"Kill Phil" book

Yes, I have. It describes a very strong strategy for tournament novices. The strategy is presented at number of levels from 'rookie' to 'intermediate/advanced'. It basically utilizes the 'all-in move pre-flop' as the equalizer against the more experienced and professional players. It exploits a fundamental flaw in the no-limit game [also alluded to by Ed Miller's short-stacked cash game strategy]. The authors recognized that beginners will be out-played after the flop, and so the strategy attempts to force the pros to gamble for all of their money pre-flop on a coin-toss, which most want to avoid, and so allow the beginner to take down pots. The strategy also utilzes hand rankings that are tuned to the 'all-in' move so that should the novice get called, he has a reasonable chance of surviving. At the basic level, the strategy is pretty much mechanical [including a simple post-flop strategy] but as he progresses to the advanced sections, he starts to learn about the principles of strong tournament play - stack size considerations, relying less on the all-in move, playing the players, etc. In a nutshell, the Kill Phil strategy 'levels' the playing field for the beginning tournament player while he gains experience and expertise.