The Bodog Poker is out with another fabulous treat, this time in the form of a celebration. The Bodog.com celebrates its 15 year anniversary with 15 days of Poker Tournament Series including 15 days of qualifying tournaments alongside $15,000 Freeroll on October 15th!
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It was 15 years ago that Bodog.com commenced its venture in the world of poker and opened its doors to the poker fans to celebrate this landmark achievement. Now Bodog.com is hosting its 15 Days of Poker Tournament Series to tantalize its poker market where a group of lucky players will battle it out for a share of a $15,000 prize pool.
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“For 15 years, Bodog has been a leader in the online gambling industry, giving players a superior gaming experience while awarding billions in prizes,” says Bodog.com Poker Pro David Williams. ” and Bodog.com’s 15 Days of Poker tournament series gives online poker players a fun and profitable way to celebrate this colossal achievement with Bodog.” More Bodog Poker Pros!
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The event starts on Monday, Sept. 21st and ends on Oct 5th. Each of the 15 qualifying tournaments will take place at 8:15 pm EST and feature buy-ins ranging from $5 to $15. A variety of Texas Holdem formats will be offered, including No Limit, Pot Lim it, Fixed Limit, Turbo events, super-turbo events and re-buy events.
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The prize distribution is done the typical way, however the top 30% of finishers from each event will earn Tournament Leaderboard Points, which will determine who moves on to the 15 Days of Poker Semi Final and the $15,000 Final Tournament.
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The Semi Final Tournament will be held on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 8:15 pm EST, with the field consisting of those placing in 16th to 115th place along with the players who have competed in at least 10 qualifying events. The top 15 in the Semi Final earn an automatic entry into the $15,000 Final Tournament.

The winner also gets a seat in the weekly Bodog $100,000 Guaranteed online poker tournament, and the remaining top 14 finishers each win a seat in a $100,000 qualifier. Apart from this the top 15 finishers will also win T$162 to play in the Bodog $100,000 Guaranteed, held every Sunday at 4:00 pm EST.

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Posted by Diana Sterling in Poker Articles, Poker News, Poker Tournaments | No Comments » September 21st, 2009

The Bodog Poker is at it again, with another target to achieve and add to its fine reputation. This time it’s called the Bodog Network. The brand is yet again expanding its existence in the online world with an aim to secure a gaming license with the ability to attract and fully service European Union poker operators.

The development of a completely fresh Bodog-branded poker network is the main event for the network which also plans to incorporate new domain names and poker rooms into the group of sites during the next year. The former Chief Executive Officer of the Ongame Poker Network Patrik Selin has secured compulsory obligations from all Bodog online gambling brands as initial network licensees.

Calvin Ayre founder of the successful Bodog Brand, stated, that “I am extremely excited about this new licensee of BodogBrand.com; Bodog Network is the first business to business enterprise to license the brand and the fit simply couldn’t be better. Patrik Selin’s very detailed business plan and proposal were very compelling, and after building Ongame into a network powerhouse under his leadership, his abilities and credibility are unquestionable.”

Mr. Selin gave his opinion saying “I intend to build one of the largest and most reputable poker networks in the world, and we are building a model that is founded on security and integrity, and Bodog Network partners will never need to disclose or put their customer databases at risk. The initial discussions I’ve had regarding potential candidate partners have been overwhelmingly positive,” adding, “As the network comes online in 2010, we will naturally be extending the network to non-’Bodog’ branded operators. Those discussions are already underway.”

Selin was CEO when Bwin acquired the Ongame Network in 2006 after which he also served as the President and CEO of GNUF and Betway. Selin is a respected European industry expert and is expected to do very well with the Bodog Branded Network.

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Posted by Diana Sterling in Poker Articles, Poker News | No Comments » September 20th, 2009

The Bodog casino, like all online casinos aims to create a platform, from which it becomes recognized among the casino industry. Recently the leading casino Bodog.com has become one of the first sites to hand out a seat in next summer’s World Series of Poker held in Las Vegas after recently completing their Mini Poker Series promotion.

There were 13 events before the ultimate grand final and the Bodog customers managed to earn a place in the last tournament of the series by either placing in the semi-final tournament or by getting a position in the top ten of the competition’s overall leaderboard.

Overall, 82 runners took part in the fabulous series’ curtain-closer and in the end it was regular online player John Ormsby, a regular online player who emerged on top and won himself a $12,000 package to next year’s World Series.

John Ormsby, aged 25 and residing in Michigan is an experienced poker player especially in the context of the Bodog’s site, having spent the past four years digging out a profit on the limit Hold’em cash tables, although the seat in the 2010 WSOP will be the first time that Ormsby has ever played in a Series.

“I hope to go out there early and play in a couple of other events first,” said Ormsby of his preparations for Main Event. “I was in Vegas years ago when I was younger, but it was before I played poker. I know there are lots of juicy cash games around town to play in during the WSOP and I’m looking forward to it all.”

Despite winning his seat in next year’s Big One, Ormsby was keen to stress the fact that poker would remain nothing more than a just his leisure time activity. “I think it’s every poker player’s dream to win a WSOP bracelet, but I don’t see myself playing poker professionally. I would rather keep it as a hobby at this point,” he stated.

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Posted by Diana Sterling in Poker Articles, Poker News, Poker Tournaments, WSOP | No Comments » August 6th, 2009

There is only one tournament that can guarantee poker immortality, and only one online poker site that is making it convenient than ever to get there. BodogPoker has guaranteed 5 WSOP Main Event Prize Packages every week, two awarded on each Sunday.

Due to a considerable decline in tournament entries, it has become especially easy to win a seat in the 2009 WSOP Main Event via the online poker room. Jean-Robert Bellande, Bodog Poker Pro expressed, “The Main Event is the one tournament we all dream about winning, and the simplest and easiest way to make that dream come true is here at Bodog.”

In the past two weeks, Bodog has seen an average of 66 players competing in the Sunday tournament. Even with such low entry rates, Bodog Poker continues to dole out the two promised WSOP Main Event Prize Packages each weekend.

It costs $250 to buy-in to the tournament directly, but more affordable satellite tournaments are held throughout the weekend, awarding a seat in Sunday’s WSOP Main Event Semifinal tournament. As to why participation levels have been so low, this can only be speculated; but the fact that the Sunday Main Event Semifinals are held at 3:15 a.m. ET might have something to do with it.

Each 2009 WSOP Main Event Prize Package awarded by Bodog Poker is worth $12,000. The first $10,000 goes to cover the buy-in costs at the World Series of Poker Main Event. The remaining $2,000 is awarded to cover travel costs and accommodations throughout the tournament, plus spending cash.

The 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event is scheduled to kick off July 3rd in the Amazon Room of the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Bodog Poker will be hosting WSOP Main Event Semifinals every Sunday through the end of June, up until the start of the poker world’s most prestigious event; the World Series of Poker.

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Posted by Diana Sterling in Poker Articles, Poker News, Poker Tournaments, WSOP | No Comments » May 28th, 2009

Bodog Poker Open III will get underway in a couple of days, the 2009 edition is featuring some new wrinkles. By giving players more choice this year Bodog Poker Open III comprises of 26 tournaments, which are divided into three series, each with a different buy-in tier.

With these three different types of tournament series to select from – bounty, guaranteed, and money added – It is yet another challenging poker event to accommodate every type of poker player

Below are three different types of tournament series with varying levels of buy ins.

1: Bodog Poker Open III ‘Championship Series’ which is intended for the higher-limit tournament player willing to go all the way to the Main Event and grab shares in the huge prize pools that is on offer.

2: ‘Mid-Stakes Tournament Series’, it is intended for the experienced player interested to take their game to the next level

3: ‘Mini-Bounty Tournament Series’ it is intended for the lower-limit players who are eager and interested to learn more about tournament poker

The schedule for Bodog poker open 111 is featuring ten elite, eight mid-stakes tourneys, high-stakes championship events, eight low buy-in mini-bounty tourneys specially designed to facilitate modest bankroll players. Bodog will be donating $75,000 to the championship prize pool with another $30,000 for the BPO III main event.

The series is getting underway on April 26th and will go through the championship main event on May 3rd. Last year Bodog Poker open attracted upto 539 runners in 14 events, by overall awarding a total sum of well over $700,000 in prize money, with the winner of the main event grabbed up $75,000.

The current event schedule is wall to wall as it includes no pot-limit, fixed-limit, no-limit, turbo, and short-handed. The qualifiers round for the event are currently taking place on the Bodog Poker website.

Posted by Diana Sterling in Poker Articles, Poker News, Poker Tournaments | No Comments » April 21st, 2009

Bodog is giving online poker players (Mac users included) the chance to play on the virtual felt anytime, anywhere, with its new Instant Play poker client. With absolutely no software to download, all a player needs to instantly access the Bodog Poker Room is a web browser and an Internet connection.

The flash-based poker client currently allows players to play one Texas Hold’em cash game table and features many of the same innovations as the downloadable Bodog Poker client, including a resizable window, a player spotlight that highlights action as it moves around the table, player-to-player chat, game details and other customizable options.

“The new Instant Play option at Bodog is perfect for when I want to play poker on my Mac or play cash games on a friend’s computer who may not have the Bodog Poker client installed,” says Bodog Poker Pro Evelyn Ng. “You can even snatch a few games at work.”

Indeed, the Instant Player version of Bodog Poker gives players total freedom to play when and where they want, whether it’s getting in 20 minutes of poker during a break at work, playing a marathon session from a hotel room while on a business trip, or hitting the tables on that shiny new Mac at home.

Players using Instant Play for cash game action also have access to amazing incentives. The “Points to Cash” program lets players accumulate points just for playing – win or lose – that can be cashed in for up to $500 a month. The Royal Flush Bonus awards 50 times the big blind up to $200 if a player takes down a pot holding the king of all poker hands and, conversely, the Bad Beat Bonus awards 100 times the big blind up to $1,000 if that seemingly dominant hand is crushed by one better.

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Posted by Diana Sterling in New Poker Sites, Poker News, Press Releases | No Comments » February 19th, 2009

Flying off to exotic locations to play in the world’s finest poker tournaments isn’t just for the poker pros you see on television. Thanks to Bodog, amateur players can now join the club—the Bodog Flight Club, that is—for as little as $1. Right now in the Bodog Poker Room, the online poker powerhouse is giving away at least one Bodog Flight Club Package a month to major tournaments in Europe, South America and North America, with most events featuring prize pools over a million dollars.

Winners of a Bodog Flight Club package receive buy-in to the main event, travel expenses, spending money and instantly become a member of Team Bodog, complete with loads of Bodog gear and articles written up about their progress so friends and family can follow results from home.

“Take it from me, it doesn’t get any better than playing in a major tournament in an exotic location as a member of Team Bodog,” says Bodog Poker Pro David Williams. “The Bodog Flight Club is a once in a lifetime opportunity to compete for serious money against the best in the world, all while having an adventure only Bodog can deliver.”

The next Bodog Flight Club departure is the LAPT event in Punta del Este, Uruguay, held Mar. 18-20. Qualifiers are running daily at Bodog Poker for as little as $1 or 100 Bodog Poker Points, and all lead up to the LAPT Uruguay Semifinal event on Monday, Feb. 16 at 9:00 p.m. EST, where at least two Bodog Flight Club prize packages to the LAPT Uruguay are guaranteed. The winners will join Bodog online player “Nate Avenson”, who will be heading off to Uruguay in Bodog style after winning a prize package during Bodog’s Super Bowl Special tournament.

Next up after Uruguay will be the “Flight Club – San Remo” event on Monday, Mar. 16 at 9:00 p.m. EST, where at least two more Bodog Flight Club prize packages are guaranteed to the event in San Remo, Italy, held Apr. 18-23.

Not already playing poker at Bodog? Being new has its rewards as Bodog is giving all new players automatic entry into six exclusive qualifiers for the Sunday $100,000 Guaranteed tournament. Each week 25 seats will be given away for $100,000 qualifying tourneys.

The Sunday $100,000 Guaranteed is Bodog’s big weekly tournament, and it is back from its break over Super Bowl weekend when Bodog hosted a special Sunday tournament for its players. A total of $20,000 in added prize money was awarded, or approximately $50 added per player, proving once again that no other online poker site gives its players greater value for their tournament dollars.

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Posted by Diana Sterling in Poker Articles, Poker News, Press Releases | No Comments » February 10th, 2009