Tournament Poker Sorted!! - Rated 
Well as Gordon Ramsay might say if he was a poker player,Harrington on hold em:expert strategy series is tournament poker DONE!! From total beginner to advanced player anyone and everyone can learn from these books.Harrington leaves nothing untouched as he takes you through every aspect of tournament poker from what hands to play in what posistion,against what kind of oppenents,to pot odds,to how to bet,when to bet and why to bet in different situations.I have all three in the series and can not put it any more simple then buy,read,improve,read again,improve some more.If you want to know what tournament poker is all about well you will not find better then this.
Raise your game with Harrington - Rated
Harrington on Hold 'Em shows you how to eliminate the guesswork from poker. It's all about weighing up the game's various factors and probabilities in such a way that the decisions to check, call, raise and fold almost make themselves. That means a small amount of mathemetics, but trust me: speaking as a total non- number-cruncher, it's easy to digest. The writing is accessable and drily witty, which sugars the heavier pills.
This book is indispensible for established beginners looking to make that frustratingly elusive leap to intermediate and higher levels of poker skill. If terms like 'flopping trips' and 'suited connectors' mean nothing to you, then this book is not for you - yet. Other books presumably - and certainly the web - cover the basics of poker and poker terminology; once you have that covered, Harrington's meisterwerk is your next stop. The book overhauls and restructures your game, doing most of its good work as far as I was concerned, within its first few chapters. That said, it still has so much to teach after that, dropping nuggets of bankable poker wisdom with each page.
At the time of writing this, I'm two-thirds of the way through the book. However, those two thirds alone are easily worth the entry fee and the five-star review. I play regularly in an amateur poker league at a local pub, and yesterday's game was the first live 'bricks and mortar' game I played since reading the book. I won. Without a doubt I have Dan Harrington to thank rather than my own natural ability (or lack of it). I can't think of a better personal endorsement than that.
Like Poker? Buy this book.
Quality Poker Book, Difficult concepts made easy... - Rated
For anyone who doesn't know who Dan Harrington is he won the main event at the World Series of Poker in 1995 and reached the final table in both 2003 and 2004. He has been at the top of the game for over 20 years. This is the first volume in his poker series and is a wonderful tool for the aspiring tournament player. The chapters are clearly set out and he covers some quite complex poker theory in a clear and easily understandable language. The book is especially good because like a textbook it has end of chapter problems, these help test your understanding of the material covered and helps make sure you have in fact mastered the previous topic.
The only words of warning I would give are that this is just the first book in his series and it doesn't cover all the bases such as; heads up play, or playing at the final table. So you will have to buy his second volume if you want to know more. This is a terrific book for both beginner and advanced players as he makes difficult concepts seem so straight forward and easy but it is a book solely aimed at helping you improve at tournament poker and therefore some of the topics covered will not be relevant if your are searching for a book on cash game play.
And now Harrigton is beaten in tournements! - Rated
Great book.
You learn in 1 hour what you should only know after years of practices (and thousands of lost chips).
You understand better poker. Only you see the game through the conservative eyes of Harrigton who himself recognise it is not the most efficient style in tournement.
You should know and master the contain of this book prior to venture any dollar at a poker table.
Sooooo much information to take in but brilliantly put together - Rated
Clearly and concisely written considering the complex nature of the situations Dan is trying to break down but the thing that really impressed me is the examples at the end of each chapter; they do much more than just review the information in the preceeding section. Each example leads you through a hand play-by-play with Dan providing commentary as the hand develops. But the thing that really squeezes the most out of the examples is the fact that Dan provides a recommended play and then takes you down another road; you end up getting far more information per page and you also get to look at multiple ways of dealing with each situation.
Excecllent advice on all levels of tournament play and the differences between live play and online play are always highlighted when relevant.
Take notes! There is so much here that you'll either need to read and re-read the book several times so taking notes should help it stick in your mind.
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