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BarryCarter
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As you may know, our long serving editor Barry Carter has just written his third book, Poker Satellite Strategy, which he wrote with professional poker player Dara O'Kearney.

Dara one of the most successful live and online tournament players ever from Ireland, he is known as 'Doke' online and has over $3 million in online cashes, as well as eight PocketFives Triple Crowns. He is sponsored by Unibet Poker and is the co-host of The Chip Race Podcast.

Barry has been with PokerStrategy.com since 2011 so naturally he wanted to give some members of our community the chance to win a free copy of his new book.

All you have to do is ask him a fun question in this AMA thread. It can be anything from questions about satellites, what it's like writing about poker for PokerStrategy or even just what is the deal with his stupid face?

On March 15 Barry will pick out the three questions he thought were most interesting, entertaining or useful and awarding the member who asked them with a free copy of his book.


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BarryCarter
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Example: What's with your stupid face?


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Juelz84
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OK, Barry. In all honesty, how long did Dara have to reason with you to let go of the "Fold Everything" cover?


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BarryCarter
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Originally posted by Juelz84
OK, Barry. In all honesty, how long did Dara have to reason with you to let go of the "Fold Everything" cover?

This is what he is talking about, little joke cover I made when we announced it

Dara is so easy going I think he might have happily kept it, but his wife was not having any of it


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UPAY4DINNER
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Are you rich yet?


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BarryCarter
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Originally posted by UPAY4DINNER
Are you rich yet?

No but we did have a surprisingly good first week with the book, so you never know.


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UPAY4DINNER
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Did Jared require much in the divorce?


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BarryCarter
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Originally posted by UPAY4DINNER
Did Jared require much in the divorce?

Jared actually appears in the book (we have a mental game section) but yes in secret I think he is absolutely crushed.


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rompas
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Do u have a split personality? i get confused when i see you write about yourself in 3rd person


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bradomurder
Joined: 17.10.2008

Will you consider writing the next one with me? A book of my life advice for youngsters

I'm thinking "How to fail at everything but still.... "

Also, Will you help me finish the title?


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BarryCarter
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Originally posted by rompas
Do u have a split personality? i get confused when i see you write about yourself in 3rd person

LOL. Its always been my dream to win a big tourney so I can 'interview myself'


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BarryCarter
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Originally posted by bradomurder
Will you consider writing the next one with me? A book of my life advice for youngsters

I'm thinking "How to fail at everything but still.... "

Also, Will you help me finish the title?

I think you should call it

BTW if you are referencing this, I do like this book


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CptJokerFish
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Originally posted by BarryCarter
Example: What's with your stupid face?

Can you answer this question please?


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BarryCarter
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Originally posted by CptJokerFish

Originally posted by BarryCarter
Example: What's with your stupid face?

Can you answer this question please?

Yeah it's always been a tricky one. I first realised it was stupid when it became apparent I looked really stupid in a hat. Definitely the biggest problem as I get older with it is my eyebrows are too light compared to my regular hair, I think that makes me look pretty stupid, like I dont even have eyebrows. The worst thing about my face is now and then people suggest it looks like a thinner younger Howard Lederer. Plus I have a dumb British awkward smile.

My hair is all I have.


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Primrose6789
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Why didn´t you ask me to ghostwrite the book? :f_p::f_ugly:
(I´m a ghostwriter)


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BarryCarter
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Originally posted by Primrose6789
Why didn´t you ask me to ghostwrite the book? :f_p::f_ugly:
(I´m a ghostwriter)

Ah, because I technically am the ghostwriter on this one, I'm just too vain not to have my name on the cover.

In all seriousness, that is kinda true. In this book and Mental Game of Poker I had little influence on the actual advice, I just did most of the writing/structuring etc. Because I am slightly well known in poker circles and am doing all the marketing, it's much easier to also have my name on the cover so when people see me promoting the book I don't look like Dara's stalker.

Who do you ghostwrite for? Anything I might have seen before?


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Originally posted by BarryCarter

Originally posted by Primrose6789
Why didn´t you ask me to ghostwrite the book? :f_p::f_ugly:
(I´m a ghostwriter)

Ah, because I technically am the ghostwriter on this one, I'm just too vain not to have my name on the cover.

In all seriousness, that is kinda true. In this book and Mental Game of Poker I had little influence on the actual advice, I just did most of the writing/structuring etc. Because I am slightly well known in poker circles and am doing all the marketing, it's much easier to also have my name on the cover so when people see me promoting the book I don't look like Dara's stalker.

Who do you ghostwrite for? Anything I might have seen before?

Barry, I mostly ghostwrite in German, cause this is my native language. I work in the fields of science and medicine and I do proofreading as well. _thumbsup:_thumbsup:_thumbsup:

So: We are kind of collegues? _ugly:

Are you in fact a a real ghost? :f_ugly::f_ugly::f_ugly::f_ugly:


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BarryCarter
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Originally posted by Primrose6789

Originally posted by BarryCarter

Originally posted by Primrose6789
Why didn´t you ask me to ghostwrite the book? :f_p::f_ugly:
(I´m a ghostwriter)

Ah, because I technically am the ghostwriter on this one, I'm just too vain not to have my name on the cover.

In all seriousness, that is kinda true. In this book and Mental Game of Poker I had little influence on the actual advice, I just did most of the writing/structuring etc. Because I am slightly well known in poker circles and am doing all the marketing, it's much easier to also have my name on the cover so when people see me promoting the book I don't look like Dara's stalker.

Who do you ghostwrite for? Anything I might have seen before?

Barry, I mostly ghostwrite in German, cause this is my native language. I work in the fields of science and medicine and I do proofreading as well. _thumbsup:_thumbsup:_thumbsup:

So: We are kind of collegues? _ugly:

Are you in fact a a real ghost? :f_ugly::f_ugly::f_ugly::f_ugly:

You've got me


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imgoingtomirage
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Favourite The Sopranos character?

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Originally posted by imgoingtomirage
Favourite The Sopranos character?

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