FTR Book Club Digest

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The FTR Book Club is a series of guided, focused discussions of Poker Books. All book discussions are ongoing. If you'd like to discuss a book that's already been covered, just post in the appropriate thread and bump it!
The goal of the FTR Book Club is for everyone to understand the books we discuss. Seems obvious, but we need to keep in mind that players of all skill levels and experience will be participating. There are very few stupid questions.
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Below is a collection of links to all past and present FTR Book Club discussions.

Feel free to bump any of the discussion threads below with new questions or comments, but please keep your post relevant to the topic/chapter discussed in that thread.

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Harrington on Hold 'em: Volume 1
Discussion moderator: zook

Week 1 – 7/17 – 7/23 – Introduction & Part 1: The Game of No Limit Hold ‘em – Pages 1-34
Week 2 – 7/24 – 7/30 – Part 2: Playing Styles and Starting Requirements – Pages 35-82
Week 3 – 7/31 – 8/6 – Part 3: Reading the Table – Pages 83-118
Week 4 – 8/7 – 8/13 – Part 4: Pot Odds and Hand Analysis – Pages 119-172
Week 5 – 8/14 – 8/20 – Part 5: Betting Before the Flop – Pages 173-212
Week 6 – 8/21 – 8/27 – Part 5: Betting Before the Flop – The Problems – Pages 213-262
Week 7 – 8/28 – 9/3 – Part 6: Betting After the Flop – Pages 263-286
Week 8 – 9/4 – 9/10 – Part 6: Betting After the Flop – The Problems – Pages 287-336
Week 9 – 9/11 – 9/17 – Part 7: Betting on Fourth and Fifth Street & Conclusion – Pages 337-376

Please feel free to join the discussion of H0H1 at any time and bump these old threads!

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Harrington on Hold 'em: Volume 2
Discussion moderator: zook

Week 1 – 9/24 – 10/1 – Introduction & Part 8: Making Moves – Pages 1-62
Week 2 – 10/1 – 10/8 – Part 8: Making Moves - The Problems – Pages 63-119
Week 3 – 10/8 – 10/15 – Part 9: Inflection Points – Pages 122-172
Week 4 – 10/15 – 10/22 – Part 9: Inflection Points - The Problems – Pages 173-220
Week 5 – 10/22 – 10/29 – Part 10: Multiple Inflection Points – Pages 222-274
Week 6 – 10/29 – 11/5 – Part 11: Short Tables – Pages 276-305
Week 7 – 11/5 – 11/12 – Part 11: Short Tables - The Problems – Pages 306-361
Week 8 – 11/12 – 11/19 – Part 12: Heads-Up – Pages 364-417
Week 9 – 11/19 – 11/26 – Part 13: Final Thoughts – Pages 420-444

Please feel free to join in the discussion any time and bump these old threads!

No Limit Hold 'em: Theory and Practice by David Sklansky and Ed Miller
Discussion moderator: zook

Week 1: 1/8 - 1/14 - Skills for Success, FToP, EV & Pot Size - p. 1-32
Week 2: 1/15 - 1/21 - Implied Odds & Bet Sizing - p. 33-57
Week 3: 1/22 - 1/28 - The Hammer & Bluff Sizing - p. 58-74
Week 4: 1/29 - 2/4 - Betting for Info, Betting Later Streets & Position - p. 75-97
Week 5: 2/5 - 2/11 - Pre-flop Raising - p. 98-121
Week 6: 2/12 - 2/18 - A Pre-flop Strategy & Adjusting to Stack Sizes - p. 122-134
Week 7: 2/19 - 2/25 - Blocking Bets, The Call Bluff, Check-Raising & Betting Yourself Off a Hand - p. 135-157
Week 8: 2/26 - 3/4 - Bluffing with a Fairly Good Hand, Playing Strong Draws on the Flop, Multiple Level Thinking & Swapping Mistakes - p. 158-182
Week 9: 3/5 - 3/11 - Adjusting to Loose Games & Players, Adjusting to Weak Tight Games & The Advantage of Being Short-Stacked - p. 183-205
Week 10: 3/12 - 3/18 - Calling Preflop All-In Raises & The Sklansky-Chubakov Rankings - p. 206-230
Week 11: 3/19 - 3/25 - Manipulating Your Opponents, Tells & Concepts #1-9 - p. 231-251
Week 12: 3/26 - 4/1 - Concepts #10-20 - p. 252-258
Week 13: 4/2 - 4/8 - Concepts #21-30 - p. 259-268
Week 14: 4/9 - 4/15 - Concepts #31-40 - p. 268-277
Week 15: 4/16 - 4/22 - Concepts #41-50 - p. 277-286
Week 16: 4/23 - 4/29 - Concepts #51-60 & Conclusion - p. 286-298

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DISCUSSION CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS:

Professional No-Limit Hold'em by Matt Flynn, Sunny Mehta and Ed Miller
Discussion moderator: bigred

PNL ~ Week 1 ~ Part 1: The Basics (pp. 1-43)
PNL ~ Week 2 ~ Part 2: The Fundamentals (pp. 46-94)

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