+2 don't publish it it's their own fold. Being offered to publish any Gus Hansen book and not doing it is like being offered a lot of $ from a guy on the street and not taking it. furthermore, GH will sureley provide high quality material and deep insight thoughts.

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First off, we were not offered the book. We were sent a proposal from an agent, and these proposals usually go to lots of publishers at the same time. As for how good the book will be, I don't know. But Gus is certainly a terrific tournament player and a very smart person, so it could certainly be very good.

MM

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Wow this actually sounds pretty interesting. I hope this goes forward!

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please gus manager , tell gus to make it the highest quality so it can be published by two plus two [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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Why on earth do people beg for Gus Hansen to go with 2+2? This is creepy stuff. Makes 2+2 look like a religious cult.

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He better finish the project with Magriel. If that book would be half as good as "Backgammon", we would have a winner.

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Sorry for the slight hijack, but is "Backgammon" worth reading if you're a total complete utter newbie novice wannabe?

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He better finish the project with Magriel. If that book would be half as good as "Backgammon", we would have a winner.

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Sorry for the slight hijack, but is "Backgammon" worth reading if you're a total complete utter newbie novice wannabe?

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It was the best book for about 20 years after it was published in 1978 and is still a good book. However, Backgammon theory has moved on considerably in the last 10 years mainly due to neural net based computer programs that can play to the standard of a top professional. I would look at books published after 2000.

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Don't think he'll have to worry about shifting copies if he carries on like he is in the ME.