Hello everyone,
I've asked this question in the past, but it only received a few responses and most of them were from players who either didn't answer the question or who didn't read the book at that point.

I'm just curious on players thoughts in regards to Harringtons latest work on MTT tournaments, "Harrington on Modern Poker Tournaments." Asking as still a relative beginner to small-medium stakes MTT tournaments, would you recommend his oringinal series of books or do you like/recommend his more recent work? I know that his original series is considered to be classic work, but a very old ABC tight aggressive style.....but does his latest book accurately teach today's more loose aggressive play?

+1 ... i too would like to know.

one thing i will say is i don't think poker has changed in a huge way since 2008 or 2009. it changed a huge amount between 2002 and 2007 or so....

so i would think this book should be good.... and there reaches a point i think where you have to realize that these books are teaching you how to fish but you have to make adjustments for different fishing environments yourself.

I'm just curious if Harrington is an authority on the LAG style that is so prevalent in today's game. Will the strategy in his new book help make you competitive in today's game?

Yes to all your questions. It was the last book I bought, out of about 50, and one of my favourite purchases. It's great value as well - plenty of other authors would have released it as multiple volumes. 485 pages, but he doesn't waste many words. Very well written. You can see 'look inside' on Amazon.
Excuse my short 'review', an trying to concentrate on the Sunday Kickoff - currently 13th of 699

Thanks a lot for the responses guys....I appreciate your input.

And good luck today Street Urchin!

Thanks! Am ITM, though basically living in the orange zone

Harrington really doesn't go into his "zone system" in his latest book, is that because it's out of date? Is it still a good method of judging your situation during a tournament?
I'm struggling if I should concentrate on his original books or his lastest one, because there are some major differences he makes, but are good ones?

Are there anymore players out there who have read the older Harrington books and his newer edition, who have any thoughts? Any thoughts would be very appreciated.

dug out some harrington books because of your thread..... but don't have this one.

if he doesn't talk much - at all? - about zones in this book i would guess because it's considered an extension of his earlier 2 tournament books

gave alot of thought to your really basic question - is harrington still highly relevent?... i would say UNEQUIVOCALLY YES. he's basically teaching you to think. so you should be able to deal with 2 or 3 smart LAG's at your table - or find another table... but i think both harrington and ed miller would be both say smart LAGs are tough to beat. and that you yourself are tough to beat too.

is the crazy aggressive 3 and 4 bet LAG play really a factor at large full table MTT's? my sense is that WSOP main event is very nitty. no one wants to raise $10k from friends - assume you keep 30% equity - and bust out the 1st day. i think alot of it is scared money... and that hyper-aggressive lag play i'd say is more a feature of 4 or 5-handed internet play.

dan is very conscious of not being predictable. i.e. don't mark yourself as KK-AA, AK or even AA by early limp rerasing that hand.

I guess the reason Harrington doesn't re-introduce his zone system is so that he can fit everything into one volume. He refers to 'm's in examples throughout the book though (as well as giving stack sizes in big blinds, for people who prefer that). I would say using zones is very useful to judge your situation at a glance - ie, what sort of hands you should be raising with, what (or even if) you should be calling, when you should be committing/ with what cards/ frequency and type or value bets and bluffs...
In case you hadn't guessed, I base my tourny strategy on his zones And have added a few more in myself - I was rather miffed when Pokerstars changed their rules on HUD colours meaning I could no longer colour code all the zones.

So certainly read his earlier books to introduce yourself to various concepts and train your thought processes, then concentrate on his latest book

Thanks so much for the responses guys....I appreciate you taking be time. @Street Urchin, a few players have told me to treat Harringtons "Modern" book as a re-do and not even worry about his originals, but your thoughts make perfect sense. Treating as a continuation to his originals, and making sure to study and understand what he's saying in his original books THEN tackle his new book ideas. At quick study, contrary to his original books, in his latest book it seems like he's much more willing to play small suited connectors and small pairs in what is considered the "orange" and "yellow" zones. Especially with 8-12M's. Do you get that impression as well?