Finally a cash game book!
359015
This book along with the first volume are the only books that I found to give in-depth coverage aimed specifically at NLHE Cash Games.  The biggest thing going for the books is that they're thorough.  Around 800 pages of strategy, quizzes, examples, and some light mathematical explanations.  Thankfully, not a page wasted on teaching you how to play.  Even the English is quite good!  (Most poker books are near unreadable.)  I reread this before every game to tighten up and remind me to be aggressive and I've certainly improved.  I actually ENJOY reading it, too.

The only downside might be that the examples seem sometimes inconsistent, such as recommending a raise 80% of the time in one situation and 70% in another where it seems the recommendations should be reversed, though who am I to judge?  Harrington's playing style is very tight and very loose players might find too few recommendations on how to act in situations with poor hands.

Neither of the above gripes is enough to knock these books down from a 5-star review.  In short, you'll enjoy reading this book and play better afterward.  Definitely get the first volume, too.
1019080
In my opinion this is one of the few worthwhile gambling related books out there.  Max does a great job clearly explaining how the anyone with a $500-$50,000 bankroll can get their full gambling value.  My wife and I had spent the last couple years playing positive expectation video poker and obtaining comps the "Frugal" way.  We always came home with a seriously depleated bankroll and free rooms, but rarely did we ever do anything better than a free or discounted buffet.  However, I can now take $3000 to most any casino market, play Blackjack and break even for the most part, while eating at the best joints in the casino, free rooms, free spa admission, airfair discounts, etc.  The trick is to make them think that $3,000 is $30,000 and this book shows you how.
3610805
This is not for beginners. To appreciate the great value of this book, you need to have had many hours of playing cash games and experienced winning as we'll as losing. Then and only then will the brilliance and simplicity of this book have its amazing impact on your cash game success. Personally, this book has clarified and simplified and plugged up the leaks. The Course is well written, well organized, and a must read. This book together with Dan Harrington's and Annie Duke's books (decide to play great poker and the middle zone) are my favorite strategy books for NLHE cash games.
2783896
Jonathan cuts to the chase in this book for small stakes tournaments.  He describes the types of players to look for and clearly explains the exploitable strategies for beating each type.  He also describes the type of player it is best to avoid.  This is an easy read, and at 45 pages, can get through it quickly, although will want to go over key points a few times.  The hand examples Jonathan gives to illustrate the concepts are very good.  I like this book.  Lots to chew on, and nothing to spit out.  No fluff in this book.
2581363
Just got back from both Las Vegas, and Atlantic City. Played my favorite -

Video Poker - at a bunch of different places in both cities. You can't imagine what wonderful help and guidance I got from The Video Poker Edge -

How to Play Smart and Bet Right - by Linda Boyd. This book is on the money! It guided me to the "right" machine at each casino I visited. Then

it told me all the right "moves" to make. This terrific book made me a

winner. I'll BET it can do the same for you!!!!!!
2082731
I've been a longtime follower of WizardofOdds.com. For the five dollar Kindle price, this book is worth it. It gives information on a wide host of games without embellishing, as many gambling writers have a penchant to do so in their works. Quite simply, the odds of the game are likely against the player. The longer you play, the more likely those odds are going to catch up with you. This book helps to remind the reader they should playing most of these games to have fun, not to win money over the long haul.
32109
I read this book and used the system and win far more than I used to. I wasn't a great blackjack player to begin with, but now I do pretty well.
 I already knew the basic strategy, this book helped me out with money management and trend recognition. I used to lose because of poor money management. Now I know better.
 I've read some reviews that say this book is only good for the "short term", meaning less than 10,000 hands of blackjack! I don't think I'll EVER play 10,000 hands in my life, so if I win most of those that's OK.
307563
Great book with strategies for all levels of poker players and for lots of poker variants (though focusing on hold 'em). The author shares nuggets of poker wisdom along the way.
694788
I am a recreational cash game player, but I play a lot of small poker tournament $60 to $300 and this but open my mind to another level of thinking that I have never seen in so many tournament books I have read. Thank you Mr. Ed Miller
1259465
This Casino Gambling Book is TOPS
Back in the late 80's I read Jerry Paterson's best selling book, "BlackJack: A Winner's Hand Book.  That Book provided me with an absolute "WOW" factor in playing the multi-deck shoe games.  It advanced my knowledge on how to win at Blackjack many levels.  Since then I have read every book I can find that Jerry Patterson has written.
After reading his newest Book, Casino Gambling, it's easy to understand why it's also a Best Selling Book on Gambling.  This book contains fresh facts on what you need to know about how to play all the major games in today's casinos.  The book takes the "mystery" out of Blackjack, Craps, Roulette and other casino games.  Jerry addresses all skill levels equally well, amateur to professional, with many thought provoking strategies:  Betting, money management, mental preparation, do's & don'ts that are based on proven facts from actual casino play in today's games, from Atlantic City to Las Vegas, including River Boats and Indian Reservation casinos.
I was able to put "Winning Factors" for the multi-deck blackjack game to good use right away after reading the book on my next casino visit.
Craps is covered in depth including all the important betting strategies, the odds payoffs, well structured money management systems and is easy to understand.  This book provides a sound strategy, the best I have seen on dice control, for becoming an "advantage" craps player.
Understanding "how to play with an advantage" on Blackjack, Craps and Roulette is very enlightening and I found that the advantage method for each game actually works.
73690
I purchased 2 poker books today - Professional No-Limit Hold'em Volume I and Harrington on Hold'em Expert Strategy for No Limit Tournaments, Vol. I: Strategic Play, and this is the hands down winner.  Professional No-Limit Hold'em was confusing off the bat.  I'm no seasoned player, but I know what I'm doing.  Harrington starts out with a wealth of information in an easy to read format that just keeps coming.  I'm only about 50 pages into the book, but can't wait to get home tonight and fire up an online tournament.  If you're going to purchase a book on how to be a successful Hold'em player, this is the one to buy.
327730
I'm an intermediate player with around 200 master points, and this is the best book I've ever read on card play.  Mr. Lawrence gives tips on both declarer and defensive play.  It's well written and well organized.  He presents the problems with only the information that you have available from the bidding, from your hand, and from the exposed dummy (assuming dummy has come down.). This requires the reader to think the problem through before seeing all four hands. To me this book is perfect for an intermediate player: not too easy and not too difficult.  Just right!
4364440
Well worth the read and it has already paid for itself. In depth hand analysis from the same 3 pro's as book 1, this concentrates on play when you are already 'in the money' and follows all 3 to tournament victories. The one thing lacking from book 1 is the section where they are all asked how they would play a selection of hands, but i understand this is coming shortly in volume 3.

I was a winning low stakes player already but with the help from these books I have confidence that i can play profitably at a higher level once i've built a big enough bankroll. If you class yourself as an intermediate player or better, buy these books!
1839463
I'll be honest right from the start:

I had lots of hesitation about reviewing this one.

I mean it helped me so much with Sit n' Go's that I am feared of what it would do if it was read from many more people. I would prefer not to face an opponent who read and understood its concepts.

OK, down to the bone of it: This book is not huge in content, which is good. Second, this book is not about how to learn playing poker, but it is about how to play Sit n' Go's. I mean cash games, Multi table and big live tournaments are so much different, that if you use some approach you developed on them you will fail. For example, try to play a Sit n' Go the "Harrington Way" and expect to be blinded out soon before you have any chance of making it into the money. Harrington has done a good job talking about Big tournaments and Sklansky, Brunson etc have also done great job in their fields. Believe me, I have bought and read all of them...

But this one is focused on one thing: How to beat the Sit n' Go tournaments. And it does a great job on this.

Its division into Low blind play / medium blind play / high blind play (although blurred at times, as it is on reality after all) is very effective.

Its examples and suggestions are all written in a very simple and understandable language.

The big plus in it is that it has examples with small variations that make it so much more useful! That means, it teaches you how to adjust your play in the conditions you have in front of you! That is (in my opinion) the most valuable concept of this book!

Want an example? Here is the first that I found in front of me, there are lots of them all around.

Example 2-19: with 50-100 blinds and 7 players, you have a stack of 1600 and hold a pair of 8's in the cut-off seat. How do you play?

Example 2-20: with 100-200 blinds and 7 players, you have a stack of 1600 and hold a pair of 8's in the cut-off seat. How do you play?

I won't give you the answer to it, you can always buy the book and see to it. But isn't it a surprise that there are different answers to it? And you will find such examples (with small/tiny changes that change your optimal play) in all places!

I won't write about anything you can read in other reviews. I will just say that (being a book lover) it was one of the rare times that I studied a book not page-by-page but word-by-word and one of the rare times I actually had a yello marker to mark all the interesting points in it! And believe me, I treat my books with such respect, that even the smallest mark on them annoyes me!

But this is not a simple book. This is a weapon, and for the growing field of poker players who love to play Sit n' Go tournaments, this one will be a revelation!

PS: If you do buy it and use it, email me and lets avoid each other in the tables. I play to win, and you won't make it easy on me...

PS2: the answers above are 1) (ex. 2-19) raise to 300 chips and 2) (ex 2-20) raise all in. That's the easy part. The soul of it is in its why explanation... Go get the book and find out.

PS3: For the ones looking for deep concepts and theory, this is not a book for you. The writer doesn't want to go into much theory, Sklansky, Brunson, Harrington have covered these areas. For the beginner or intermediate ones playing online and trying to upgrade their game skills on Sit n' Go tournaments, what are you doing still reading this review? Go push the "Buy" button, you won't regret it!

PS4: Thanks, mr. Moshman, for a great book and your sharing of great ideas about the game.
1447287
Great book, jumps straight to the business and goes over the odds and bets in a logical way without retarded oddball strategies and the boring filler. Says it can be for experienced players as well but i don't think you would get too much new out of it, goes over every bet and odds of the game in detail in an easy to understand format as well as a section on ettiquette and tipping dealers and running private (street) craps. great for getting into the game knowing what you need to know really quick and is about 130 pages.
1408960
This book is great.  Really enjoyed the thoughtful inscription that came with the book.  This is definitely a must have book for the poker library.  The money you make is well worth the cost of the book.
2533586
I've read several Hold'em books, but they all were describing Limit Hold'em ring games rather than the type of game I usually play: No-Limit Hold'em tournaments.  This book was exactly what I was needing.  Many of the points I already knew, but didn't know the logic behind them and there were dozens of new ideas that I had never grasped before.  This book helped me recognize the leaks in my game as well as the moves I was doing 'right' but couldn't reproduce consistently because I didn't understand them well enough.  He describes how to play different styles as well as how to play against them, tricks and traps, pot odds and betting amounts (finally a realistic pot odds section) plus great information on reading the table and how to use the information you gather.  The only problems that I had with the book was a few typos and the fact that Vol. 2 isn't out yet.  I can't recommend this book highly enough.  Just look at the ratings on this site.  It isn't a fluke that 45+ people have all (except one) given this book 5 stars.