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795.412/Harrington v
vol. 1: 1 / 1 copies available
vol. 2: 1 / 1 copies available
- Subjects
- Published
-
Henderson, Nev. :
Two Plus Two Pub
c2008.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Other Authors
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Item Description
- Includes indexes.
- Physical Description
- 2 v. : ill. ; 22 cm
- ISBN
- 9781880685426
9781880685433
- About Dan Harrington
- About Bill Robertie
- Introduction
- Organization of the Books
- No-Limit Cash Games versus No-Limit Tournaments
- A Sample Hand
- Part 1. Basic Ideas
- Introduction
- The Four Principles of Poker
- Expectation and Expected Value
- Example
- Pot Odds
- Example
- Expressed Odds and Implied Odds
- Example
- Calculating Outs
- The Rule of Four and The Rule of Two
- Bet Types
- The Value Bet
- The Probe Bet
- The Bluff
- The Semi-Bluff
- The Check
- Controlling Pot Odds
- Example
- Part 2. The Elements of No-Limit Hold 'em Cash Games
- Introduction
- Stack Sizes
- Stack Sizes and Hand Selection
- Sample Hand No. 1
- Sample Hand No. 2
- Big Hand versus Big Hand
- Normalizing Hand Values
- Implied Odds Justification
- No-Limit Hold 'em and Venture Capitalists
- Hand Distribution as a Defensive Weapon
- Hand Selection in Tournament Play and Cash Play
- Stack Sizes and Bet Count Tables
- Stack Size, Pot Size, and Pot Commitment
- Idea No. 1: Balancing the Strength of Your Hand and the Size of the Pot
- Sample Hand No. 1
- Sample Hand No. 2
- Idea No. 2: Courting or Avoiding Pot Commitment
- Sample Hand
- Summarizing Hand Strength, Pot Size, and Pot Commitment
- Hand Reading
- Sample Hand
- Defending Against Hand Reading
- Diversifying Betting Sequences
- Sample Hand
- Recap: What Went Wrong?
- Deception
- Hand Analysis: Weighing the Evidence
- The Metagame
- Playing the Metagame
- When Not to Make Metagame Plays
- Metagame Evolution
- Avoiding Big Mistakes
- Hand Susceptibility
- Dealing with Short Stacks
- Part 3. Tight-Aggressive Preflop Play
- Introduction
- Hand Evaluation and Stack Sizes
- Limping, Raising, and the Deception Principle
- Adopting Complementary Strategies
- Factoring in Your Post-Flop Skills
- Playing Individual Hands
- The Big Pairs
- Medium Pairs
- Small Pairs
- Small Pairs and Implied Odds
- Ace-King
- Ace-Queen
- Ace-Jack through Ace-Deuce
- The Trouble Hands
- Suited Connectors
- Other Playable Hands
- Playing the Small Blind
- Playing the Big Blind
- Attacking Limpers
- The Gap Concept in Deep-Stack Poker
- The Problems
- Part 4. Tight-Aggressive Flop Play Heads-Up
- Introduction
- Your Goal in the Hand
- Bet Sizing on the Flop
- Raising the Initial Bet
- Sample Hand
- General Guidelines for Flop Play
- Handling a Single Pair on the Flop
- Betting Monsters on the Flop
- Example: Strategy No. 1 and Stacks of 100 Big Blinds
- An Interesting Variation: The All-In Semi-Bluff
- Various Flops and How to Respond
- Preflop Aggressor Out of Position
- Hand A. You Raised with K[spades suit symbol]K[clubs]
- Hand B. You Raised with A[heart suit symbol]Q[heart suit symbol]
- Hand C. You Raised with T[clubs]T[spades suit symbol]
- Preflop Aggressor in Position
- Hand D. You Raised with A[spades suit symbol]A[clubs]
- Hand E. You Raised with A[heart suit symbol]Q[heart suit symbol]
- Hand F. You Raised with 9[spades suit symbol]9[clubs]
- Non-Aggressor Out of Position
- Hand G. You Called His Raise with J[heart suit symbol]J[diamond suit symbol]
- Hand H. You Called His Raise with 3[clubs]3[heart suit symbol]
- Hand I. You Called His Raise with K[clubs]J[spades suit symbol]
- Hand J. You Called His Raise with 7[heart suit symbol]6[heart suit symbol]
- Non-Aggressor in Position
- Hand K. You Called His Raise with T[heart suit symbol]T[clubs]
- Hand L. You Called His Raise with 4[spades suit symbol]4[diamond suit symbol]
- Hand M. You Called His Raise with K[spades suit symbol]Q[spades suit symbol]
- The Problems
- Part 5. Tight-Aggressive Flop Play with Multiple Opponents
- Introduction
- Evaluating Hands in Multi-Way Pots
- Playing Very Strong Hands
- Sample Hand No. 1
- Sample Hand No. 2
- Sample Hand No. 3
- Playing Overpair and Top Pair Hands
- Sample Hand No. 1
- Sample Hand No. 2
- Playing Middle Pair and Low Pair Hands
- Sample Hand No. 1
- Sample Hand No. 2
- Sample Hand No. 3
- Playing Drawing Hands
- Sample Hand
- The Problems
- Index