Gus Hansen - Denmark

Is Backgammon the Next Poker?

Master of backgammon and well known poker star Gus Hansen answers the question entitled and additional questions on the differences and similarities between backgammon and poker in an interview taken during the 2008 WSOB Nordic Open, which almost doubled its number of attendances from the previous year.

Backgammon Rules by Gus Hansen

Learn how to play backgammon from the master itself: no. 21 in our masters of backgammon list gives here a basic introduction to backgammon from the structure of the board to the cube action.

Hansen vs. Lylloff in the WSOB

Top Danish backgammon players Gus Hansen and Sander Lylloff, who have both topped the professional poker world, in a high stakes backgammon game as part of the World Series of Backgammon Tour (WSOB).