Harrington on Hold 'em: Expert Strategy for No Limit Tournaments, Vol. 1: Strategic Play
by Dan Harrington and Bill Robertie


A must-have in any poker girl's library!
Overwhelmingly positive reviews!

Description: Poker has taken America by storm. But it s not just any form of poker that has people across the country so excited it s No-Limit Hold Em the main event game. And now thanks to televised tournaments tens of thousands of new players are eager to claim their share of poker glory.

Harrington on Hold Em takes you to the part of the game the cameras ignore the tactics required to get through the hundreds and sometimes thousands of hands you must win to make it to the final table. Harrington s sophisticated and time-tested winning strategies, focusing on what it takes to survive the early and middle stages of a No-Limit Hold Em tournament, are appearing here for the first time in print. These are techniques that top players use again and again to get to make it to final tables around the globe.

Now, learn from one of the world s most successful No-Limit Hold Em players how to vary your style, optimize your betting patterns, analyze hands, respond to a re-raise, play to win the most money possible, react when a bad card hits and much, much more.

Harrington on Hold 'em: Expert Strategy for No Limit Tournaments, Vol. 2: Endgame
by Dan Harrington and Bill Robertie


A must-have in any poker girl's library!
Overwhelmingly positive reviews!

Description: 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.  

Harrington on Hold 'em: Expert Strategy for No Limit Tournaments, Vol. 3: The Wokbook
by Dan Harrington and Bill Robertie


A must-have in any poker girl's library!
Overwhelmingly positive reviews!

Description: This book is a companion to vol. 1 and 2, and it consists of 50 hands, presented as quizzes. About half of the hands are from well-known poker pros in televised events, and the other half are anonymous hands from online or live play. Each hand consists of several questions and there is a scoring key so you can have your answers evaluated.

There are a number of notable hands included, such as Jennifer Harman's painful encounter with a straight flush at the 2005 WSOP Main Event and a few hands from the ESPN Superstars II competition with Phil Hellmuth, Hoyt Corkins, Mike Matusow and other well-known players. There are also a number of hands involving Daniel Negreanu and Phil Ivey, two of the most successful No Limit Hold'em tournament players of the last 10 years.

The hands typically have four or five questions revolving around the play at each street. Concepts from the first two books are illustrated, such as dealing with aggression, standards for calling all-in, and bet sizing. There are also six hands specifically addressing bubble play in Sit & Gos. The book covers a wide variety of situations. In many of the examples you have a marginal but playable hand, so the decisions tend to require some thought. Often more than one answer is reasonable but the authors explain the pros and cons of each choice.

The authors generally employ a small-ball style of play which includes a fair amount of calling preflop and an emphasis on playing with position. They disdain the all-in move that tends to dominate online tournaments. (Review from PokerLit.Com)

Tournament Poker for Advanced Players: Expanded Edition
by David Sklansky


Full of valuable Sklansky advice!

Description: Tournament poker is very different from standard ring game poker. While they might appear the same from a distance, there are many differences in proper strategy that are often unknown to many experienced cash game players. Some players excel at tournament poker. This is not luck -- these are players who have a very strong understanding of what the proper strategy adjustments are, and when they come into play. It is no coincidence that the same players make it to final tables far more than their fair share.


This book explains tournament strategies that only a small number of players have mastered. It assumes you already know how to play poker well, but aren't knowledgeable of tournament-specific concepts and when and where to use them. Some of the ideas discussed include the effect of going broke, the Gap Concept, how chips change value, adjusting strategy to rising stakes, all-in strategy, final table play, making deals, the "System," focusing on weaker opponents, unusual plays with aces and kings, moving in against the blind, and much more. This newly expanded version contains over 100 new pages of updated material dedicated almost entirely to today;s most popular form of tournament poker: no-limit hold 'em.  

How to Beat Sit-&-Go
Poker Tournaments 
by Neil Timothy

Description: There is a lot of dead money up for grabs in the lower limit sit-and-gos and Neil Timothy shows you how to go and get it. The author, a professional player, shows you how to reach the last six places of lower limit sit-and-go tournaments four out of five times and then how to get in the money 25-35 percent of the time using his powerful, proven strategies. This book can turn a losing sit-and-go player into a winner, and a winner into a bigger winner. Also effective for the early and middle stages of one-table satellites.
 

Tournament Poker and
the Art of War 
by David Apostolico

Another essential poker tournament read! 

Description: Tournament Poker & The Art Of War seeks to take the ancient philosophies of Chinese author Sun Tzu and apply them to the art of tournament poker play. Published by Lyle Stuart in February of 2005, this third book by Apostolico is a quick read that offers great value for the no-limit Texas Hold’em tournament player who seeks to improve his or her game. 


By outlining ten principles taken from Sun Tzu’s legendary book, The Art of War, Apostolico prepares a strategy that will polish a poker warriors skill and strengthen his or her arsenal. The ten principles are briefly summarized below:


1. You must understand the consequences of your actions
2. You must play each hand for maximum value and minimum risk
3. You must eliminate your opponent quickly
4. You must accumulate chips every chance you get
5. You must vary your play
6. You must know yourself and know your opponent
7. You must use strength to exploit weakness
8. You must not wait for the best hand to act
9. You must change your play with changing situations
10. You must understand: Poker is an art of deception 


Readers of Tournament Poker & The Art Of War stand to benefit by taking these and other gems from the book to the tournament table. The book is short enough for a player to bring along to an event and use as a reference. There are sections that cover pre-tournament preparation that will give the reader an edge over those players who just show up to play unprepared. (Review from LaunchPoker.Com)   

Championship Hold'em
Satellite Strategy 
by Brad Daugherty, Tom McEvoy 

Description: Two world champions show players how to win their way into big tournaments offering millions of dollars in prize money for a fraction of the cost by playing in small-entry fee tournaments. Chris Moneymaker did this when he parlayed a $39 satellite win into a world championship title and $2.5 million, as did Grey Raymer in 2004 when he turned $150 into $5 million. These exciting mini-tournaments, called satellites, made the authors millions of dollars and now they share their secrets with you. Step-by-step, you’ll learn proven insider strategies for beating limit and no-limit hold’em satellites, as well as one-table, multi-table, online, and super satellites. Illustrations.

The Full Tilt Poker Strategy Guide: Tournament Edition 
by Andy Bloch, Richard Brodie, Chris Ferguson,
Phil Gordon, Mike Matusow, Howard Lederer,
Michael Craig, David Gray, Rafe Furst,
and Ted Forrest


It's hard to believe there is another
must-have tournament book, but there is! 

Description: The professionals of Full Tilt Poker include the best and most famous poker players in the world. Their accomplishments are unparalleled, with countless World Series of Poker and World Poker Tour championships to their names and well in excess of $100 million in winnings in private games. Now, this group of poker legends has banded together to create THE FULL TILT POKER STRATEGY GUIDE, which will stand as an instant classic of the genre and is sure to become the industry standard.