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 enlarge | Authors: Dan Harrington, Bill Robertie
Publisher: Two Plus Two Pub
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  78 reviews
Sales Rank: 3096
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 450
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.5 x 1.2
ISBN: 1880685353
Dewey Decimal Number: 795.412
EAN: 9781880685358
ASIN: 1880685353
Publication Date: June 7, 2005
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 Excellent series continues August 24, 2006
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
Dan Harrington, Harrington on Hold'em: Expert Play for No-Limit Tournaments, vol II: Endgame (Two Plus Two, 2005)
Well, Harrington on Hold'em vol. I was fantastic; why should we expect anything less from volume II? And it should be no surprise when Harrington delivers.
In Volume I, we learned about early- and middle-stage play. Volume II covers the endgame-- short tables, short stacks, getting blinded out, that sort of thing. If the book does have a weakness, it's that most of Harrington's scads of examples put the player on a medium or high stack; one would expect a book aimed at teaching players to reflect more of where they're likely to be, which is at the bottom of the barrel. While Harrington does address this situation on occasion, it's not terribly often.
Volume III, a workbook, is poised and ready to drop as I write this. Can't wait. ****
Another Masterpiece By Dan Harrington August 4, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
There is an old adage that says sequels are never as good as the original. For the most part this saying holds true but then there is the exception. Back in 1974 a sequel came out that broke the mold of how a second movie was expected to turn out. There will be endless discussions regarding which of the 2 films was superior, but there was no denying that when the second film was made, it not only was a success, but one of the greatest movies ever made.
That film was The Godfather, Part II
With 'Harrington on Hold'em Volume II: Expert Strategy for No Limit Tournaments: Endgame', Action Dan has managed to make the impossible possible. He (along with Bill Roberte) have written a sequel so good that it is hard to distinguish the two books and easily point to a reason why the first book is better than the sequel.
With the focus being how to play the middle to end stages of a tournament, Harrington has written a book that even the most experienced of players will be able to profit from. My favorite 2 points made in this book are as follows:
1. The concept of M and why it is so important to always know where your stack is in relation to the antes and blinds.
2. When heads up, nearly any 2 cards are worth playing and you are never that far behind.
I really hope that Dan Harrington doesn't sell a lot of these books, because anyone that reads, learns, and follows the advice within is going to become a much better poker player. Employing a writing style that makes even the most difficult concepts easy to understand and follow, the end result is incredible.
I said it when I reviewed the first book, these are the most important poker books written since Doyle Brunson's Super/System which came out in the 1970s, and it is REQUIRED reading for ALL Hold 'Em players.
Wonderful, wonderful poker book by one of the best players in the world.
***** HIGHEST POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATION
Even Better than Volume II July 19, 2006
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Absolutely the best book on no limit tournament play. It is the greatest!
advanced holdem July 10, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I well thought out exceptional book on advanced moves and more importantly, thinking. It moved my game up by years. A great read and a must for any library.
Five stars is not enough June 15, 2006
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
This book and its companion Volume II are like my bibles. I have only being playing online poker tournaments and sit-and-go games
for three months and am already consistently winning money and getting to the final table in tournaments of 150 players or so, and have won a couple too.
When I started I bought a number of books that were well reviewed on Amazon, but frankly the rest of them are not worth a hill of beans, whereas this one is worth its weight in gold. I will not go into a description of the contents, because so many reviews have already done so, but if you want to master tournament poker, or you want a great gift for your family poker player, then look no further.
I should also say that the book is extemely well written, which is not always the case with poker books. The authorial voice is sometimes witty, and always a great friend and companion.
This book is the definitive work on the subject of no limit hold'em tournament play. I just hope my opponents don't read it.
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