Re: Was hansen\'s call wrong?
The more I read about it here, and the more I ponder it, the less confident it appears Gus was against Phillips.
I think ultimately, that if Gus were truly confident he could outplay Phillips, he would have mucked and then just tried to pick him apart instead.
Maybe Phillips had his number on this day, and Gus' frustration with being outplayed led him to simply say, "Screw it--I'm a favorite on this hand, and that's good enough for me right now," which is indeed a thought process which can occur in a frustrated player in a tournament.
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