Hi Mason,

From your query, I take it that you are concerned that I might have a vested interest - a fair enough question. I only know Lee Nelson, whom I met at the poker room here in Crown Casino, Melbourne, Australia. I felt that I was 'qualified' to answer the original poster's question as I have used the Kill Phil strategy in live tournaments. I was initially a cash game only player, until a few months ago, during a conversation about poker, Lee suggested that I should give tourneys a go, and provided me with an early version of the strategy. As a tournament novice, I found the strategy easy to learn and apply effectively. Without being biased, I have to say that utilizing it has brought me up to speed with tournament play fairly rapidly with positive results. It also laid the foundation [certainly for me] for the more advanced concepts discussed in say the Harrington books. So apart from the fact that I am an enthusiastic user of the system, I have no vested interest - financial or otherwise, in promoting the book. I am also a blackjack player, and I find the almost mechanical strategy presentation to be very practical for a beginner [much like basic strategy in blackjack]. Hopefully, this post has allayed your concerns.