Bodog poker ispart of the
Bodog Entertainment Group which has been on the net since 1995
featuring a world class sportsbook operation as well as a
casino and other entertainent programing. The poker room came
on line in 2004 it is a very popular with a growing player
base. A large part of the player pool is recruited through the
sportsbook operation, which means a large base of novice and
recreational players.
You will certainly find the action a Bodog in the low to
middle limits looser than in the other top rooms.
The games offered
are all variations of Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo,
Seven-Card Stud, Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo and Five-Card Stud. The
games vary between No-Limit, Pot-Limit and Fixed-Limit.
Full-table games, short-handed and heads-up tables are all
available. Game volume however is fairly concentrated in
No-Limit Hold'em, especially at the small and middle limits.
The room is not on the large end of the scale when it comes to
player base but there is enough ring players to keep the
tables going. On average
you can expect to see 10000+ during peak hours. Bodog Poker
takes a fixed rake at 5% and capped at $3.
Speed is a key factor to the success of Bodog Poker. The ease
and simplicity of Bodog Poker's user interface and Bodog
Poker's simple, yet effective software design also delivers
some great software features. All in all Bodog stand right up
their with the top tier of online poker rooms, with the extra
convienance of betting your football games at the same store.
Tournament Action
Bodog offers a full
compliment of tournament action including guaranteed money
events daily, and a full range of sit-n-go's at all games and
all levels. Its worth mentioned that many of Bodog's
guaranteed prize fun events offer substantial overlays
Bodog offers an impressive $100,000 GP which has a
substantial overly. You can buyin directly for $100 or win
your way through daily qualifiers. Other games include daily
$10,000 and $20,000 guaranteed tournaments among re-buys and
freezouts.
Bodog offers the opportunity to play with their own team of
professional players (David Williams, Josh Arieh, and Evelyn
Ng) in a leaderboard challenge or winning a seat to a live
event where you will play for Team Bodog. Tournaments are
featured in Texas Holdem and Omaha format with re-buy, GP,
freezouts all available. Tournaments are offered for as little
as $1 and you can usually expect buyins not to exceed a few
hundred.
Bonuses and Loyalty Program
Bodog
offers a different sign up bonus than your standard poker
room. Instead of bonus dollars that need to be cleared you
will be receiving some of your bonus as a cash bonus up front
directly deposited into your poker account to start playing
with. Currently this is a 110% bonus which is pretty good. The
only requirements are that you earn enough comp points before
requesting a withdrawal.
While you are playing in any bodog poker game, or when you
enter Bodog tournaments you are earning Bodog's poker
points that can be used tor tournament buy\ins or to purchase
Bodog apparel and other gear.
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