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In 1995, Harrington won the WSOP Main Event, and a nice pay day of one million dollars. However most people in the poker world do not consider that his greatest achievement in poker. What many people consider one of biggest achievements is when he made the final table of back-to-back WSOP Main Events. For starters, it was the beginning of what is known as the “Poker Boom”, as entrees to the main event began to triple and quadruple from just a few years before. In 2003, Harrington finished 3rd out of 839 players, and the following year he finished 4th out of 2,576 players. There is debate on whether or not it is easier to win poker tournaments with a small group of elite players or an inflated field of players of all levels, but it cannot be debated that by making back-to-back final tables in this age of poker is something that puts Harrington in a class of his own. On top of the feat itself, Harrington was in his late 50’s when he achieved this accomplishment, showing the stamina of poker players half his age. marked cards
In addition to be being one of the best ambassadors of poker, Harrington’s greatest contribution to this game is the books he has co-authored with Bill Robertie. Much like Doyle Brunson did with his “Super System”, Harrington gave away many of the secrets that has helped him win over six million dollars in tournament poker with the publication of “Harrington on Hold’em: Volume 1: Strategic Play” and “Harrington on Hold’em: Volume 2: The Endgame.” These poker books, published in 2004 and 2005 respectfully, are written in a way that almost anyone can understand, which was a nice change from the technical and analytical poker books that were making there way to the market. One of the most talked about things in the books was the position of starting hands. Harrington’s starting hand requirements are one of the most quoted things on strategic poker websites and poker forums alike. Harrington has since published books on cash games, which are also a must have for any wannabe cash game players.
When you combine his genuinely nice personality, and the contributions he has made to the game in book form, it’s a no brainer that he will one day be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame. But in the meantime we are happy to induct him to the Pokerology Hall of Fame for his efforts at and away from the poker table. infrared contact lenses
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