Dan Harrington
'Action Dan', the tournament master.
Dan Harrington is a former bankruptcy attorney who became one of the most respected tournament minds in poker. He won the WSOP Main Event in 1995 and then did something almost unthinkable as fields exploded in size — he reached the Main Event final table in both 2003 and 2004.
His Harrington on Hold'em series distilled that tournament expertise into a structured, teachable framework that defined the era.
Notable for
- WSOP Main Event champion (1995)
- Back-to-back Main Event final tables (2003, 2004)
- Author of the definitive tournament series of the 2000s
Books by Dan Harrington
Here are the books by Dan Harrington that we cover — click through for a full review of each.
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Harrington on Hold'em
Beginner→Intermediate
The best-selling tournament series of its era — and still one of the clearest ways to learn MTTs.
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Harrington on Cash Games
Intermediate
Harrington brings his trademark structure to deep-stacked no-limit cash play.
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