Updated on 21 Feb 26 by
Barry Carter
Poker Expert

How to stop getting owned in tough PKO tournaments

In this new video Dara and David from the Chip Race school Barry Carter on how to play in tough, deep, PKO MTTs.





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Video Type:

Hand Review

Coach:

Barry Carter, Dara O'Kearney & David Lappin

Status:

Free

Duration

59 minutes

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Barry Carter satellited into a bigger buy-in PKO last week and felt that he got outclassed, so he recruited Dara O'Kearney and David Lappin to give their thoughts. 

And yeah, he got outclassed. 

But all was not lost because there was a lot to learn from this hand review session, including:

  • How to play out of position against good players
  • Balancing bluffs and value in PKOs
  • Hand selection with deep stacks
  • What to do when you qualify for a tough event

Barry was embarrassed to film this session he messed the hands up so bad, but that is where the learning happens. Don;t make the same mistakes he makes. 

He also won a PKO the day he filmed the session, coincidence? Yes. 

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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.