Posted Thu Jul 21, 2005 4:22 pm GMT by Adam Marshall
Just came out in Oct of '04. Just started reading volume one (of two) last night. About 60 pages in. It's a truly great piece of work from what I've read so far. I highly, highly recommend this one. Anyone else read either of these yet?
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Posted Thu Jul 21, 2005 5:21 pm GMT by Sean_in_NJ
I just ordered both volumes from Amazon today. My tourney game pretty much sucks, so I'm gonna have to do more reading if I wanna get better.
Posted Thu Jul 21, 2005 8:02 pm GMT by starfishblue
I'm probably gonna get the book of Amazon too. Was flipping b/w both Harrington's book or Skalansky's Tourney book. Anyone notice how you can't see the 'table of contents' of Harrington's 2nd book ~ it's identical to vol.1 (at Amazon) 
Anyway.. why couldn't he just put both books into one? I have to both books or else i'd feel like i'd be missing something. Harrington must be a selfish marketing genius. lol
Posted Sat Jul 23, 2005 10:58 pm GMT by wiggles6
I really liked that book. I've only been playing hold em for about 5 months and that book contained a lot of info I never even thought about when playing poker.
I'll probably get Caro's book of Tells next because that's my weak point.
Posted Sat Jul 23, 2005 11:17 pm GMT by age_of_sages
Does #2 cover all that's in #1? Or are they that much different? I definitely want to get at least one of these books, but don't want to get both if I don't need to.
Posted Sun Jul 24, 2005 3:12 pm GMT by wiggles6
Quote from Borders' (book store) website:
"In the first volume of this series, Harrington on Hold 'em: Volume I: Strategic Play, Dan Harrington explained how to play in the early phases of tournaments, when most players at the table had plenty of chips, and the blinds and antes were small. This book, Harrington on Hold 'em: Volume II: The Endgame shows you how to play in the later phases of a tournament, when the field has been cut down, the blinds and antes are growing, and the big prize money is within sight. Harrington shows you how to make moves, handle tricky inflection point plays, and maneuver when the tournament is down to its last few players and the end is in sight. He's also included a whole chapter on heads-up play, whose strategies up to now have been a closely-guarded secret of the game's top masters."
I'm still deciding on wether to get this or get Caro's book of tells.
Posted Sun Jul 24, 2005 3:30 pm GMT by age_of_sages
Thanks wiggles, that tells me all I need to know, I think I'll be ordering both of these off of amazon once I get all moved 
Posted Thu Jul 28, 2005 6:37 pm GMT by wiggles6
I just thought I should add(for any average players possibly looking for a book) that about one week after I read both of Harrington's books I won my first STT with my friends, and I made it to the final table for the first time in a MTT and finished in second. Out of the two I only made $70 but I'm a lot better at poker now.
This book really helps.
Posted Thu Aug 25, 2005 12:58 pm GMT by jonesyb
i can not stress enough how good this book is.
seriously.
i feel like i can take on the world and i am only a 1/3 way through.
i am going to read this till i can recite each page.
Posted Thu Aug 25, 2005 1:25 pm GMT by Launchpad
yeah, i've also heard alot of good things about this book.
Ordered both volumes from Amazon, free shipping.
On the flipside, i've read in another forum about the inaccuracies contained in the book, http://www.thepokerforum.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=22;t=000345
but at the end of the day, i hear this is a great books regardless.
Posted Thu Aug 25, 2005 5:30 pm GMT by 1988 TR
| wiggles6 wrote: | I really liked that book. I've only been playing hold em for about 5 months and that book contained a lot of info I never even thought about when playing poker.
I'll probably get Caro's book of Tells next because that's my weak point. |
I'm not even a fan of Harrington & I can say how great his books are. I just finished one & just starting two.
Definitely get the Harrongton books over Caro's. You can definitely make more money playing solid poker than by trying to pick up on tells.
Tells are overrated in my opinion. It sounds really cool & you think how neat it would be to "look into someone's soul", but at the end of the day, it is much more important to be playing solid poker.
Posted Sun Nov 20, 2005 2:56 am GMT by Xamzax
I recommend not buying it.. but the reason is VERY selfish.
I'm one of those weird little folks that probably spend more time reading about poker than playing it. As far as when I do play hold em or eight or better, I pray that nobody else at the table has ever read harringotn volume one and ESPECIALLY volume two.
Volume two is simply the most original, ridiculously important hold em book I've ever seen.
The concepts apply to games of poker across the board and frankly, you just don't get a better idea how to evaluate your hands. if you are the type that has difficulty getting reads on most people, you need this book. If you are the type that can get reads on most people, you still better read the book.
Even though it's a book aimed at tourny play, the concepts are applicable in every poker game I enjoy. Cash games, limit and no limit. Especially hold em and om/8.
I can't stress enough. Don't buy this book. Buying it and reading it and studying the dickens out of it is called positive expectation, people.. and I want the rest of my opponents to have as little of that as possible.
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