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Harrington on Hold 'em: Expert Strategy for No-Limit Tournaments; Volume II: The Endgame (Harrington on Hold 'em #2)
Poker has taken America by storm. But it's not just any form of poker that has people across the country so excited it's no-limit hold 'em the main event game. And now, thanks to televised tournaments, tens of thousands of new players are eager to claim their share of poker glory.
In the first volume of this series, Harrington on Hold 'em: Volume I: Strategic Play, Dan Har
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Published
June 1st 2005
by Two Plus Two Pub.
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This book goes along with volume 1. It is more advanced and you really won't get much out of it until you have some tournament experience and understand stack size and opponent hand strength/betting habits.
This book covers more post flop play than volume 1. It covers more about bet sizing, when to call raise or fold, etc. in tournaments, your stack size shrinks with relation to the blinds/antes and that affects your play.
The book does not detail the math enough for my taste. A couple other boo...more
This book covers more post flop play than volume 1. It covers more about bet sizing, when to call raise or fold, etc. in tournaments, your stack size shrinks with relation to the blinds/antes and that affects your play.
The book does not detail the math enough for my taste. A couple other boo...more
The examples and problems in this book are very instructive and represent actual play. Harrington explains not only the various possibilities at each point, but the many considerations that go into each decision. Particularly useful are the many examples of how your play needs to change drastically in late stages of a tournament, heads-up play, or when stacks get short. A valuable resource, definitely recommended.
Unless you are deeply, deeply in to poker, any book on the subject will invariably become dry. This was not as much of a problem through the first volume of the set, but by the end of this one, I found myself skipping pages fairly often. As usual, Harrington's insights are useful, as when he says that one should ALWAYS complete the initial bet before the flop in head-to-head play (?!), but he often veers into strategic tips that could often get the beginning player in to trouble. At least in the...more
Not as influential as the first volume, but more technical instead. Still great for learning, particularly the changes necessary to be successful in short-handed tables and heads-up play.
One of the great strategy books ever written; this book literally changed the way I play tournaments with immediate results. Still worth re-reading too.
Best instructional book on any game I have ever read - if you play tournament poker and are looking for a good series of books, start here.
Best book set on Holdem Tournaments that I have read. Would recommend to anyone wanting to better understand the game.
I especially like Dan's formula's for Q and M. I now use them in my tournaments.
As the glowing reviews here suggest, this series is a standout among the glut of indistinguishable poker guides. Much better than Helmuth's book and more current than Super System, it's the place to go after you've mastered the basics. Harrington's concepts are so enlightening and unique, they should almost be proprietary. If you're just a person looking to improve your home game, this is probably too much work to bother. But if you're serious about increasing your win rate (and take home cash)...more
Final table means: read this book. Seriously. Do it.
Part II also classic for its time.
Jul 23, 2011
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This book, along with Vol. 1, are the best books for introducing you to Texas Hold 'em tournament play.
Very informative, especially the problems/examples, and the chapters on final table and heads up strategy. Builds very nicely on the first volume. I highly recommend both volumes. I am starting on the volume 3 which is a workbook of problems and so far it looks like a great way to test what you learned from the first 2 books.
I loved all of Harrington's books. They read like textbooks and they have problems for solving. I learned more from this series than from any other poker book. I reread them from time to time for a refresher. . . I should probably do that again.
Jan 21, 2008
Ian
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5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
anyone who is calculating implied odds without compensating for effective odds
Easily compares against the likes of Moby Dick, The Heart of Darkness, Catch-22, and One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest as one of the best and most important bits of literature written in the last 200 years.
I read something like this on a poker blog [http://hammerplayer.blogspot.com/] recently and I agree: If you haven't read this book I am a better multi-table tournament player than you are. It's that simple.
Excellent follow-up to his first book it goes into detail of tournament play in no limit texas hold'em. Gives many examples of many aspects of tournament play.
Lot of good information about abstract concepts like M and Q inflection points and making moves. The pages flew by with good tips and problems.
The second half (technically just a third) of the best poker pook on tournaments. Excellent.
The next time I lose a no-limit hold'em tournament, it will not be Dan Harrington's fault.
Awesome book, take your poker game to another level.
A must read for any Texas Hold-em Tournament player.
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Dan Harrington is a professional poker player who won the main event at the 1995 World Series of Poker. He is also an expert backgammon and chess player.
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Dan Harrington is a professional poker player who won the main event at the 1995 World Series of Poker. He is also an expert backgammon and chess player.
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