One force is the bounties themselves which are an immediate cash prize for eliminating another player. Something which we will talk about a lot in this book is that there are two opposing forces in PKO tournaments that influence every decision we make. In a PKO you make some extreme calls with weak hands because the presence of bounties gives you an extra incentive to win a hand beyond increasing your chip stack.

In satellites you make some extreme folds with strong hands because the prize structure is all or nothing, you don’t get more for winning more chips. If you have read our previous book, Poker Satellite Strategy, it isn’t the worst advice to say that in PKOs you should do the complete opposite of what you would do in a satellite. PKOs in 30 Minutes The philosophy of PKOs

To find out more check out our Complete Guide to Knock Out Poker. The following is an excerpt from PKO Poker Strategy called “PKOs in 30 Minutes.” Read it through - it will probably take you less than a half-hour - then apply what you’ve learned when playing your next PKO tournament on PokerStars. In their newest book PKO Poker Strategy, Dara O’Kearney and Barry Carter show how players can get an edge on the field in PKOs with just a few adjustments.

However very little has been written about “PKOs” or the strategies needed to succeed in them. Progressive Knockout tournaments are the fastest growing format in poker.

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