Hi,

I just started reading the book and it's really engaging and interesting. It's so much easier to digest than the Sklansky's theory of poker (atm atleast), which I haven't finished. It appears to be more interesting to me because I'm an MTT player and don't have a pressing need to improve my cash game.

Question: Are there concepts in this book that may be outdated in any way or need to watch out for?

This was the first book I read cover to cover. Shortly after reading it I shipped my first MTT in early 2000s.

I cannot recall everything in the book, but it is good foundational beginning and gets you thinking correctly about poker.

I became a more consistent MTT winner after I read Kill Everyone, and I started asking questions about hands.

Then to cap off your learning curve, I would recommend Morman's book and watch some poker (live FTs and/or a good Twitch streamer).

Once you have done all that... then begin to practice... lots n lots of practice. Consider subscribing to a training site like RunItOnce and getting some tools to practice away from the tables.

Then with a little luck, you are ready to be consistent in today's game.

Originally Posted by tim.kling.7

This was the first book I read cover to cover. Shortly after reading it I shipped my first MTT in early 2000s.

I cannot recall everything in the book, but it is good foundational beginning and gets you thinking correctly about poker.

I became a more consistent MTT winner after I read Kill Everyone, and I started asking questions about hands.

Then to cap off your learning curve, I would recommend Morman's book and watch some poker (live FTs and/or a good Twitch streamer).

Once you have done all that... then begin to practice... lots n lots of practice. Consider subscribing to a training site like RunItOnce and getting some tools to practice away from the tables.

Then with a little luck, you are ready to be consistent in today's game.

Wow, top notch advice. Thanks. I just found out about Kill Everyone & Kill Phil from another CC thread. I didn't know about Mormon's book. I'll look it up!

Originally Posted by darthdimsky

Hi,

I just started reading the book and it's really engaging and interesting. It's so much easier to digest than the Sklansky's theory of poker (atm atleast), which I haven't finished. It appears to be more interesting to me because I'm an MTT player and don't have a pressing need to improve my cash game.

Question: Are there concepts in this book that may be outdated in any way or need to watch out for?

Everything in Harrington on Holdem is pretty much still valid in online tournaments today. In fact, from the way he describes online play from 2003 it would appear that very little has changed. The only thing I can think of that changed is that $1 was the minimum buy-in for an online tournament back then whereas today we get as low as $0.02 buy-ins.

Wow! Min buy-ins were $1! How things have changed!

I am a huge fan of the Harrington on Hold-Em series and feel it's still very applicable. One of the best things in his books are not only the concepts you are playing, but your opponents points of view to get you looking at a hand street for street from all angles and how things can change based on a card or an action. I use the 3rd volume often when I feel I am off track.