Dara O'Kearney (Satellite Specialist) - Ask Me Anything about satellites/knockouts

[werty328]

hello) please tell me how best to start playing knockout?)

 

[Natta777]

Good afternoon! Dara, I haven't read your books because of the language barrier. I re-read the entire thread of questions and answers here on the forum, learned a lot of new and interesting things about playing in satellites. Did I understand correctly that unlike multi-table tournaments, in satellites it is much more important to use the position at the table? Especially when playing in hyper tournaments, where there is no time to wait for a suitable hand.

 

[FRANCODAMI]

Hi dara, how are you? I wanted to ask you how do you play the bubble? Since normally with a big stack , I rushed to get chips and ended up losing before I exploded , because I was anxious not wanting to let cards pass . Thank you

 

[kley126]

You are aggressive when playing a satellite or playingvery calm?

 

[millya5]

You go all in when their stacks get short

 

[Pavel1203733]

Hello. Tell me please is there a big difference between strategies during the tournament with prizes only for KO and tournaments when the part of prizes is guarantee pays.

 

[mariussica88]

Hello Dara,

I saw that you are at the wsop? are you playing any satellites while you are there or just buy in directly into the events that you play?

GL

 

[Chica_bonita]

Hello.
What poker tools do you use and what poker tools, in your opinion, should be in the arsenal of every player?

 

[Luvart]

-Question:

What's your opinion on Phil Hellmuth's advice for beginners in tournaments about "playing only the top-15 starting hands, AA-22 , AK-AQ and maybe KQ"?

 

[nameless]

Hello nice to meet you. I have a question how do you approach in satellites versus agressive players? And if u enjoy playing satellites?

 

[Gritz18]

Hello Dara.

I'm an amateur player, and I only play freerolls, my question for you:
It's worth playing the free satellites that pokerstars offers to win tickets to other tournaments, as these satellites are very popular.
If so, what would be a good strategy, as these tournaments usually have a large number of players.

Grateful Cesar.

 

[nasty bent gorilla]

In micro stakes satellites, what is your view of having an unbalanced limping strategy; playing only premium hands this way to exploit opponents?

Thanks

 

[mattiebumpo]

Hi Dara, What is the adjustment needed when the other players are playing like it is a normal MTT vs a satellite? Thanks.

 

[Dmitriy_rus7]

Hi Dara! How much time do you spend at the tables every day?

 

[tagece]

Hi, Dara!
Do you think satellites are indicated to average players? Is it easier or harder to get good results than in sit and goes and mtts?

 

[jose_saleh]

Hey Dara, can you help me with this? I want to succed with small satelites. For example, at ggpoker I can play 55 cents sats to try another sat, which leads me to another sat, and so on. The thing is that first one is kinda aggressive, since they're hyper turbo, but I'd like to play better those ones since it can help me save some money. Do I have to play all in frequently, or what kind of strategy should I follow, considering the fact that blinds raise quickly?

 

[Luka22guro]

You are a person who has a lot of experience in satellites and I'm sure you've tried a lot of strategies, which are the main points you need to follow and how different it is from regular MTT poker?

 

[gon4iypes]

Hey Dara, I saw your name mentioned in the updates about an hour ago and I wondered how it is going for you?? Wishing you all the best luck of the Irish and looking forward to hearing your experiences. All the best, David

 

[telespf]

Hi

Dara OKearney​

Do you think its cool for a starting gamer to play a tornaments turbo and hyper turbo?

 

[Dmitriy_rus7]

Hello Dara. Name the 3 biggest mistakes in your opinion that people make in the game

 

[Suns of Beaches]

Hi Dara

How about creating a guide with the most valuable satellites on all major sites?

Something like an exact kind of step strategy where to register first for cents and then what to do with the money won to enter more valuable satellites/tournaments.

Like spending only the minimum in the beginning to get a maximal return. There are so many satellites out there, its very difficult to filter out the most valuable ones.

 

[RhinoRyan89]

Hi Dara

Are you a fan of 6+ hold em/Short Deck

It seems to be very popular in the Asian scene of poker like Triton and Macua.

If you are a fan is there any material you can advise for this format.

Thanks

 

[woohoo sue]

what poker game and what poker room is your favorite and why?

 

[ms_attack]

Hello Dara, nice to have you here. Which satellites do you recommend and in which poker room. There are a lot of satellites, including free satellites with a lot of players. For example, if you were playing the Sunday Millions on Pokerstars, where would you start playing satellites?

 

[Atararo14]

Hi Dara,

I have reviewed a few knockout tournaments and noticed that good players call with any two cards in an attempt to win the bounty when their villain is short stacked.

Are there call ranges against the short stacked to be respected or is that still an estimate ?