Knock-Outs are my FAV too b/c I can usually at least win my buy-in back from bounties if nothing else. What sites do you play?
Reader Beware: Apparently I suck at poker. LOL Try my advice, if at all, at your own risk.
Advice: I play them like any other MTT but a little tighter than usual b/c ppl are hunting that bounty. You have to play Tight-Aggressive b/c MTT's are ultimately about who last longer. Just play Tight yet Aggressive, steal Blinds when you can & Beware of Suck Outs & ppl catching Runner Runner.
Sometimes you just have to know when to FOLD. Defend your Blinds as much as possible but don't get yourself into trouble doing it.
I know this will sound sexist but I don't care; most sites let you view your opponents profile. So I make notes not only about their play style, hand ranges & habits etc but also when they joined the site (Gives me a GENERAL idea how long they've played OLP), what country their from (Track this & you will figure out why) & most important of these; whether their Male or Female. (Anyone who knows anything about Science or Psychology knows men & women think, behave & are just wired differently)
- B4 I get attacked; I AM NOT SAYING MEN ARE BETTER OR VISE VERSA!!!! Poker is about information & sex is just one more piece to an opponents puzzle for me.
It might sound silly but knowing my opponents sex helps me quite a bit.
Try tracking these things & let me know if any of them helped please. Wish I had better advice, but GOOD LUCK.