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

[Dara OKearney]

Hello . How you should aproach the mid strategy game in a satellite when ur the chipleader or second is good to be to agressive? Or u should play more careful?

It depends on how near to the target stack you are (the nearer you are, the more cautious you should be) and how the rest of the table is playing (play opposite, so loose if table tight, tight if table loose)

We cover this in a bit more detail in this video (you can also see lots of other free videos on topics related to the Poker Solved series on the channel)

Also, we just released a long form video on some of the material covered in my new book "Beyond GTO: Poker Exploits Simplified" on the Chip Race channel

 

[Dara OKearney]

Hi Dara,

I started to study strategies to play knockouts and I was surprised by some spots where you have to shove with 72o to try to win the bounty of a short stack opponent (for example: 8bb deep).

Do you think this play is correct ?

Yes, it's definitely correct. There are quite a lot of any two card spots in bounties.

While I'm here, wsop have just announced that all their live satellites this year will be Landmark/Milestone/Target Stack satellites.


Barry and I did a training video on this satellite format and we just halved the price of it to $25 for a limited time only

 

[Dara OKearney]

Hello Dara.

Have you ever broken the bankroll? Is it common nowadays for you to face bankroll reduction due to satellites?

Hi,

Never gone fully bust but went close a few times in the early years! bankroll management is an essential skill if you want to make your living from the game.

Thanks for your question!

 

[Dara OKearney]

Hi Dara

In your opinion which pokersite is best to play satellites at these days.

Thanks in advance

unibet, Ipoker, Stars, GG in that order.

If you're learning satellites, make sure you read my book Poker Satellite Strategy! It's recently been updated with a chapter on the newest satellite variant, target stack satellites (also known as milestone or landmark satellites). All this year's WSOP live satellites will be in the format. If you already know how to play traditional satellites and want to learn what adjustments you have to make in this format as quickly as possible. Barry and I made a video currently reduced to $25 (half price) for a limited time

 

[Dara OKearney]

-Question to Dara O’ Kearney:

I am in the mid stages of a tournamentwith a big stack, but there are quite few players till we get In The Money, and I am card dead. How to deal with that? Trying to make steals whenever possible or keep playing tight waiting for a good hand?

Interesting question and there's no fixed answer. It really depends on how your opponents are playing and how likely steals are to work. If they're playing tight or likely to respect your steals more having seen you fold for ages then by all means go for steals, but often they won't be paying attention or care, they'll still play the same range so your steals won't work often enough and your best strategy is to remain patient, as frustrating as that can feel.

My latest book Beyond GTO is all about identifying opponent tendencies and leaks and exploiting them, and Barry and I have also made a video covering the same material

 

[Dara OKearney]

Hi Dara. After winning a large amount of money in poker, does euphoria or something like relaxation appear and you start playing less recklessly?

I try not to let it affect me in either direction (so called winner's tilt). I don't always manage it though!

Following on from our work on “Beyond GTO”, Barry and I put together a webinar on live poker exploits for bucket list fields like the WSOP or the Irish Open.

We look at the most common live player leaks and show the exploits solvers make to beat them.

It's available to purchase on GumRoad

 

[Dara OKearney]

I congratulate you again. I started practicing satellites, but the buy-in is very low, 0.1-1$, what can you tell me about such limits?

Thank you! At the low buy in events, you'll find a lot of players playing very far from optimal, so I suggest studying the chapter on "Adjusting for Imperfection" in my book on satellites (Poker Satellite Strategy)

Also, while I'm here, ahead of the Mystery Bounty event at the WSOP, check out this webinar we did on the topic.
It includes:

· How to adjust to Mystery Bounties
· Bounty calculations to do quickly at the table
· Understanding the impact of the biggest bounties still being in play vs being removed
· Late registration strategies
· Early vs endgame Mystery Bounty strategy
· When to gamble for more bounties and when to play a more standard strategy

The strategy in this format is very different to regular MTTs, bounty tournaments and PKOs. The advice is also relevant for PLO Mystery Bounties.



It's currently available at half price ($25) for a limited time only

 

[renegatul]

Welcome aboard, the community is warm and friendly I am sure that you will have a great time here.

 

[lilypond]

Hi Dara. How do you play differently in satellites compared to MTTs? Do you take less risks since there is no advantage to winning a satellite?