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|  | Authors: Dan Harrington, Bill Robertie
Publisher: Two Plus Two Pub.
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Rating:  249 reviews
Sales Rank: 1894
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Pages: 381
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
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
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Wear on cover and pages.
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Great Book January 24, 2005
Rick
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
A great book on no limit hold em. A must for all beginners and intermediate players. Most advanced players will learn too, and want to know what all the beginners are reading. Lots of sample hands and reasons for plays. The best book on no limit hold em I have read.
entertaining and informative January 14, 2005
Abraham M. Rutchick (Santa Barbara, CA)
20 out of 22 found this review helpful
As other reviews have pointed out, it distills Sklansky's and Brunson's thoughts into digestible form. I thought it stood out from both of those books, though, for 2 reasons: its flexibility and its personal style.
Harrington is of course known for a particular style of play, and he explains its merits in the text. He also explains its disadvantages, though, and presents alternative approaches with a balanced review of their strengths and weaknesses.
Moreover, the book is written in a wry, personal, occasionally very funny tone, and was fun to read. The practice hands are extremely deep and well-explained.
One minor complaint (also noted by another reviewer) is that there are a number of mildly irritating typos and grammar errors; I'm the sort of person who gets annoyed at such things, though, and it didn't hamper my enjoyment of the book.
I eagerly await the second volume.
 A pretty good book... January 5, 2005
Erik Malicbegovic
24 out of 30 found this review helpful
This book wasn't bad at all.
It takes theories found in Sklanskys Tournement Poker for Advanced Players and explains them using simpler language, and many practice hand examples.
In fact, I would say that the most valuable part of this book is the countless practice hands found throughout.
It dumbs down the concepts of pot odds, and implied odds, so that they are a lot more practical and easily applicable to the game. His writings really drive home the importance of calculationg the odds regularly, not by giving complicated mathamatical results over the long term, but by using more easy to understand examples and everyday scenarios.
I would say that this book could be read as a stand alone, how-to book for no-limit Hold em tournements. It does however only deal with the early and middle stages of tournements (He is releasing a volume two that will cover late stages and final table play).
But I would certainly recommend reading Sklansky's book for a more thourough study of the game in general.
Specifically Theory of Poker for a good understanding of, well Poker Theory.
Hold em for advanced players for a solid understanding of how these theories apply to Hold em specifically, and for a good solid grasp of starting requirements and the value of specific hands.
Tournement Poker for Advanced Players for some specialized theories related to tournement play.
Harrington draws from all three of these books and refers to them in this book.
Overall I would say its a good book (even with a few too many typos) and could be valuable to a begining player interested in tournement play, even if he hasn't read any other books. I also feel that even more seasoned players will enjoy it and be able to draw some good insights from it.
Harrington on Hold'em January 4, 2005
M. Levine
6 out of 40 found this review helpful
Read the book at won a 50 man tourney the next night....that's progress!
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