AMA on PKOs to win a copy of my new book with Dara O'Kearney - PKO Poker Strategy

Originally posted by adelaar
How do you handle tilt?

I have read Mental game of Poker 1.
Could you advice me Mental game of Poker 2?

Mental game of poker 2 is not really about tilt, we kinda pitch it as the book to read when your tilt issues are gone. It's about focus, mental endurance etc.

If the advice in mental game of poker isnt helping much then the best thing you can do is more study on the actual game of poker, the math, variance etc. One way to not tilt is when you understand the math of downswings etc.

Hi Barry,

What big tactical changes do you make between playing a freezout MTT (like the Freelancer) and a PKO?

Originally posted by Zeezout
Hi Barry,

What big tactical changes do you make between playing a freezout MTT (like the Freelancer) and a PKO?

Ha, the freelancer no difference, I play like a loon in both.

In a regular MTT freezeout I like to register late, which is the last thing you should do in a PKO. The broadest difference then is to play super loose early on and in the middle stages of a PKO.

The whole book is framed in a 'this is what you should do in a regular MTT, this is what you should instead do in a PKO' way

Do you think the guidance in the book would be applicable to hyper hyper turbo jackpot formats? I.e. PokerStars Grand Tour.

Originally posted by Renmerb
Do you think the guidance in the book would be applicable to hyper hyper turbo jackpot formats? I.e. PokerStars Grand Tour.

Yep 100%, I've played plenty of Grand Tour and also the 18-man hyper KO sngs on Stars

Tricky element with the fact you dont know how much the bounty will be in Grand Tour, but you have a rough idea what the average bounty value is

Hi Barry,
Thanks a lot, that's a nice idea!

I have an unrelated question, do you think the current coronavirus crysis will help online poker to come back to its 2000s glory in the long term?

Originally posted by CaffeineAddicted
Hi Barry,
Thanks a lot, that's a nice idea!

I have an unrelated question, do you think the current coronavirus crysis will help online poker to come back to its 2000s glory in the long term?

I hope so but I think we have seen the peak of it for now. As lockdowns started to ease, online poker traffic has gone back to normal levels. I dont think the recent craze of massive $100m MTT series is sustainable.

Originally posted by StoneBankS04
What tha Hell is wrong with your Face Man?

Sorry this got hidden at the start I dont think a Mod realised I encouraged this as a joke.

Not sure, I know my eyebrows are non existant and people think I look like Howard Lederer

Ok thanks everyone, drumroll......

Winners are

StoneBankS04
Durand
ma6inata100

I've added you as friends, follow me back and I'll sort the replies

Feel free to keep asking stuff btw, just no prizes

Oops forgot it was five winners, the other two are

Ntianmi

Renmerb

Barry, are the high kicks allowed in those tournaments?

Hey, do you prefer play using GTO or explore? Coul you tell me? Wich each it one do you defend in your book?:f_thumbsup:

Hi Barry, would you rather fight one horse-sized duck or 100 duck-sized horses?

Winner gets picked randomly and the comment can also be random, right? Hehe
I have won couple of 90 player 5$ and 11$ bounty builder buy in tourneys.
Also 11$ on demand and 3.30$ but yea this book could really give me some more first places hehe

Hi Barry, you dont have an stupid face at all, you should see mine..
My question is, is profitable play PKO Mtts without the PKO adjustments?
Regards, Juan

Hi everyone! Barry, why don’t you call me? I know, you will write - Dude, I don’t know you... buuuut... please, call me 🤙 sometimes... maybe just once...)

Everyone, wish have a nice day, life, fishing 🎣 and enjoying the greatest thing - Poker 😉

Hello Barry. I'm sure coming from you is a master thing. I read one of your books in partnership with Jared Tendler in The Mental Game of Poker. Sensational!!!
Good by coincidence or not these are the tournaments I have been playing for two months now. I hope to be fortunate in completing one of the copies of this work.
Is there a possibility of becoming an expert in this modality, is something said about this book?
Thankful!!

Gleiidsn.

Hi,

Looking forward to reading the PKO Book!

What will the next book be about?!

Thanks

Hey, how was your largest downswing?

Should you start of a tournament open and passive or tight and aggressive?