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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:  77 reviews
Sales Rank: 1694
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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Good book, but don't read it! July 22, 2005
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I hate to rate this book good, because I don't want anyone to read it :-) but I think Harrington and Robertie deserve some props for their good book so I will give an honest review rather than try to lead people down the wrong path.
Basically, this book is for people who already know all the rules and some basic strategy. I am not a very advanced player, so I can't reallys say if this book is advanced or intermediate, but it seems pretty advanced to me. Bottom line is that you will get intermediate to advanced strategy from this book (and vol 1 which should be read first obviously). It goes beyond the basics of pot odds and reading the flop and counting odds, though these concepts are used in the strategies he talks about. This book is more about tournament management than straightforward strategy which is covered in vol 1.
I haven't found any better books on tournament hold em than vol 1 and 2 of Harrington, I haven't completed Super System 2, but so far I believe that these books are better.
Amazing July 14, 2005
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Volume 1 by Dan Harrington was solid, but a little dry. This content in this book flows out like a raging river. This book is jam packed with several sophisticated concepts stacked right on top of each other.
Super System 2 is like a children's book compared to this one.
If you already know how to play a solid game, you can skip right to Volume 2 and be amazed how easy it is to survive big tournaments with a little focus.
Doesn't get better than this July 10, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Harrington shows his insight in how to play tournaments in a straight forward approach. At the end of each chapter he has problems in which he presents examples of hands and how he would approach them and the reasoning behind it. Harrington discusses pot odds quite a bit and how to control them and making your opponent make a mistake, something that the amateur player disregards. Harrington presents that poker is a long term game. Make the right move with the pot odds and over time you'll see a profit.
Best poker book ever!! June 29, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is by far the best book ever written for no limit texas hold 'em!! It introduces many concepts that have never been touched by other books such as the zones, inflection points, and heads up play. The heads up section is an absolute masterpiece. That was the one part of my game that I dreaded, I was lost when it came to heads up, but Dan gave a list of what hands to raise with and how much to raise. He made clear what hands were good after the flop and how to play them accordingly. What was really cool about that section was that he took several hands Phil Ivey and John D'agostino played heads up and analyzed each play. Heads up is now the stongest part of my game. After reading the book you will gain a good feel about how to adjust as the blinds go up and tables shrink. But its very important to have read volume I first. The book is easy to read and understand, but you should have a pretty good sense of tournament play before reading it. Great work Dan!!!!
Well Worth the Wait!!! June 26, 2005
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I had been anxiously awaiting this book since reading Harrington's "Volume One Strategic Play." Well, I wasn't disapointed. There are many things revealed that have never been revealed before in poker books. The section on heads up is especially educational and eye-opening. This book is not for beginners and you should definitely read volume one before cracking this one. Both books are well worth the investment believe me. They are by far the best!
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