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  "Action" Dan Harrington - Poker Player Profiles - Blind Bet Poker
Dan is solid as a rock at the table, and is also a savvy businessman who has made a living off his intelligence and instinct.
Dan Harrington was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1945.
Watching Dan Harrington is an example of concentration and focus; he plays an extremely tight game of poker and is very patient.
www.blindbetpoker.com /profiles/dan-harrington.html   (450 words)

  
 Tourney.com player bio page for Dan Harrington
Dan Harrington was born in Cambridge Massachusetts in 1945 and graduated from Suffolk Law School in Boston.
Dan Harrington's achievements in tournament poker are in a league with the best in the game - Harrington came in 6th in his first ever WSOP Championship in 1987 and won the WSOP No Limit Hole 'em Event and the No Limit Hold 'em Championship in 1995.
Dan Harrington's is known for being a true "rock" at the table - his play is very low risk and conservative, but obviously successful.
www.tourney.com /dan-harrington-tournament.html   (277 words)

  
 Dan Harrington Tower Poker Professional Poker Player Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Dan Harrington was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1945 where he attended both undergraduate and law school at Suffolk University.
Dan Harrington's performance and achievements are among the best in poker with consistent top 10 finishes and numerous wins.
Dan is known for being a true "rock" at the table with very conservative, low-risk play.
www.towergaming.com /online-poker/poker-community/dan-harrington.html   (310 words)

  
 Dan Harrington - Poker Pro
Dan was born and raised in Boston, and graduated from Suffolk Law School in Boston.
After graduating, Dan spent nearly 10 years working in Boston as a bankruptcy lawyer, but the work made him weary.- he felt stagnant and unfulfilled,.Harrington now runs Anchor Loans, where he loans money while at the same time investing in the stock market and real estate.
Dan is known as a very tight player, hence his ironic nickname, "Action Dan".
www.poker.com /professionalplayers/harrington.htm   (549 words)

  
 UPF - Dan Harrington (WSOP Spoiler)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
It's even more impressive when you consider that Dan isn't on the "tournament trail" week in and week out, and as a result, he probably doesn't have as good a read on the big pros as do other players.
Harrington played a great game, and, as you pointed out, has shown incredible consistency since his win.
Dans the man, hate to be cliche but its true, that guys amazing and im rooting for him next year.
www.unitedpokerforum.com /archive/2004-05/28/83062   (445 words)

  
 Seven Card Stud
In both games, the results were the same: Dan Harrington, a 50-year-old former bankruptcy lawyer, won the 1995 championships and the right to claim the title of undisputed heavyweight poker champion of the world -- along with a cool $1.25 million for the two tournaments.
For Harrington, a big, ruddy Irishman with a no-nonsense Boston accent, the two titles represent the culmination of a lifetime of playing -- and winning -- at games that require confident character, sharp intellect, deft strategy, and relentless execution: in other words, the attributes of a successful business leader.
Now Harrington has moved his legal residence to Las Vegas -- not to be closer to the casinos, but to escape California's state income tax that claims 11% of his winnings.
www.fastcompany.com /magazine/02/poker.html   (1460 words)

  
 Dan Harrington - Poker Champion Action Dan Harrington Profile
I only met Dan on one occasion and it was an embarrassing encounter for me. I was working at the Bicycle Casino and there was a guy who was standing around in the section that looked just like Dan Harrington.
Harrington was born in Boston, Massachusetts where he also attended both undergraduate and law school at Suffolk University.
Harrington described the enormous amount of stamina required to compete in 7-day tournaments and the fact that tournaments are tremendously draining to him.
www.poker-babes.com /bio/dan-harrington   (985 words)

  
 Poker Book Report | dan harrington | harrington on hold'em | Dan Harrington Poker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
A formidable force at the WSOP tournamnets, Dan Harrington is now a leading poker writer that has has brought two plus two publishing back into the poker spot light with his three tournament books.
The one thing I remember when I first noticed Dan Harrington was a huge bluff he pulled at the final table of the WSOP in 2004.
As later described in Harrington on Hold'em, the sandwich play was executed, and Dan Harrington reraised both of them with his rags.
www.pokerbookreport.com /danharringtonpoker.htm   (353 words)

  
 Poker Book Report | dan harrington | harrington on hold'em
Dan Harrington is noted for not only being a WSOP champion but for following up his 1st place win by making the final table in the WSOP for 2003 and 2004 against astronomical odds.
Harrington and co-writer Bill Robertie are also champion chess and backgammon players, so if you think you've got things figured out, try getting in a conversation circle with these two geniuses.
Harrington also goes into some of the great hands played at the last two WSOP final tables where he participated in both.
www.pokerbookreport.com /danharrington.htm   (1107 words)

  
 Review of Harrington on Hold'em, Volume 1
Harrington has so much to say on the subject that this book represents the first of an expected two volume set.
Harrington and Robertie start with some introductory material, but this is pretty brief.
Many poker authors have written books who know how to play hands, but Harrington clearly not only knows how to play them, but understands the reasons why a certain play is correct and can communicate this clearly to his audience.
www.jetcafe.org /~npc/reviews/gambling/harrington_on_holdem_1.html   (633 words)

  
 Dan Harrington | Professional Poker Player Profile
Dan Harrington has earned respect in the poker circuit for being a tremendously successful "tight" player.
Both Doyle Brunson and Dan Harrington have expressed their thoughts on the effect of aging on gaming prowess.
Dan Harrington worked for a time as a bankruptcy lawyer, but eventually quit to devote more time to poker, real estate and the stock market.
www.poker-player-profiles.com /dan-harrington   (396 words)

  
 POKER PLAYER - Dan Harrington
Dans just phoned me..he was upset at the poker table he told me..said it was the argument with the hotel manager what did it..anyways he cheered up when I suggested that he flew over and see me and we`re going for a few beers at the weekend!
Harrington has won a main event braclet had a final table before the win and 2 final talbes since the win in the 2 largest fields in all of poker.
Dan Harrington is the one of the most consistent poker players of all time.
www.homepokergames.com /harrington.php   (4621 words)

  
 Dan Harrington - Professional Poker Player Profile
Dan Harrington is a jack of all trades.
Dan was also part of a team of MIT students that, using mathematics, correctly calculated odds for roulette and beat the game in the process.
Harrington is still active in the stock market and in real estate, owns the Anchor Loan company which employs primarily professional poker players.
www.pokerpages.com /players/profiles/28798/dan-harrington.htm   (380 words)

  
 Sports Lawyers: Dan Harrington - Couchman | Harrington Associates   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Dan has advised a wide range of domestic and international sports federations, events rights holders, sports and media agencies, players, media companies and technology companies upon the law and regulation of the sports, media and technology sectors.
Dan also advises clients upon a range of IP and media law matters, not specifically related to the new media environment, including image rights issues for players, event owners, sponsors and media companies.
Dan obtained a distinction in his Masters' degree in international and comparative intellectual property law from the University of London and worked in the television industry prior to the law.
www.chass.co.uk /team/dan_harrington.shtml   (282 words)

  
 Dan Harrington player profile - Professional-Poker.com
Dan Harrington is one of the most consistent players in the world today.
In the 1980s, Dan Harrington was a regular at the infamous Mayfair Club in New York City where some of the best pros in the world used to play poker.
Dan Harrington has been given the nickname "Action Dan," which is ironic because he plays solid poker.
www.professional-poker.com /poker-players/dan-harrington.htm   (534 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Harrington on Hold 'em Expert Strategy for No Limit Tournaments, Vol. 1: Strategic Play: Books: Dan ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Harrington is the 1995 world champion, and the only player to make the final table in both 2003 and 2004, overcoming the two biggest fields in World Series history (839 and 2,576 players, respectively).
Dan Harrington's book is the most sophisticated, subtle, and comprehensive treatment of hold-em poker in tournament format that I have found.
Harrington's style has been characterized is very conservative; after reading this book you'll know first of all that it is not actually true, and second, why the perception works so well for him.
amazon.com /Harrington-Expert-Strategy-Limit-Tournaments/dp/1880685337   (2353 words)

  
 MrTierraVerde Home Page
Dan Harrington is known by many satisfied clients as "Mr.
Dan is a Broker-Associate at RE/MAX Bayway Islands where his association allows him the freedom to actively continue selling.
Dan Harrington is a licensed REALTOR® with RE/MAX Bayway Islands
www.mrtierraverde.com   (232 words)

  
 Dan Harrington - Official World Poker Tour Profile
Dan Harrington has been a Massachusetts state chess champion, a backgammon World Cup winner, and a bankruptcy attorney.
Harrington has posted three money finishes in World Poker Tour tournaments, one in the Season Two Bellagio championship, and two in Season Three at the LA Poker Classic at the Commerce Casino and the World Poker Challenge in Reno.
Dan is the co-author of “Harrington on Hold-Em: Expert Strategy for No-Limit Tournaments” and “Harrington on Hold-Em: Endgame”, he plans on using all of this collected wisdom as he plays his first WPT final table.
www.worldpokertour.com /players/?x=profile&id=2280   (430 words)

  
 Legends of Poker: Dan Harrington | Poker News
Dan's economy with words is only matched by his economy with money.
Dan was born and raised in Boston, and still supports his local team by sporting an all-green baseball cap with the Red Sox name embroidered across it.
Harrington runs Anchor Loans from his Santa Monica offices and still invests in real estate and the stock market, and that explains why he played so little for a number of years.
www.pokernews.com /news/2006/1/legends-poker-dan-harrington.htm   (1003 words)

  
 Welcome to DeadMoneySociety.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Dan Harrington is the 1995 world poker champion.
Harrington grew up in Boston and became a successful investor before turning to poker to make his “second fortune.” Harrington is jokingly referred to as “Action Dan,” a teasing reference to his rock-solid playing reputation.
The fact is – Harrington is capable of playing many different styles and has proven to be one of the most dangerous players in the game of No-Limit Texas Hold’Em.
www.deadmoneysociety.com /ppdanharrington.htm   (127 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Harrington on Hold 'em Expert Strategy for No Limit Tournaments, Vol. 2: Endgame: Books: Dan ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
In the first volume of this series, Harrington on Hold em: Volume I: Strategic Play, Dan Harrington explained how to play in the early phases of tournaments, when most players at the table had plenty of chips, and the blinds and antes were small.
Harrington shows you how to make moves, handle tricky inflection point plays, and maneuver when the tournament is down to its last few players and the end is in sight.
Harrington and Robertie introduce a whole new lexicon (at least it was new to me) about no limit poker: inflection points, red zones, dead zones, green zones, probe bets, continuation bets.
www.amazon.com /Harrington-Expert-Strategy-Limit-Tournaments/dp/1880685353   (1777 words)

  
 Dan Harrington
Dan Harrington is the model for consistency at the big dance.
Dan used that against him and reraises big, representing a monster.
Dan didn't think he had the best hand, or even a good hand.
www.flopturnriver.com /phpBB2/forum/dan-harrington-2425.htm   (723 words)

  
 Poker Workbook: Dan Harrington Releases New Book | Poker News
Harrington just released his third book with co-author Bill Robertie.
The thing that makes this book interesting is Harrington uses real world situations, and in fact situations involving many of today's top players – involved in hands you might even remember seeing on some poker telecast.
Harrington and Robertie know how to structure a lesson, and school is definitely in session in this book.
www.pokernews.com /news/2006/6/poker-workbook-dan-harrington-book.htm   (540 words)

  
 eBay - dan harrington books, Harrington On Hold 'em, Nonfiction Books items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
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 Amazon.ca: Harrington on Hold 'em: Books: Dan Harrington,Bill Robertie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Harrington's indepth analysis of hands is brilliant yet easy to follow.
Harrington, however, explains VERY clearly how to approach the early and middle stages of NL tournaments (the 2nd volume to be released later this year will cover the late stages - I can't wait).
That's probably the situation that gives me the most trouble, but Harrington clearly and explicitly discusses the considerations that you should run through, including assigning specific probabilities to the possibility that you're facing a stone-cold bluff; it was utterly invaluable.
www.amazon.ca /Harrington-Hold-em-Dan/dp/1880685337   (1198 words)

  
 The Poker Book Club Discusses Harrington on Hold'em
Dan Harrington is known throughout the poker world as “Action Dan”.
Dan began his tournament game playing with chess in which he advanced to Master status.
Dan Harrington is a poker legend and we have the opportunity to learn his approach to tournament poker.”
www.emediawire.com /releases/2005/2/prweb206632.php   (478 words)

  
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Dan Harrington has had success in a variety of games of skill, including chess and bankgammon.
Oh, and poker, too, as he won the Main Event of the World Series of Poker in 1995 and (perhaps more impressively) made back-to-back final tables at the Main Event in 2003 and 2004.
Formerly a bankruptcy lawyer, Dan Harrington is the author of "Harrington on Hold'em," a 3-part series on No Limit Texas hold'em tournaments.
www.e-wsop.com /players/dan-harrington   (72 words)

  
 Poker Player Profile for Dan Harrington at VegasInsider.com, The Leader in Sportsbook and Gaming Information - Dan ...
Dan Harrington’s face is recognisable to all poker players from the covers of his successful poker strategy books, and his name from the money lists of a succession of big buy-in tournaments spanning 20 years, including the final tables of not one, but three WSOP $10,000 main event final tables.
Actually, now with the widespread televisation of poker, you might recognise his face from the coverage of said events, but there’s no wondering why people who’ve seen him play are curious to read his advice, and wary of starting a tournament with him on their table.
The latter is the point at which most people just discovering poker tune in on the TV, and Dan Harrington has been there more than most.
www.vegasinsider.com /poker/players/profile/dan-harrington   (491 words)

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