Harrington on Hold 'em By DAN HARRINGTON, BILL ROBERTIE Volume III
Poker Book - Harrington on Hold 'em
Expert Strategy for
No-Limit Tournaments;
Volume III: The Workbook
By
DAN HARRINGTON
1995 World Champion
BILL ROBERTIE
In Volumes I and II of Harrington on Hold 'em, we gave a pretty complete overview of how no-limit hold 'em tournaments should be played. Harrington on Hold 'em: Volume I covered general advice about selecting starting hands, playing before and after the flop, reading the table, and using pot odds as a guide to making calls and folds. Harrington on Hold 'em: Volume II covered the unique problems that occur toward the end of tournaments, when stacks get small relative to the blinds and play becomes much more aggressive.
This Poker book is a companion volume to the first two. It consists of fifty problems from no-limit hold 'em tournaments, both live and online. Some of the problems are fairly simple, illustrating and reinforcing points covered in the first two volumes. Other problems extend the discussion from the original books, introducing some new ideas while elaborating on others. We've also included some problems from televised tournaments, which provide a chance to comment on the styles and strategies of some of today's best-known players.
The Poker book is laid out as a big quiz. In each problem, you the reader are presented with the decisions faced by one of the participants in the hand. As with the problems in Volumes I and II, you'll see the chip stacks and actions of the other players, as well as some information on their styles and habits. In the case of hands involving famous players, you may know something about their styles from television. Your job is to pick the play you would make in the given situation. In most cases the hand continues through many decision points. As we move from decision to decision, we'll tell you the plays that were actually made in the hand, which may be different from the plays you wanted to make. Don't be discouraged if your play differs from the play actually made. The problems contain many examples of incorrect (in our view) plays, and your decisions may well be better. Just follow along with the problem, answering the questions as they occur.
When the hand ends, we'll discuss the decisions that were made and award points for the different choices. In some cases, we'll also critique the play of the other players. After each hand, total up the points you earned. There's a scoresheet at the end where you can record your results and get an evaluation of your play. There's also a section on categorizing your errors, where you can see if your mistakes fall into particular patterns.
If quizzes aren't your thing, don't worry. You can go through the book as a straight problem collection, ignoring the quiz parts, and just enjoying the discussion.
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