Updated on 21 Feb 26 by
Barry carter
Poker Expert

Satellite strategy (for cash game players)

LemOn36 is joined by Barry Carter, who blew his mind explaining how a cash game player should adapt to satellites.





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Video Type:

Hand Review

Coach:

LemOn36 & Barry Carter

Status:

Free

Duration

50 minutes

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LemOn36 is joined by Barry Carter to discuss something that is perhaps alien to cash game players - satellites.

Most regular MTT grinders struggle to understand satellite strategy, so a cash game regular like our coach was blown away by some of the strategic differences. 

In this new video the guys go over a satellite LemOn36 played on KKPoker, to discuss the nuances of satellite strategy.

This video includes:

  • Optimal registration and rebuy strategies
  • When to shove instead of min raise
  • Times when it is correct to fold Aces preflop
  • What satellite ranges look like
  • GTO vs real life adjustments
  • How to adjust to weak players

Our coach could not believe some of the differences between satellites and cash games. You may be surprised too. 

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Barry Carter is the editor of PokerStrategy.com and the co-author of The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2, Poker Satellite Strategy, PKO Poker Strategy, Endgame Poker Strategy, GTO Poker Simplified, Mystery Bounty Poker Strategy and Beyond GTO. In 2025, he won the Global Poker Awards for Best Book and Twitter Personality of the Year.