A simple diagram depicts position, blinds, and chip stacks, and then a specific challenge is articulated.

"[2] Volume 2: The Endgame (ISBN 978-1880685358) focuses on strategies used in poker tournaments, particularly on how to change playing styles depending on how large a chipstack is compared to the blinds.

[3] Greg Hill of the website Poker News noted that since Volume 1 does not include some of the more basic information about poker, it potentially discriminates against novice players and therefore could possibly be restricting the book's audience to a more limited audience.

[2] Jeff Haney of the Las Vegas Sun considers the series to be "required reading" for anyone interested in participating in high-stakes tournament poker.

"I find people are using a lot of the techniques I wrote about in the books against me," said Harrington.