Harrington on Modern Tournament Poker by Harrington, Dan -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

About Dan Harrington About Bill Robertie Introduction

Organization of the Book

Part One: Understanding the Basics of NLH Tournament Poker

Introduction Why No-Limit Hold ’em? How No-Limit Hold ’em Tournaments are Structured

Rising Blinds and Antes The Bubble After the Bubble The Final Table and Heads-Up

Table Structure

Seat Names

Position Playing Styles The Four Basic Principles of No-Limit Hold ’em

Principle No. 1: Strength Principle No. 2: Aggression Principle No. 3: Betting Principle No. 4: Deception

Opening Hand Ranges

Opening from Later Positions

Preflop Limping Bet Sizing Preflop 3-Bettingand 4-Betting Preflop

A Short History of 3-Betting

Flop: Heads-Up or Multiway

Heads-Up on the Flop Multiway on the Flop

Types of Bets on the Flop

Value Bet Bluff Semi-Bluff Continuation Bet Donk Bet Information Bet

Understanding Flop Texture Bet Sizing on the Flop and Later Streets Small Ball Playing the Turn

Betting the Turn Checking the Turn

Playing the River Expectation and Expected Value Pot Odds Expressed and Implied Odds Reverse Implied Odds Hand Strength and Pot Size Pot Commitment

Part Two: Stacks, Blinds, Antes, and Ranges

Introduction Stacks, Blinds, and Antes

Measuring Stack Sizes Magriel’s M Big Blinds and M M or Big Blinds: Which is Better? Playing Different Stack Sizes

Playing a Deep Stack Playing a Small Stack Playing a Medium Stack

Playing Your Opponents

Evaluating Tournament Formats

The Multi-Table Tournament The Single-Table Tournament Multi-Table Sit ’n Go’s Satellite Tournaments

The ICM Idea and Its Limitations

Using ICM Strengths of the ICM Method Weaknesses of the ICM Method

Ranges

What is a Range? The Old Way: “Putting Your Opponent on a Hand” Preflop: Wide Ranges and Narrow Ranges Balanced, Unbalanced, and Polarized Ranges A Range of Ranges

Part Three: Playing Preflop

Introduction Bet Sizing Preflop

Bet Sizing Summary

Playing Different Hand Types Preflop

Playing the Big Pairs (AA, KK, and QQ)

Non-standard Plays with Aces and Kings

Playing Queens Playing the Medium Pairs (JJ, TT, 99, and 88) Playing the Small Pairs (77 down through 22) Playing Ace-king and Ace-Queen Playing the Weak Aces Playing the Broadway Hands (KQ, KJ, KT, QJ, QT, and JT) Playing the Medium Suited Connectors(T9s, 98s, 87s, and 76s) and the Suited One-Gappers (J9s, T8s, 97s, 86s, and 75s)

Playing Other Hands

Part Four: Playing the Flop

Introduction Bet Sizing on the Flop

Interpreting Your Opponent’s Bet Sizing Bet Sizing Against Short Stacks

Continuation Bets

When to Make a Continuation Bet

The Flop How Many Opponents am I Facing? Am I In or Out of Position? What Stage of the Tournament are We In?

The Aggressive Check Responding to Continuation Bets

Donk Betting

Playing Against a Donk Bet

Playing Monster Hands on the Flop Playing Drawing Hands on the Flop

Part Five: Playing the Turn

Introduction When to Bet the Turn

When to Make Standard Bets When to Double-Barrel When Not to Double-Barrel

When to Bluff the Turn When to Raise the Turn When to Check the Turn When Your Opponent Raises the Turn

Part Six: Playing the River

Introduction Evaluating Your Hand Playing a Strong Hand on the River Betting for Thin Value Checking the River Bluffing the River When You Bet and Your Opponent Raises Your Opponent Bets: Fold, Call, or Raise?

Case No. 1: Folding the River Case No. 2: Calling the River Case No. 3: Raising the River

Bet Sizing on the River

Part Seven: The All-In Move

Introduction Moving All-In The Preflop All-In Move and Push-Fold Tables

M = 1 (2.5 Big Blinds) M = 2 (5 Big Blinds) or M = 3 (7.5 Big Blinds) M = 4 (10 Big Blinds) or M = 5 (12.5 Big Blinds) M = 6 (15 Big Blinds)or M = 7 (17.5 Big Blinds) M = 8 (20 Big Blinds) or Larger

Moving All-In After a 3-Bet Calling Your Opponent’s All-In

Part Eight: Playing Styles

Introduction An Outline of Playing Styles

Four Basic Styles

The Basic-Tight Style

Weaknesses of the basic-tight Style Countering the Basic-Tight Style

The Modern Loose-Aggressive Style

Playing the Loose-Aggressive Style in the Four Stages of a Tournament Stage 1: Hanging Back Stage 2: Ramping Up Stage 3: On to the Bubble Stage 4: The Endgame

Countering the Loose-Aggressive Style

Weaknesses of the Loose-Aggressive Style

Glossary Index

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