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Article: Book Review: Harrington on Cash Games

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  1. grapsfan grapsfan is offline Head Curmudgeon

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    Jul 27th, 2008 (7/27/2008 7:23pm)

     
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    Jul 28th, 2008 (7/28/2008 1:27pm) in reply to grapsfan

    <p>Volume II covers LAG play.</p>
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    Jul 28th, 2008 (7/28/2008 2:45pm) in reply to grapsfan

    <p>halfway through the first look forward to the second. It's been a bit too simple so far but so was volume 1 for tourneys. should be a good read rest of the way out</p>
     
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    Jul 28th, 2008 (7/28/2008 3:24pm) in reply to grapsfan

    <p>Yes, kronik, Vol. 2 covers LAG play...but not NEARLY to the extent of the tight style recommended.  There's 5 chapters on tight play, 1 on loose.</p>
     
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    Jul 28th, 2008 (7/28/2008 5:06pm) in reply to grapsfan

    <p>just started reading volume 2 for the 2nd time</p>
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    Jul 28th, 2008 (7/28/2008 6:02pm) in reply to grapsfan

    <p>Great article graps, a review of HoCG was overdue</p>
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    Jul 28th, 2008 (7/28/2008 6:53pm) in reply to grapsfan

    <p>Is there any other cash game pros who could recomend or otherwise not advise these books as a good read?</p>
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    Jul 29th, 2008 (7/29/2008 1:15am) in reply to grapsfan

    <p>Harringtn does not play cash games.  Name when  and where. Dan is a real estate entrepreneur/tournament poker player, not a cash game player.</p>
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    Jul 29th, 2008 (7/29/2008 1:17am) in reply to grapsfan

    <p>Harrington does not play cash games.  Name when and where if he does.  Dan is a real estate entrepreneur/tournament poker player.  Not a cash game poker player.</p>
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    Jul 29th, 2008 (7/29/2008 10:32am) in reply to grapsfan

    <p>I imagine though MtMike, Harrington has a little experience with cash games.  He did hone his craft at the Mayfair Club in NYC.</p>
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    Jul 29th, 2008 (7/29/2008 10:32am) in reply to grapsfan

    <p>I imagine though MtMike, Harrington has a little experience with cash games.  He did hone his craft at the Mayfair Club in NYC.</p>
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    Jul 29th, 2008 (7/29/2008 11:18am) in reply to grapsfan

    <p>Hi grapsfan, always enjoy your articles, keep 'em coming!</p>
    <p>I agree that there are fewer pages dedicated to LAG style. But Harrington's LAG builds on TAG, so it would have been redundant to restate many of the TAG principles. </p>
    <p>Even his "TAG" principles for cash game play are much looser than the TAG play advocated in the tournament books. I wonder what the PT stats would be if you play Harrington's TAG cash game style? </p>
    <p>IMO, many people think LAG is simply a wider hand range + slightly less aggressive post-flop play, to compensate for the differences in hand strength. Harrington takes it further, and identifies 9 "moves" that the LAG player can make, due to this small change. Overall, I think his LAG chapter is a good step forward in better defining LAG style, its benefits, etc.</p>
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    Jul 29th, 2008 (7/29/2008 1:12pm) in reply to grapsfan

    <p>I've seen Harrington on the Ultimate Poker Challenge's  Ulitimate Cash game playing 100/200 at Binions.</p>
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    Jul 29th, 2008 (7/29/2008 3:50pm) in reply to grapsfan

    <p>Excellent points, kronik...the only point I wanted to make in the review is that someone expecting to develop an ultra-LAG style to hang with durrr and Genius28 isn't going to get it in this book.</p>
    <p>MtMike, Dan Harrington learned how to play poker in cash games on the East Coast, and then in Bay Area card clubs after he moved to California.  He has said on numerous occasions that he often went to the WSOP only to play side games, and usually the main event.  Congrats, however, on having such great conviction in making a completely inaccurate statement.</p>
     
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    Jul 30th, 2008 (7/30/2008 10:48am) in reply to grapsfan

    <p>Ive seen Harrington in the HS cash games at Commerce Casino on many occasions.</p>
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