Harrington on Hold em Vol II

228 Pages·2006·13.42 MB·English

Table of Contents

Abnut Ban Useriagion

Inteoduetion
Oeganization
Taam tthe Forums ad Oxhers

Part Fight Making Moves
Taedaetion
talafing
Rinffing Pre-Flom
the Cuntiavation Ret
Diefnaing Agasastt
Probe Bets
The Squeeze Play
“Thx No-Limvit Somi- fut?
ack-Alley Mugging
‘The Dark Punact Hush
Slov-Playing
Slow-Playing Before the Flap
Alber the Flop: General Considerations
‘After the Hlop: Candidate Tus
‘Aer the Flop: The Chock Raise and The
(Choek-Cull
Massaging hte Pot
The Cheek-taive Blut
Ths Post-Oak Bioff
BSL ely
ileal Versa Lomghall

‘onlinvalion Bet
ii Table of Cantons

Blonding Moves and Styice
‘Ths Conservative Sisk sad BiaEing
he Conservative Sivle and Sluv-Playreg
The Super-Agarersive Style and Blotting
‘The Super-Aggressive Style und Slow-Vaying
The Hiden Linke Bersreen Blufting ana

Slow-Phyiaa,
he Prablems

Part Nines Inflection Points
Tutunluetioa
he Prublern ot inflection Porn
“The Seong Faree a

snd Tiecringiom's @
he Zome System
More abow
Yesdow Zone St
Garange Zone Sestopy
Red Zune Stee
Ree Vine Stramegy in Aer oF
Some Chl: Exazaples of tallest Puiat Play
Playing Styles in the kndgain
owaue ibe Greist Oscichiis
Structured Ilund Anus (SHAI.S
The Prem

Magriel's

Part Ten: Multiple Tafection Points
Tuc jun
‘Assessing Posi on
toativa Play
Calenfatrng Pot Of in AlL-la Sivations
The Peoblecas

Pact Leven: Short Tales

nrocucrion

able af Contents i

lfretive WF Adjnaing tar Short Tables
“he Uncles of Shorl-Table Play

Sow-Pleving Hofnre he Klep

Sow-Playing Aller the Plup

he Gaajaration Play

Fyswaling. Ths -O-tu-1 Rule
‘gehen in Doubi, Let Le Po. Chdds Decide
Cvatotting Pat Odes
leading Strategy. Stace Size. and the Prize Fund
Fa the Hand nr Play forthe Prize Mvncy?
Manuying Bel Sizes: Carrots sul Sticks
“Teacking the Big stack
he Prablems

Part Tuelve: Hendy

Ionraduotion,
Tiaad Rankings in Meads G2 Pay
Pre: um Ileaus-Lp Play
ins: Any Pac I Rig Hand
Two: Almost All Hanus Ace Dates of Uupvised
Cards
Tice: Dowcaio Tse Bead ve You Thinks
aur: ¥in Wall Monty Have the Pot Odes Yor
Neel Ply
Position and Bot Sravs in Heads-Up Play
igh bt Conliantations Votsus Tar M Conficurations
asic Pre-Plup Ueling Strates
‘Yom ate the Sina Binet
You se te Tg Blin
Suate Sampls Heade-Lip Sescoms
ends-Up Session No. |: vey Vessus IV Ag
Prolop Saatogy When First co Act Wey ve
D’Agestiny
LUsnds-Up Sssium No.2: You the Reader
iv Vahle af Contents

Part Thirteen: Final Thoughts
Tateuc'ian
Mfu-Quatitier Satelite Fouruaameuts
Making Deals
Pasting it ll agether

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About Dan Harrington

Das Harrington boges playing poker peufeasionally in 1982,
Onths ticuithe iskavrm as “Accian Dan,” au sue references
bis solid but effective syls, Hs has wun several major na-linnt
held ‘om teumamenis, including the Farepean Foker
champios ships (195), eke 82,300 No-Liaat Told “ern event at
the 1998 World Series of Poive. nd she tinwr Qncons No-Limil
Hold “em Chaxapivustug (1996

Dan hogan is eviews gauaeypaying with choss, whe he
quickly becaene a master und me af the Exoagest pliers the
New England arsi, fz 1072 he wou Mie Massachure:te Chees
‘Cheinpianship, stead ofmaos of the 29> playsts ia Ibe area, In
1975 he stared playing backgarvmon, a gue which he also
quicily marscred. He 99s svar one ofthe top money players in
the Ruston area. and in 1981 hy wou Ue World Cun of
backgammon in Weshingwou D.C. shead ofa field that inch. ded
mos ofthe wor''s lop players.

He first played in the $10,000 No-Lume Hold "ein
‘Cliampiinship Event ofthe Wor'd Seris of Poker ia L987. de has
layed in ae championsinp rota of 13 tinkes und hasreached he
final table am tour of thse wumuments, an amadiag secure
esides winning the World Championship ie 1495, he finishes
"kth in L987, third ia 2003, and four in 2004, He is widely
‘eoguizedas une ofthe greatert and mest respecte ne-michold
"er glagors. us wel a a feated oppument ia iat hold “em sie
umes. Ue lives ia Suata Manica whcrohe i 9 paclasr i. Anchor
Loans, areal estate husiness,
About Bill Robertie

ill Rubertic has speat is life nlapi~g atl writing aboar
bers, tUokpenaavn. and now peer, He bezaa pleying shese
‘abos, tapired oy Betthy Fischer's feutsor the insstalioaal chess
seene, While amending Harvard es an pavergridtare, he became
fa chess master und helped thy Hurvare chest team win several
intereellexints ss After graduation he ww a aumber of shone
oumaraents. lading she United States Championship af speed
tise in 970. He alse estoblisheeu ropmearion at bliadibld chess
siving evkibtiers on ws many as cig, bunds simaltanennsl,

sm 1976 be soncched lrum chess tn beckgamesea, becoming
ne ef e top players inthe world. Hs Eajur tills iene the
Work! Chumpiershin in Vignte Carlo 13 and 18, he Black
ke White Champiuaship in Bean in 1979. the Lae Venes
wets i F980 net 209) the Balnamus Pro-Am i 1942, acd

“etunbul World Ope i 194.
Heliaswzillea several well-sogentedbackyummnn hovks, he
Tweet uoted of whie> ate defaced Sackpananen (1991) vt
oiume enllecton of AU) prablams, aad Moir Hartgammoss
(202), anew look eetho wrsleeying hen ¥ af che gua. Ile han
also. wrimer a set uP three books fax cbe heginmrg player
Beckpemeae jor Winsor (1984), Bankganinins for Serious
Plevvee (1908 nd FOF seman Problems 1987)

Trem 1991 tu 1998 he edited the magazine tase
Backgeonman with Ken. Goulding. He owas 4 publishing
empaay. “e Gummon Prost ( a. theyammanpress uu), and
Sives.n Avlingeor, Massacbusells with his wife Patcce

vit
Introduction

fr Volume Lot Harrington on Hald ‘em. Lexplained ome of
the basis Gand avtso-bane) coneen:s you nzedad ta ho &
cssll no-Hmit hold "ema player. We si Sow ly evaluate

tani in the centexs vPall the iformaticn avislable atthe rahi,
Thaw te take ines account the ditferon playing styles you aight
fenwuonte>f1 your opponerts, how to analyze hands and evaluare
pat ois. und how 2n play befars ané affer rhe flap, as wall on
fate tre.

My emphasis in Volume | waa playing in ths carly stages uf
tmurracaen’s, Shen mos! ofthe following coculitions apply

Te tables are mosly fll. with Yow 10 layers
Tao sacks aro iarge relative 0 de lind
Coie stacks sizes ave coughty the sare
{Che money is atl fa of in he tance,

_n this bok, Pm gong t9 shaw yon wha happens wea we
reac ths erding sage ofa touruamueal an sume (oral) afters
conus break down. He warned: Ending pay is vets llereat
fino early may, and TM itrodoe many ideas al you've never
cea oxplained ia a puker book befers. But asm Volume, PIL
imcoduce hem slove vanderselill,wilplely ufband exsraples
Along. the wy,

‘Tohe consistent with Vetnme I, the pats ofthe book will be
runbered stating where Volunte | lef ff

Organization

so PAM High “Making Moves,” is really the las: chapter of
‘lance 1. but specs eousidleiums farced un o move ft hereon
‘lume 1 tn woatrast the dseussior sin Vocntuc I, which were
‘Mostly concemed sith betlng Zor value, here Tl discus boty that
2 Twrroduetion

don'¢rellee: the to value of your baud, We'll oak at lull
felayed bluffs, checheraises, abd the carious forus &* snr
play ng, Mast ryportant, Pi hun yu he proceneltons requ
wo give your muees gh poroontago af sue ves

Part Nine, “Intes:ion Points," is probably the mou purloat
cluptersche nse votes, Here Vl shose you 208879 play when
ths binds hecume a layer and ‘argcr portion wl your sts sie,
El iuleoduce the M and Q ratios, as wallas my "Zace” eozeeal
and show you bw ifferrntrypos of hans becouse muse oF 1695
plage ae you mowe from some lo zoe

Vac Te vovers the play at tables where stack sizes and
intleesion pocnix are ‘wildly differces, so that sack playea is
operating under & diEvent agenda, Ouee again, you has 10
consider now te table appa ts cach possible oppunen. belbee

eri leven. *Shoe! Tables." ahoves yeu howto play won the
tabs size shrinks to six, ive. Guus, of ever just thre> >.ayers
Slariing kes! and playing requivemenis ckarye damacicaIy ae
hove tab., and of cui illestEon pains play a major rele a8

‘Part svelve,“Lievds-1Ip2"shanve yon wha to di when oly
‘oa8 oer playsr remarae with yor This phive ofthe roumament
‘doesn usually lal very loua, 60 you have ta he fer saul devisive
ta spe cut en eee

art Thitwen is nor mscetlancaus zatch-all uhaotet, where,
ital ahomt soe bnose ends that dsl eal fir aryvhon else,
like aucking. deals and playing in spummannents wit anptinle
agoalfier, oe wells sume Gu iasights on the psyeho.ogy ube

Thanks to the Forums and Others

the (wo Plus wy Outing Forms inew:twoplustve com
fie 30 cegellere sanrae of soker Uiscussions se) commentary
We'd like o Uruk allsbe contaiburoes wha submived couu ent

Tntroduction $

iad suggovtians following the eeleese of Volume I. All were
ppcetulel, and se sed sem ot the izes to impnove the yeu
prelume UL

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iti, Twit thank ava Skbestey an Mason
Matimuth > their commons cheonghovt This uaauserip, nd Ed
Mic Dor bi Rely # veiling the indes,
Making Moves

Introduction

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the ee atcug 2 f you
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tht nace nr fess secumiely Tete
hand. sea you pcs poet hose
pestle ard ara thro yout eaeds avy sar wise Pryor ce,
‘ua he mst p.cep aa" chal re
Fign'e sou ut (teu. ye IL save hun in some mh

opment sil ev

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your vals bol, boeing to 8 streng ween you lise
sa wesoneimg bs he wei’ nen you rally kav a sr
‘Mave Weak dann ma oa trae caneg.ae, ull, hee

yan preteed 9 lave 4 strung tan’ stem in fact vo. dou" and
slo pty, where Su pretend be Lave a meals bau lor i Face
younte shurg, Ro ean he power eva elective woke, Uvth
fechnizaes van se erderaved, al bull cane arse

Innis e2¢pte? FN Took xe “e sarin Soran these mes ex
take, Ml show you wnt vuad is gearee a frente tation
To mmh, revs, eed hen mares diould by acozced, Reszen ist
Uhl whi e maces can bo wssd te ser your tale e's. eeu
_gorsis a pensit an there aver. I popisty empluyed

Bluffing

plug is 2 pry snighsterward ide. Ye, have 4 ele
hud hus pn her erg ray. preven ws ever stsungona. yore
ponener selitvey #1 gon tke Ara Fe

fan FH culling sue very peste bla

[eres ones

-thanvawerage ehaace if success, Fis, bats

rises of ll 9 lls

sata E We
ts 1s AROUL noice peers] ean

How many players should you bluff? The tower, the our One
Fe beter cat rn, and feo are neler tam Uuee, hating, mane
playe:s <toaten the appeacance oF & Monger hand, oul ireneisey
Thc ehaees “rat anmevme nay have a lad thal's steong cnewph 5
eclarstase sour bel

Who ta hint? Cae ile’ appanerr is tho wenk-ne 1 player.
ety rising ark

Ike cuore glans (4 half'srmply on wa
usb the aul bisa Wy asally aes w= ay toa shows. is
the mits. “he sweuherigh, 9 ayer looks far 62 eKCUSS HAF O May A

sn hs jnst the sneouragsnent he wets

Tans 4 bigs y

What Kind of stack ta BINT? Med ostsizodl stocks are bette,
targsts he small or large stay The dager 2h small
stock is thal Cae pleyst may Fe gateing desrerate, amd decide tb
hic hae is ca8: good enuf a alin mave The large stack
1 fol hos wa cay torte enouth pesitom ly lvok yur upand

sew one sou’ ne ding. te wedia, sia siaec is prcably more
fenncerve ahonm dhs danger of siting W taal! ek tha

pnceunity of gevwiay tw 9 Tage stack, ard raczefore mure
"ely to foata Morale Fann the tive ofappate st eth

These ave al sory gonsval GAS inas, oF Zour. a yuu
‘stowint-creanyexsestions. Nes a's lk at same specie pee
Slats,
Bluffing Pre-Flop

1 svont say thi, blulfing Sehine Fe Aep °s entiely &
beginner's mtye. There's plaze for pre-flyp bl -llluy jn pes,
sespavially my the biasing ee ative to che chip staves. However,
beginnsts esrtaly gor to invelved uryiing Tw tea the lind
\Couil y “is wears beemuse aegirverscen'tyt invere paliewe
ts erdure the long sume of bal cards Wat aeevont cor fran.

ike # couple v2
vworthiew cuz an cake ¢ move at ths par. 1We sk Te

ater: Vola 3

‘While ese suudot mses eas cerainly worle So: time Io
rine, evenctlly they null become au expensive "ab Kern in
sciné Uh 8 watling “and “coutrescen:s thet 1. lines ina
ive af waluene Labende facing he ens et ftfting When vou
rs th nah ks

fo the bution, sue aiove Las # big he? compone~ steal
‘You'ee nntronting wiesorr sore ts sand uo lu yuu yuu 1 ean
tw pick op the pot wher th blinds fold, hu enon someon does
Sallam stl evs na pi

1g esing joe st-ting hans requiromets
Dott sou achievoan es ems geal ramming you play. Foe
sully ill cngi that year 9 wWing hanes crive on 2 ramon
Frme sche. making 260: play Ite 10 ra

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‘The Continuation Bet

Conk atox: bets, nich we discussed beieBy in Ve“ume
re the anon! DASE set OF pest-Roy HInEE & owntinnation act
Sooty arg guu sk the Lei Th elting peso, dian
firevgUt ye missed he ep. and nay you ate pastian make
the fits: Tel after the flop. either becaee youre fies: 09 act oF
pecazse Mhz players have all eovke Io ye.
fend uer wa? bes, "he er esarimies” poe pete: etn, nd
inlet the ste Usa! yuu" ee ofl sun. Slave ts waesisent
{ei peu prev-ots py the et hina asa huh pr ality
(esnesses alors the Moy relly be youn opperteat

ise one u few deus xeep am romne woen making
cortnastins bers

i in sitasion, yo

L

ot se te portant Whiks you aes bo wary the Siew

your contin ation Bots. k ing, the

£9 your opponents 2

srtinusrior Bat shel abu hy Ft see wt he

swising pet. Ia’ beth Ikoge entugh bi give yu aod

chance sf winning the pot, while sma” erengh te stoale

fevordble adds aa yourself & yal Bel oz.y recuives you!
‘hin ame sims on thre ty hreak even

2. The mumher af eppancnts is impartant, Ths ideal nae’ser
eengonsily when acokitg 9 cou iauativa bet is aus. Lhe
rove sogsrents, the em lerthe erance of nese. 1 might

i osemsiuu.y < eantiwualion be. gusont (we UppuliesPuL
T° Gang thowe ar move players, I med to "ths flop 10
hevp pleging

he qualily af your
is th

Wiseman Die you coin.
Fry, er do so have a draw eo a geod hand"
Gompletety

issing the Mop is 4 pool inieslus or a
(0 Pact Eights Muiug Moves

vsetinalon, bel. since ik costs you, mle es, be wal,
seu them sour hanstwhen youirmave Pile hansen yu
Tnoves dhave fo Dig hare, lea cunfia.ativ at could be 4

ao hase

big meta, giving your epporent an
spose the poo Thisaubvien pa ier ypplies ic yuu te:
leotin the hare and have alrzaty seen you appoment chock,
Now teking fess sar itl erasing Wal is ya be
Utter Tn euthiew eoutmwitiow be:, (0.826 thal ths
conezptis he opps rot goed seesepy Hl gay b

4. The tecture of the Mop ix importanc. 4 ergo Typ is
‘one with sever Zugh cards, whi se Hikely I Rive het he
Fokdrgs the saber players, Yam oT 3a to

dangerous Meg ih muthing, fen (ae ebvias cexsum, Sle
yh ion hag foe

asveak-tigat player wil! foc, re ane
feansinaaten hets use ‘soe cates es # cexdives wal al

wan Ute
hscomssa lise ¢quity yh i eu us shes you ofa hud thal
sou ells like tw pla. He's a eamerets eeample

Laaunple J. You're a the final table af a major event tn the
hig blind, Venr stack fs $68.00, aust Ube sic blfau Aas
965.00, Otter stuck rungs from $61,000 to BINION, “The
small blind isan experlenced and teaneiuus player who Ukes
lw set (raps. The Dlfmuls are 360M ata 81.200, ith $21 acs,
sand the starting prt ig 3,000,

You pickup

ation Bot TL

the First four players fold uraund coche amall bind, why puts
SAU more t0 call Hus dopo a2
‘amser: Kiug-jack cutee ia peetty gond hand he wkewg. su
‘pou might as ell ind oul hk sual bli e ecx0us shoe
Having Pa ia zine cous Lie sis af te por Most a eh
Yin. ths sel nd the hart igh hone

‘Youraise $2600, and the small bliad calls
siug0. Th

he pois wos

&
The soll Blind cheeks. Shoot yar mow make cuntinnarion

et ad If 20, ane meh?
Answer: This is not 2 pond apt “wr » eouksetion bet
You" missed ¥..¢hical. bu, yin have some ones, A

sesn wl ales. certinls win for yee wy site
your ogame

2° 1jaok miphe aly by wa ai Tey bl
ees Unies. so'l ine 1 La sees and ay ty ae
sou dra. Hit el 1 hase aalivated seahne, bat
lve checking ear-ang “antag wot You

i sd

(Cs cer sly capa
sass position, 30 yer appane will eve Iw etal
tenon ye vee. giving you x hte axta: nimatien,
Poscave your draves and chech Nate tht i Gie Hop fu
12 Pace Kight: Making Moves

rajecod yn coor pte'yed you ade dross. euntinalon,

wes wal sece cl more Se

aoe a a +. Ut's alse smal’ euoniel 10 allow hits to call
i 1 perhaps Cw gar

has asa
hrs best mee a pate of ees

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nove tone oe na bode

ee getvitastatrarnevcetsd
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whe fp. noeugs ne Oe

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nee Lulwow his band away, sand the cost of

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veo nel tbe po: insrenloF Sonething FSS eno-A

shabot the pot

Defending Against
the Continuation Bet

Sox cont “uation bets ans q aovrenful pa of auclmit
ete, whl war yrs dv lew youre on te wie sie of a
inndinnaticn bet? What's the be. defense!

entslul Cufonse ie Lnccues, AS you
soure ot ditoc'y invulv in the seu,
sor afc ansiaigoramt things ip vbserets iow pliyens beh
bwhen "e879: stuarcns where a sentintion het 9 pessiile
strategy Mow oftes. aller taki

study the teats wha

Bead pro-lap, do they inst
hes Ele the Chip? How muiny of those tele ane. in tee
rejpbberhaod athe Ul put? The pplz sre tor eoutinuation
te remus. uf hen bel i tn eng. or de they hike persia
bets ctstead” Or do they greer malcng lle probe bes? 1One=
"rte: ane thud wS the pon)

re watehing, keep ame key Fa. in mints fst lege
sends. you nevize Fal wien a paticubs player 199
wi Ano, he ulaost abways bee alter the Hep. yin
from cot lor of The bers are siply blufs. siner he couldn't
dvs tis houd tant nse, AC the ator Pad & plage ob
Zacly bats after the ep but who rakes tsine” bets wien
oes be is jut superigh prayer who wa te mute Ro“ Lie
Spent vis muney Play at him sehen le doesn’ bel aud stay
‘#F09trem hn when he ens}
A fous wver wl by detirtion be sand ta weal efter ke
Gu! Fe showed semi oe

tts flop, he'll probaly
fre aerthe top, He san
bishare quite that een, Du sou'Te po okuve aad

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Aaa nee wheD he's @

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