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Fining a good online tournament is not always easy, some poker room just don't have the quantity of players needed to organize a solid online event. Personally I like to play re-buy tournaments any where between $3-5 dollars, with as many players as possible. I have had the most success in there type of tournaments - usually opening two tournaments at the same time and looking to go deep in at least one or both. I won't discuss my full strategy in the public domain, but I have been doing well for at least 2 years.

If you are looking for a good tournament then you really can't go wrong with Pokerstars.

Next month Pokerstars will host a major online event named TCOOP or Turbo Championship of Online Poker.

Running January 19-29 PokerStars' newest tournament series will kick off with 50 events. They will run the gamut of styles and games, but they will all have one thing in common: they will be fast-as-lightning turbo affairs.

My goal is to play several tournaments over the next few days in view of earning enough cash for at least one of the TCOOP tournaments.

I am hoping for at least a final table tonight.

Feeling in the zone with $35,000 chips after the first break.

Stay tuned. Stay Focused. Stay Alert.

As noted our starting bankroll is a 100 euro, starting with the right amount is vital, choosing the right limit and table is also vital. I had a quick  look around on Yachting Poker and there is not to many tables to choose from, I do find 1 table with 1 player in the Omaha section of the client. Omaha is my favorite game and I can also play heads up. Some more player might show up and make it interesting.

Limit's are 10/20 cents so I sit down with 25 euro it is 1/4 of my budget not a wise decision but with no table selection it will have to do.

We play for about 10 minutes when I over play a pair of AA and lost half my stack. I decide not to reload my stack and play short instead. I do manage to win it back with some good bluffing. A bit later I change my play as my opponent is playing aggressive, I decide to slow play, next hand I hit top two pairs ace and queen, he is betting hard and I am playing slow the turn. Trap works he bets big - then I make my move and push. He calls. I am ahead as he only has a smaller two pair Q and 4. River is a 4 and he makes a full house meaning my stack is gone.

I know I can take him and I am feeling warmed up.

I decide to reload with another 25 euro.

We play for another 40 minutes. I am now play passive, waiting for the right hand.
I finally win most of my stack back when I slow play a set of 2's.
Player leaves.

I am still down 10 euro during my first session. 

Second session is going to be about winning that back

Here we go...

This time I find a donkey on a NLH 5/10 cents table. He has 5 euro so I sit down with 10. First hand he raises, I re raise with a AQ he folds. Second hand 33 and then a set on the flop. Donkey bets I smooth call. On the turn he pushes call, I win he leaves table.

Now I am only down 5 euro.

Can I break even...

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