Harrington on Cash Games, Volume II
How to Play NoLimit Hold 'em Cash Games
by Dan Harrington
Reading Profile
Should I read this?
Dense, methodical and example-heavy, Harrington on Cash Games, Volume II walks through turn and river play with hand-by-hand breakdowns and clear attention to practical decision points. The most useful material is the stepwise reasoning on multi-street decisions and when to shift between value-betting and pot control. The main limitation is repetition and technical depth: long analytical passages and repeated examples can feel dry, and the book expects patience and some prior cash-game experience.
Read this if...
- •a mid-stakes cash-game regular trying to move up stakes who wants concrete turn/river thought processes to apply at the table; the book gives detailed street-by-street reasoning you can practice.
- •a home-game player shifting focus from tournaments to deep-stacked cash play who needs clear examples of multi-street planning; the annotated hands translate tournament instincts into cash-game lines.
- •a poker coach preparing students for postflop situations who wants source material for homework and discussion; the book supplies many full-hand analyses to dissect with pupils.
Skip this if...
- •you'll likely put it down when long, repetitive hand dissections pile up — if you prefer punchy rules-of-thumb, the slow, analytic pace becomes tedious.
- •annoying if you prefer tournament strategy or quick-reference tips — the book is cash-game centered and spends little time on tournament-specific concepts.
- •no hands-on exercises: frustrating if you wanted drills or practice worksheets, because the book provides analysis and examples rather than structured exercises.
The first years of the poker boom were fueled by the interest in nolimit hold 'em tournaments. Recently, however, players have been gravitating to another, even more complex form of hold 'em nolimit cash games. Harrington on Cash Games: Volume II continues where Volume I left off. In sections on turn and river play, Harrington explains why thes...
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Reading Specifications
Difficulty:hard
Audience Fit
- a mid-stakes cash-game regular trying to move up stakes who wants concrete turn/river thought processes to apply at the table; the book gives detailed street-by-street reasoning you can practice.
- a home-game player shifting focus from tournaments to deep-stacked cash play who needs clear examples of multi-street planning; the annotated hands translate tournament instincts into cash-game lines.
- a poker coach preparing students for postflop situations who wants source material for homework and discussion; the book supplies many full-hand analyses to dissect with pupils.
- you'll likely put it down when long, repetitive hand dissections pile up — if you prefer punchy rules-of-thumb, the slow, analytic pace becomes tedious.
- annoying if you prefer tournament strategy or quick-reference tips — the book is cash-game centered and spends little time on tournament-specific concepts.
- no hands-on exercises: frustrating if you wanted drills or practice worksheets, because the book provides analysis and examples rather than structured exercises.
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