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Bodog Poker Review

U.S. Player Note: Bodog recently rebranded their U.S. facing site to Bovada. The site is exactly the same as Bodog but with a different name for U.S. players. RakeTracker players may simply use our Bodog link "Join Now" link above and follow the instructions to download Bovada.

Bodog is currently one of the largest independent networks in the world. The company got their start in the mid-nineties and they have operated an independent online poker room since 2004. Players signing up at Bodog will notice great games and slick software, as well as abundant payment processing options.

Team RakeTracker players receive a 100% up to $1000 Bodog poker bonus. Note that in some non-European countries, players will receive a sign-up bonus of 100% up to $1,100 with 10% awarded instantly. The site does not offer a VIP program or rakeback, but they do allow players to take advantage of the Points to Tickets program where they can exchange points for what is essentially unlimited tournament tickets. Points are exchanged at a rate of approximately 100 Poker Points per $1.

The site also awards bonuses for hitting a Bad Beat and Royal Flush while not taking out any extra rake. Bodog offers up to $15,000 in freerolls each month that players can use Poker Points to enter. The site has healthy No Limit Holdem and Pot Limit Omaha action, up to the mid stake levels. Tournament players will enjoy many daily and weekly guaranteed tournaments which culminate with the $100,000 guaranteed on Sundays.

Do not use Bodog Poker Refer a Friend program when you sign up as it will prevent you from receiving rakeback.

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Bodog Poker Summary:

Bodog, one of the most recognizable online gambling names in the world, launched their online poker room in 2004 almost 10 years after forming the company. The site, which recently moved to an .EU domain name, has traditionally been a strong U.S. poker room but is gaining steam with players across the globe. Bodog is very focused on catering to recreational players and sportsbettors, resulting in very good action at the tables

Bodog is the only site in existence that has no waiting lists or player names at the tables. The poker room also does not allow tracking software. These policies are in place to limit the number of professional players. Action at Bodog can be found at Fixed Limit Hold’em, No Limit Hold’em and Pot Limit Omaha, among other games. Sit N Go and Multi-table tournament players will also find action running around the clock. Daily guaranteed tournaments reach up to $10,000 with the $100,000 Guaranteed on Sunday being the premier weekly event.

Because of a strict anti-rakeback rule, Team RakeTracker players are not able to receive rakeback at Bodog. There is no real rakeback replacement on the site either, but players can exchange their earned Bodog Points for unlimited tournament tickets. Players also receive extra value through Royal Flush and Bad Beat prizes, which do not have any extra rake taken.

Bodog Poker Deposit and Withdrawal Methods
Method	US Players	Deposit	Withdrawal	Notes
Visa	Yes	Yes	No	4.9% fee for US players
Money Transfer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Fees covered for over $300 deposits
Rapid Transfer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Fees covered for over $300 deposits
Bank Wire	Yes	Yes	Yes	Min $1000 deposit
MyPaylinQ	Yes	Yes	No
Digital Pin	Yes	Yes	No
Check	Yes	Yes	Yes
Neteller	No	Yes	Yes
Skrill (Moneybookers)	No	Yes	Yes
Mastercard	No	Yes	No
Click2Pay	No	Yes	Yes
Diners Club	No	Yes	No
Instant Checking	No	Yes	Yes
JCB	No	Yes	No
Paysafecard	No	Yes	No
Speedcard	No	Yes	No

Player to Player Transfers: No

Attributes:

Network:

Independent

Established:

1994 (2004 poker room)

USA Accepted:

Bovada is Bodog's US facing brand

EU Licensed:

No

Jurisdiction:

Kahnawake, Antigua

Public Company:

No

Operator:

Bodog

Accounts on Multiple Skins:

N/A -- Bodog is currently an independent room with no other skins

Restricted Countries:

None

Mobile Version:

No

Download Versions:

Windows

No Download Vers.:

N/A

Website Languages:

English

Email:

service@bodog.com

Live Chat:

Yes - in client

Phone Help:

1-888-263-0000

Bodog Poker Help:

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Bodog Poker Software

Multi-tabling:

4

Features:

Resizable tables, one click join tables, show hand value, show table spotlight

Hands per hour:

84- NL Hold’em Full Ring, 99- NL Hold’em Shorthanded, 67- Fixed Limit Hold’em Full Ring, 102- Fixed Hold’em Shorthanded. 124- NLHE Shorthanded Speed

Client Languages:

English

Mac Friendly Client:

No

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Bodog Poker Bonus Details

Bonus: 100% up to $1000
Referral Bonus Code: PASTRACK
Clear Rate: 10 Poker Points per $1 of bonus

Earning Poker Points: Players earn Poker Points when a contribution to the pot has been made and the pot is raked. The number of Poker Points that players earn is dependent upon the rake taken from the table, per the chart below. For tournaments and Sit N Gos, players will earn 3 points per $1 in fees played.

Additional Terms:

Players have 60 days to meet the terms. The bonus will be released as players reach Poker Point levels, according to the chart below. Players may make multiple deposits to reach their maximum bonus amount, however, the instant bonus will only be based on the first deposit. Allow 36 hours for bonus processing.

Some players will receive a 100% up to $1100 sign-up bonus with 10% awarded to your account instantly. This bonus is mostly available to Canadians and players located in Asia and South America. 10% is awarded instantly to play with. To be able to withdraw the instant bonus, you must earn 3 Poker Points per $1 of instant bonus.

Account Specific and Reload Bonuses

Bodog offers few, if any, reload bonuses to players anymore. Most of the cash rewards players will receive at Bodog come in the form of the monthly Poker Points to tournament exchanges, where players can exchange their earned points for tournament tickets at an approximate rate of 100 per $1 of value.

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Bodog Points earned per Rake
Rake	Points
$0.01-$0.04	0.05
$0.05-$0.24	0.10
$0.25-$0.49	0.25
$0.50-$0.99	0.50
$1+	1.00

Bodog Initial Sign-Up Bonus
Level	Poker Points	Bonus Issued	Total Bonus
1	100	$10	$10
2	500	$40	$50
3	1,500	$100	$150
4	3,000	$150	$300
5	6,000	$300	$600
6	10,000	$400	$1,000

Games

Poker sites with sportsbooks commonly have some of the loosest online poker games available and the story is no different at Bodog. The quality of games are also aided by the fact that Bodog does not allow rakeback or have any sort of reward system, which tends to keep the sharks out of the games. Another major factor increasing the quality of games are Bodog's side-wide "Anonymous" tables. These tables prevent skilled players from following their opponents and exploiting weaknesses.

Bodog offers all the standard ring games including variations of Hold’em, Omaha and Stud. The most popular games are at No Limit Hold’em and Pot Limit Omaha, but there is also a surprising amount of games at the other games, notably Fixed Limit Hold’em and Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo. For Stud games, the site offers 7 Card Stud, 7 Card Stud High/Low and 5 Card Stud.

No Limit Hold’em tables have 2, 6 or 9 seats, whereas Fixed Limit Hold’em full ring games are available with 10 seats. There are no variations in the games at Bodog – they are all standard tables. There are no “nosebleed” games at Bodog. For example, No Limit Hold’em games are available in limits ranging from $0.02-$0.05 to $10/$20 and Fixed Limit tables range from $0.05/$0.10 to $30/$60.

Hold'em
Hold'em	# of Seats	Offered	Available*	Types
No Limit	2,6,9	$0.02/$0.05-$10/$20	Up to $3/$6
Pot Limit	9	$0.05/$0.10-$1/$2	Limited
Fixed Limit	2,6,10	$0.05/$0.10-$30/$60	Up to $3/$6

Omaha
Omaha	# of Seats	Offered	Available*	Types
Pot Limit	2,6,9	$0.02/$0.05-$10/$20	Up to $2/$4
Fixed Limit	10	$0.25/$0.50-$30/$60	Limited

Omaha Hi/Lo
Omaha Hi/Lo	# of Seats	Offered	Available*	Types
Pot Limit	2,6,9	$0.02/$0.05-$10/$20	up to $1/$2
Fixed Limit	6,9	$0.25/$0.50-$30/$60	Limited

Stud
Seven Card Stud	# of Seats	Offered	Available*	Types
Hi	8	$0.25/$0.50-$5/$10	Up to $0.50/$1
Hi/Lo	8	$0.25/$0.50-$5/$10	Up to $0.25/$0.50

Other Games: 5 Card Stud

Multi-Table Tournaments

Bodog has very solid tournament action for a site its size and the premier $100,000 guaranteed tournament held on Sunday’s indicative of that. Players can enter the $100,000 guaranteed tournament with a $150+$12 buy-in or qualify through a multitude of qualifiers ranging from $7+$0.70 to $35+$3.50. New players can also qualify for six special $100k qualifier freerolls.

Even though the $100k tournament is the centerpiece of the tournament action on the site, Bodog also offers robust daily tournament action as well. Bodog offers daily guaranteed tournaments with $10,000 and $5,000 prize pools. If you like to enter freerolls, you will be happy to know that Bodog offers two $7,500 freerolls per month that players may enter for 1,000 Poker Points for qualify for as little as 25 Poker Points.

All of the multi-table tournaments on Bodog are No Limit Hold’em. The tournaments come in different styles, however. Like most sites, Bodog offers both rebuy and rebuy with add-on events. There are also special tournaments that run at different speeds based on your preference for pace of the tournament, including Turbo and Super Turbo. Standard chip stack sizes are 1,500 chips, with special tournaments run with Deep Stacks (3,000 chips) and Super Stacks (5,000).

As a new player, you can take advantage of Beginner tournaments that will pay twice as many places as regular tournaments.

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Featured Tournaments
Name	Buy-in	When	Gtd.	Sat	Notes
$100k Guaranteed.	$150+$12	Sunday at 4 PM ET	$100k	Yes
$10k Guaranteed	$55+$5	Daily at 7 PM ET	$10k	Yes
$5k Guaranteed	$50+$5	Daily at 7 PM ET	$5k	Yes

SNGs

Unlike the multi-table tournament action at Bodog, Sit N Gos are offered in many different games, including No Limit Hold’em, Pot Limit Omaha, Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo, Stud and even Stud Hi/Lo. Almost all of the action runs at the No Limit Hold’em tables with some limited Omaha activity.

For a medium-sized site, Bodog sees a healthy amount of Sit N Go activity at the No Liimit Hold’em tables, which have limits offered up to $220+$15. The majority of the action is seen occurring up to $105+$9. A large majority of the Sit N Go tables have 2, 6 or 10 seats, with some limited multi-table action available at the lower buy-in levels.

Sit N Go Satellites are offered for the most popular tournaments on Bodog including the $100k guaranteed and the $7,500 bi-monthly freerolls. Players can qualify via real money Sit N Gos up to $35+$3.50 or via Poker Points tournaments that players can enter for 1500 Poker Points. Bodog offers non-standard tournaments in Turbo and Super-Turbo styles. Fans of Double or Nothing tournaments will see tournaments available at buy-ins of $7+0.70 to $56+$4. New players can take part in special Beginner Sit N Gos.

Bodog Poker Rake Schedule

Bodog Poker Rake Schedule
# of Players		2-3	4-5	6+
Fixed Limit	$0.05/$0.10	$0.01 per $0.20, $0.10 max (5%)	$0.01 per $0.20, $0.10 max (5%)	$0.01 per $0.20, $0.10 max (5%)
Fixed Limit	$0.10/$0.25	$0.01 per $0.20, $0.20 max (5%)	$0.01 per $0.20, $0.20 max (5%)	$0.01 per $0.20, $0.20 max (5%)
Fixed Limit	$0.25/$0.50	$0.05 per $1, $0.40 max (5%)	$0.05 per $1, $0.40 max (5%)	$0.05 per $1, $0.40 max (5%)
Fixed Limit	$0.50/$1	$0.05 per $1, $0.50 max (5%)	$0.05 per $1, $0.50 max (5%)	$0.05 per $1, $0.50 max (5%)
Fixed Limit	$1/$2	$0.25 per $5, $1 max (5%)	$0.25 per $5, $1 max (5%)	$0.25 per $5, $1 max (5%)
Fixed Limit	$2/$4+	$0.50 per $20, $1 max (5%)	$1 per $20, $2 max (5%)	$1 at $20 $40 and $70, $3 max (5%)
No Limit	Up to $0.10/$0.25	$0.01 per $0.20, $0.50 max (5%)	$0.01 per $0.20, $1 max (5%)	$0.01 per $0.20, $2 max (5%)
No Limit	$0.25/$0.50 and Up	$0.05 per $1.00, $0.50-$1 max (5%)	$0.05 per $1.00, $2 max (5%)	$0.05 per $1.00, $3 max (5%)

Example: At a $1/$2 fixed limit Hold'em game with 6 players seated and dealt cards, $0.25 in rake would be taken for each $5 in the pot up to a total of $1 in rake. Once the pot reaches $40, no further rake is taken. "5%" represents the % of the pot that is raked from the table at the time the rake is taken. Because many pots do not end up being raked (i.e. if no flop is seen) or if the pot is in between rake levels, effective rake levels are lower.

Bodog Poker Promotions

Poker Points to Tournament Tickets

Each month, Bodog players can exchange their earned Points for tournament tickets via the "Points to Tickets" section of your account. Players are albe to exchange an unlimied number of points each month to top tournaments including the $100k guaranteed, generic $109 tickets and tickets to other guaranteed tournaments. The value of poitns through this method is just over $0.01 per point.

Cash Game Promotions

Bad Beat Bonus

Get a Bad Beat at Bodog? No problem. That’s because every player that loses with AAAKK or higher at Bodog at Texas Hold’em games will receive a prize of 100x the big blind up to $1,000! And unlike other Bad Beat Jackpot prizes, there is no extra rake taken. To be eligible for the prize, each player must use both hole cards and 3 or more players must be dealt into the hand. To claim your Bad Beat Jackpot prize, you must submit a claim to Bodog via email at poker@bodog.eu within 48 hours. Make sure to include the hand number.

Royal Flush Bonus

Bodog will award players who hit the highest hand in poker, a Royal Flush, with a prize of 50x the Big Blind up to $200. Players must be playing Texas Hold’em games and be dealt cards with at least 2 other players. Both hole cards must be used to qualify. To submit your claim, email the hand number to poker@bodog.eu within 48 hours of the hand.

Tournament Promotions

$15,000 Freerolls

Each month, Bodog will award $15,000 in Poker Point freerolls each month. The freerolls will be split between two $7,500 freerolls held twice a month. Players can buy-in directly or enter via Poker Point qualifiers with as few as 20 Poker Points required to enter.

Bodog Poker Point Freerolls
Name	Entry	When	Prize Pool
$7,500 Final	1000 PP	2nd and last Saturday of the month	$7,500
$7,500 Qualifier SNGs	150 PP	All Day	Ticket to final
$7,500 Qualifier -200PP	200 PP	6:10 PM ET daily	Top 10 receive ticket
$7,500 Qualifier - 25PP	25 PP	10:40 PM ET daily	Top 15 receive ticket

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