There is supposedly a big crossover of player bases between backgammon players and poker players.
I know a couple guys that are world class backgammon players that are also pretty solid poker players.
Gus Hansen is supposed to be a very good backgammon player, but I have no way to verify that other than what people say.
Unfortunately, I know absolutely nothing about the game of backgammon, so I won't be much help with strategy. I was somewhat surprised to learn how much of a skill game backgammon is.
Jason
