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Harrington on Hold 'em Expert Strategy for No Limit Tournaments, Vol. 1: Strategic Play |  | Authors: Dan Harrington, Bill Robertie
Publisher: Two Plus Two Pub.
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Rating:  247 reviews
Sales Rank: 1361
Media: Paperback
Pages: 381
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Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.5 x 1
ISBN: 1880685337
Dewey Decimal Number: 795.412
EAN: 9781880685334
ASIN: 1880685337
Publication Date: December 1, 2004
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Product Description
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. Harrington on Hold Em takes you to the part of the game the cameras ignore the tactics required to get through the hundreds and sometimes thousands of hands you must win to make it to the final table. Harrington s sophisticated and time-tested winning strategies, focusing on what it takes to survive the early and middle stages of a No-Limit Hold Em tournament, are appearing here for the first time in print. These are techniques that top players use again and again to get to make it to final tables around the globe. Now, learn from one of the world s most successful No-Limit Hold Em players how to vary your style, optimize your betting patterns, analyze hands, respond to a re-raise, play to win the most money possible, react when a bad card hits and much, much more. Dan Harrington won the gold bracelet and the World Champion title at the $10,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold Em Championship at the 1995 World Series of Poker. And he was the only player to make it to the final table in 2003 (field of 839) and 2004 (field of 2576) considered by cognoscenti to be the greatest accomplishment in WSOP history. In Harrington on Hold Em, Harrington and 2-time World Backgammon Champion Bill Robertie have written the definitive book on No-Limit Hold Em for players who want to win ... and win big.
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Kindle Version is a Perfect Copy! February 5, 2010
Scott Allen (New York)
This is a review of the Kindle Version.
This classic by superstar Hold'em Tournament player Dan Harrington is well regarded by experienced poker players everywhere. It is a "classic" and a worthy read despite the fact that some of the techniques are so widely known that they have lost much of their effectiveness. There is a multitude of good reviews on the content, which I will not discuss. Instead, I will discuss the merits of the Kindle edition.
This is one of the best Kindle editions of a paper poker book that I've seen so far - most graphics-heavy poker books don't translate that well. (I also own paper copies of this series, so I can compare the two readily). First, the text itself is not plagued by the transcription errors and typos that are common in most Kindle versions. (I don't know why it's so hard for them to proofread Kindle versions carefully before they put them up for sale, but that's another issue.) The text in this book is exactly like the original, without any transcription errors.
Second, the Kindle version does an excellent job of reproducing the diagrams from the original paper book. This book is loaded with diagrams, and some Kindle poker books don't handle these well, especially when you change the typeface size on your kindle. This book is outstanding in this area.
As I write this, the price discount for the Kindle version compared to the paper version is only a couple of bucks, but I can't complain. In fact, the kindle version to me is even more valuable than my paper versions, due to portability. The kindle is shaping up to be a great device for serious poker players, because we can keep our Gus Hansen, Dan Harrington, and other books all in one small package to read during travel time to the casinos.
GREAT BOOK December 9, 2009
Chris Roche (CA.)
THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST ON POKER I HAVE READ SO FAR I RECOMMENDED THIS IS A MUST READ BUT HOPFULLY NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE READ THIS OR WE MIGHT BE PLAYING THE SAME GAME
This is a great, great book! October 27, 2009
Bill in Houston
This book is one of the most helpful books I have ever read. If you play online hold 'em this is a great book to start with to understand the strategies. It improved my play tremendously to where I began to win tournaments and understand and predict my opponents' actions. The "Problems" presented in the book are hypothetical game situations that require you to decide what you should do when faced with a certain table situation. These are INVALUABLE to helping you learn what to look for, how to evaluate it, and how to react. If you're tired of losing money, read and understand this book and you will begin to win.
 Great book to extend your poker knowledge October 5, 2009
Preston Bailey (Chicopee, Ma)
I've play plenty of games of poker, at casino and small bar tournaments. I was looking to gain more knowledge and after reading reviews for about 20 poker books I decided to start here. After all was said it done it was a fairly solid read with a good amount of information. I never really thought about pot odds or implied odds until I read this book. If you're a pro who has these things on their minds constantly when playing, I wouldn't think this is a book you would be to interested in. But for a beginner this is a good starting poking on how you should be think when your at the table.
One of the smartest poker books you'll read August 18, 2009
playingloose (New Orleans, LA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I think that when we're thinking about buying a poker book we weigh a lot of factors like what we want to learn, where are the holes in our game, and what's the likelihood that we can use what the book is supposed to teach...quickly. And I think we often walk away from the good poker books as better players, just not always quickly. I found that books like Sklansky's Poker Theory and Super System are great resources and I have definitely benefited by reading them, but I don't think I ever felt like my game improved as quickly as it did after reading Harrington on Hold'em, beginning with Vol. 1.
The reasons are three fold:
Specificity: I feel like I'm not just given general advice, but actual analysis of real hands, and all the details that go with them, helping me better understand how to actually implement the ideas.
Clarity: Too many poker books feel like it has to be complicated to be good. Harrington writes with an easy-to-understand style that doesn't get bogged down even as it goes into detail. It's simple enough for a beginner, but doesn't sound patronizing.
Basic not stupid: Too many people when reviewing poker books take issue with books by saying they're for beginners. Well poker isn't that complicated, no matter how hard Sklansky tries to make it. The point is that a good poker book often gets pretty basic because that's the core to good poker. Doesn't make it only for beginners. This book just does that even better than most.
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