Harrington on Cash Games

Anyone pick it up yet? if they have how is it?

move to tools of poker please...dindt see that was the forum for books.

A good in-depth review here: http://thinkingpoker.net/Blog/ (review of Book 1 is down a bit)

I trust Andrew's judgment and I play 6-max, so I'm not buying the books.

Originally Posted by zook

A good in-depth review here: http://thinkingpoker.net/Blog/ (review of Book 1 is down a bit)

I trust Andrew's judgment and I play 6-max, so I'm not buying the books.

Post more plz Zook!

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Originally Posted by zook

A good in-depth review here: http://thinkingpoker.net/Blog/ (review of Book 1 is down a bit)

I trust Andrew's judgment and I play 6-max, so I'm not buying the books.

Thanks for letting people know about my review, zook. Here's an overview of my thoughts on each book with a link to the full review for those who are interested:

Harrington on Cash Games Volume One scores a 5/10. Players who are new to NLHE cash games will find it initially helpful, especially if they are interested in full ring play. Those who are already moderately successful at cash games will find little of use, especially if they are trying to improve at short-handed online games. Full review: http://www.thinkingpoker.net/book_reviews/hoc1.html.

Harrington on Cash Games Volume II gets a 7/10. The book covers turn and river play as well as playing loose and aggressive, dealing with others who play that way, bankroll management, and other topics. Harrington explains complex poker theory well, but when it comes to putting it into practice, his advice is hit-or-miss. His recommendations for playing the turn are solid enough, but he badly misunderstands river play, and his advice for beating loose-aggressive players and weak games is a little lacking. Small-stakes players and those new to cash games will get a lot from this book, especially if they know what to ignore, but more experienced players will find many of the advanced topics misguided and unhelpful. Full review: http://www.thinkingpoker.net/book_reviews/hoc2.html.

any beginners and intermediate players who read these books will improve their games substantially and make money especially in NL full ring games.
TOP and Harrington of Cash Games are by far the best NL cash books in the market IMO.

I bought the first book on reputation alone and I was very disappointed. Wish I would have read this review first!

dan's cash books might not help experienced online mid-high stake players a lot but its certainly most well-written and insightful NL books in the market especially when you play live games in the card room regularly. In my opinion, the second book gives more constructive advices on how to play on later streets and how to exploit weakness in the weak games.

Originally Posted by cjs55

I bought the first book on reputation alone and I was very disappointed. Wish I would have read this review first!