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10-10-2008 , 06:28 PM

OMGTomBrady

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Hey everyone,

I was looking for different forums to post this in, but couldn't find one that was fitting. I just finished reading Harrington on hold'em volume 1-3. In just one month i have brought my bankroll up 150%. The books just open your eyes to so many different things. I would recommend anyone new to the game read these books. They are the best out there.

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10-10-2008 , 06:33 PM

tunaman3000

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Originally Posted by OMGTomBrady

Hey everyone,

I was looking for different forums to post this in, but couldn't find one that was fitting.

Books and Publications is probably the place for this. If you search you will likely find a few other Action Dan appreciation threads in there.

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10-11-2008 , 01:26 PM

OMGTomBrady

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thank you thats a very good place for it

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10-12-2008 , 12:59 PM

tokie36

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I agree with you this is a great book. Though i will say for a straight up begginger learn by reading "The Illustrated guide to Texas Holdem" Its by Dennis Purdy Its a great book on limit holdem but i tell this book well tell you what cards to play and not play and also explains position really well.

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10-12-2008 , 02:54 PM

Wesker1982

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Definitely the most important poker books I ever read. They improved my game more than I could have imagined.

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10-14-2008 , 07:05 PM

nair

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I want to have Dan's babies.

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10-15-2008 , 09:17 AM

Potte

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Very good books indeed

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10-30-2008 , 06:31 AM

ChicagoJoe

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Bobby Huff who Dan interviewed at the end of book 2 will be on 2+2’s podcast in a few weeks

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10-30-2008 , 07:00 AM

MKarne

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If one thinks that raising on the flop with a hand that's hard to call again on the turn with is the best strategy, then Harrington is the man.

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10-30-2008 , 12:56 PM

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sorry to buck the trend, but I thought it was very average. Perhaps it was because I was expecting a lot more, but for any average player there really isnt anything in it that you wont know already. As a beginners book it is probably very good, but after Harrington on Holdem was such a definitive tournament book, I thought that compared to other cash game books around these were pretty limited. If these were promoted as a book for beginners to intermediate players, I wouldnt have an issue with it, but I seeing as it was a Harrington book a lot of people were expecting more

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10-30-2008 , 08:53 PM

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smbruin22

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i like harrington's cash books... but i respect your opinion.

i do find though that almost all books can be criticized for being geared towards beginners/intermediate..... i can't think of a no-limit book that i'd say is expert-oriented (i haven't read kill everyone)... nice thing about jeff hwang's PLO book is that it assumes you already know alot about the basics of poker. it starts really fast. i wish there were more books like that. i mean, how many times do i have to read about pot odds? and presumably i'm paying for that content.

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10-30-2008 , 09:44 PM

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I havent read kill everyone, but I think there has been some efforts to expand upon concepts in poker literature. I havent read kill everyone either, but The mathematics of poker really aims to explain concepts that have never been published before. Similarly, PNLH was a good attempt to introduce new concepts to the game, or at least concepts that had until then not received much attention in literature. I loved Hwang's PLO book as it was perfect for a half decent holdem player to move into mid limit PLO games. As I said earlier, Im not knocking Harrington for making a good introductory text but there isnt really anything in it that hasnt been said elsewhere.

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10-31-2008 , 12:06 AM

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i thought PNL had some really innovative ideas. but i thought it took far too long to develop. good ideas but i don't need pages of proof.. i prefer the ciaffone/hwang/harrington writing style. more to the point

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