Connected to sports book so there are other opportunities apart from poker. Great interface and software upgrades. Like Absolute, PokerStars and others you can upload an avatar.
Beats (Suck):
Limited player base. Limited table selection. Recent legal issues are bringing Bodog into the spotlight for the wrong reasons (See NewBodog below).
BodogLife.com Update!
Bodog.com lost their domain name! On August 28, 2007 a lawsuit caused the domain name Bodog.com to no longer DNS to the poker/casino/sportsbook mega site. The company immediately launched the temporary domain NewBodog.com as an intermediary step while they fight to get their original domain name back. Now Bodog Poker has found a new permanent domain, BodogLife.com! This is suppose to be the final transition in their domain problems. Read our BodogLife.com Updates page to keep up with the latest news!
Bodog Poker Review
Whatever sport is your passion,
has it covered, from NFL Football to the Madness of NCAA Basketball
and everything in-between. Plus you can step into a full Las Vegas style casino experience with over 50 games,
easily downloadable at the click of a button and you can play in Bodog's exciting and growing multi-player
poker community, opened in September of 2004, featuring Texas HoldEm, Omaha, and Omaha High Low, 7 Card Stud,
7 Card Stud High Low, 5 Card Stud.
Of these games offered at Bodog, most people are playing mid-low stake no-limit hold'em ($200nl and below).
More people are playing full ring opposed to shorthanded on this site, which is usually the opposite. They also offer heads up cash tables, but only for limit hold'em; which is really disappointing. Omaha is actually quite popular for mid-stakes, which is surprising. There are usually 25 or so active tables, which is more than enough to find a game. The same can not be said for Stud however, an you're lucky to find one or two tables for 7 Card/5 Card.
Sit and Go tournaments at Bodog are quite popular, and generate at least just as much traffic as their ring games. There are usually 250+ running at a time, most of which being in the $20 - $30 range. There are also a few $55 - $109's as well, which is more than enough is you consider the pesky 3 table limit rule they have. They offer regular, turbo, super turbo, shorthanded, and heads up. Strangely their regular tables have 10 player seats whereas their full ring cash tables only offer 9. One thing to note is some tournaments have differing payouts and blind structures. For example, their beginner tournaments pay 5 places rather than 3, 30% for 1st down to 10% for 5th. I think these are a waste of time to be honest since the max you can win is less than 3x your buyin (including entry fee) but it would reduce your variance a lot; which could be good for a beginner. One negative thing is sit & gos do not use their own tournament lobbies, which I find annoying.
The Bodog Poker Room features daily tournaments with a monthly guaranteed prize pool of more than $1.8 million, including a $100,000 guaranteed ($100 + $9 buyin) tournament each Sunday. These daily guarantees range from $1000 ($2 rebuy), $2000 ($15 + $1 freezeout), $5000 ($30 + $3 freezeout), $8,000 ($50 + $5 freezeout), up to $10,000 ($100 + $9), so you can expect to find a tournament to fit your bankroll. Bodog.com also offers guaranteed seats to the World Poker Tour and the World Series of Poker, including the new WSOP Europe. You can also find many freeroll tournaments at Bodog, including their $500 and $1000 daily freerolls. Some of these require points to buy into, but most have no restrictions and can have fields as large as 5000.
While playing at Bodog, you will earn Bodog Poker Points. These points are used for a few different things, including earning bonuses and special tournaments. You will earn points for playing a raked hand in cash games (1 point max), 3 points for every $1 in tournament fees, and even points for just playing at cash tables! Earning points is explained in detail below in the Bonus section.
Bodog is a well established company and brand, dating back to the emergence of the
Bodog Sportsbook in 1995.
In 1999, the
Bodog Casino was born, offering 4 casino style games. And by 2004, the Bodog
casino offered over 50 casino games. And finally, in September of 2004, the
Poker room was introduced. So even though the Bodog Poker room is new, Bodog has been around for a long
time. Bodog's
Sportsbook is considered to be the industry leader,
and Bodog's sports content and expertise translated easily into mainstream media attention.
Major outlets such as ESPN, The New York Times, USA Today, CNN, CBS, and VH1 are just a
few of the papers, magazines, and media outlets that have turned to Bodog for
betting information and commentary.
Bodog Poker Lobby (Click to enlarge)
Bodog Poker No Limit Texas Hold'em Table (Click to enlarge)
Bodog Poker Software Interface/Usability
offers one of the top software/interface today. I really like how everything is organized and the tempo of the game. The lobby is organized by tabs, and games can be hidden or filtered to show only the results you want. One thing I noticed right away about the lobby is the size (click the lobby picture above to see full size). I found this pretty annoying and really wish I could turn off the promotional banner on the left side to make it smaller, but there is no option to do so. The lobby has a quick seat option as well, which can be nice to get tables up quickly, but I only used it for sit & gos. I wouldn't recommend it for ring games, as it is fairly easy to find one by viewing them and you can select the best tables this way. Under preferences there are some options that can be changed, but there really isn't much to adjust. Just things like four color deck, avatars, show bet/pot amount, and hand strength viewer.
The table view at Bodog is different than any other online poker room today.
Tables are a bit smaller than more rooms, with chat/notes attached to the right side of the window. You can also remove this to show only the table. I really like the tempo and speed of play, players are given enough time to make a decision, but not too much to hold up the game (there is no time bank). I also like how the table is laid out, it's plain yet appealing. You can also change the felt color to anything you'd like. Players are given the option to upload custom avatars, which I like and can help distinguish between players easier. One of the best features is the preferred seating seating option, which will always make you sit in the same seat. One minor frustration mentioned earlier is the lack of tournament lobbies for sit & go tournaments, would be nice to see this added in the future. (Note with multi table tournament lobbies it was be confusing because it tabs them in the main lobby, took me a moment to figure this out!)
There are a couple of very frustrating problems with Bodog. The first is the multi-tabling limitations. You can only play up to three tables maximum. I really think this limits the player base and until this is raised Bodog will never be as big as other online poker rooms (some of which allow 12 or more tables to be played at once). Another is the lack of being able to save hand history files. There is an instant hand history viewer at the table which can be used to view hands, however you can not get a text file to share hands with other people or to use with programs like Poker Tracker. There is a 3rd party program that was developed specifically for Bodog called DogWatch HandGrabber, however it costs money to use it for real money. This is a huge let down to have to pay for a separate program to obtain files that other online rooms supply with for free.
Bodog Poker Room Action
has grown a lot since adding poker games in 2004.
It was a slow start, with only about 800 players on average. But since implementing some nice features and constant updates on their software, they have grown to about an average of 5,000. They also launched a large television advertising campaign, and had a lot of commercials running which upped its player base. Bodog is still one of the rooms that allows US customers for real money play, and I think it was a great move in its part (and don't think they really would have survived if they banned US.) I think a few things need to be changed if they want to become one of the big names, most explained above (hand history and multi-table limit,etc) but they are in the top 10, which is good for a room with its own network.
One thing that might stunt their growth for a while is the current 2007 legal issues with its domain name. They had to switch from Bodog.com to NewBodog.com after being sued in court. For more details and constant updates on this, read our NewBodog.com Updates page to keep up with the latest news!
Bodog Poker Customer and Technical Support
Bodog is been currently been experiencing an overwhelming amount of support traffic because of the legal issues, so their responses time might be longer than usual. In the past, Bodog has been very good in my experience and has always quickly answered my e-mails. They also offer a toll free telephone number which give very quick responses, opposed to automated responses.
Bodog Poker's Ease of Game, Ease of Making Money, Fish Rating
Bodog is one of the fishiest US friendly sites around today.
It still doesn't compare to the old days of PartyPoker, but I noticed a larger number of fish and some large whales. One nice thing about the multi-table limit is the sharks can only be on three tables at a time, so it makes table selection a bit easier (I still wish they would raise the limit!) In my mid-stakes experience there were almost always 25+ tables to chose from, and being able to only play 3 max, it's always easy to find a table for you. If you're looking for a new room to try out and are having trouble finding one (especially if you're in the US) I recommend Bodog. It seems like its one of those rooms that everyone has heard of, but not many have played at.
Bodog Poker Bonus and Promotions
has recently upgraded their bonus to a very large 110% up to $500! Also, 10% of this bonus can still be immediately wagered like the old bonus! If you deposit $500 for the full amount, you will receive $50 instantly that you can bet/raise/call with, and $500 will go into your pending bonus account. In order to collect this money, you must earn Bodog points by playing real money ring games or tournaments. Here is how points are given out:
You must earn 3 Bodog Poker Points for every bonus dollar issued before being eligible for a withdrawal i.e. if you earn a $500 bonus, you must earn 500 Bodog Poker Points before placing a withdrawal. Bodog Poker Points are rewarded based on your amount of play in the poker room and the level of stakes at which you play.
Every new player at Bodog automatically receives 50 Poker Points when opening their account. Additionally, you can also earn points in the following ways:
1. Ring Games - You can accumulate Bodog Poker Points by playing in ring games when you have contributed to a pot that is raked. Points are awarded based on the following:
Rake:
· $1.00 - $3.00: 1.00 points earned
· $0.50 - $0.95: 0.50 points earned
· $0.25 - $0.45: 0.25 points earned
· $0.05 - $0.20: 0.10 points earned
Point accumulation occurs at the end of every hand.
2. Tournaments - You can accumulate Bodog Poker Points for every $1.00 in fees paid for each tournament you enter. Three Points are awarded for every $1.00 in fees paid; therefore, a player would get 15 Bodog Poker Points for entering a tournament with an entry of $50+$5 (buy in + fee).
3. Time spent playing - You will accumulate Bodog Poker Points for every minute spent playing at a table. One point is awarded for every 60 minutes of play. All time spent 'playing' (sitting out is not 'playing time') in play money games, real money games, and during tournaments counts towards points earned. Players may not earn more than 500 points for playing time per calendar month. Points accumulated through time spent playing each day will be issued into the player's account at approximately 3am EST the following morning.
Please note that you still have to earn points on the $50 instant bonus in order to withdraw it, but it available immediately after you deposit. Also, you have 30 days to earn your bonus or it will expire. The bonus can be used on anything, sportsbetting, casino, or horse racing.
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Bodog Sportsbook
The Sportsbook at Bodog.com is one thing that separates it from other poker rooms.
How many times have you seen a spread that looked way off?
You may have wanted to bet on it but you didn't know of anyone
going to Vegas at the time and you didn't know any bookies.
Once you signup for Bodog poker you can easily use that same account and password
to bet on sports. Right after I joined Bodog Poker, I bet on a football game in the sportsbook just to try it out.
More recently I bet on a basketball game.
Here is how the Bodog Sportsbook works:
From Bodog Poker, go to Links - Sports Book or go directly to http://www.bodog.com/sportsbook/
Go to NBA - Lines
An 11-jan-2005 spread that caught my eye is below:
7:35p Game can be seen on MSG Matchup | Preview | Injuries
507 New Orleans Hornets
+8 (-105)
508 New York Knicks
-8 (-115)
I logged in again on the Bodog website
New Orleans vs Knicks
New Orleans +8 Checkbox
Hit Single On Top
Risk 5 to win 4.76
Next
Confirm Bet
Single, #*******
Here is the confirmation:
Basketball - NBA Lines Pointspread
Game can be seen on MSG
New Orleans Hornets +8 (-105), Tue@7:35p
Ironically, one of the coolest things about the Bodog Sportsbook is the Non Sports Events Betting section.
Here are some of the wagers I saw available at Bodog:
Which team will win "The Amazing Race 6"?
Which Model will win “The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model Search”?
Will the winner of “Survivor: Palau” be male or female?
Which ABC TV Series will Rick Fox join as part of his new “holding” deal?
Odds to win The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards --BEST MOTION PICTURE DRAMA
Odds to win The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards --BEST MOTION PICTURE COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Odds to win The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards --BEST DIRECTOR
Odds to win The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards --BEST ACTOR DRAMA
Odds to win The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards --BEST ACTOR COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Odds to win The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards --BEST ACTRESS DRAMA
Odds to win The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards --BEST ACTRESS COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Odds to win The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards --BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Odds to win The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards --BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Will the winner of the next “American Idol” be male or female?
Which team will the winner of “The Apprentice 3” come from?
Will the winner of “The Apprentice 3” be male or female?
Who will be hired by Donald Trump and be named the winner of “The Apprentice 3”?
Odds to win 47th Annual Grammy Awards -- RECORD OF THE YEAR
Odds to win 47th Annual Grammy Awards -- ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Odds to win 47th Annual Grammy Awards -- SONG OF THE YEAR
Odds to win 47th Annual Grammy Awards -- BEST NEW ARTIST
Bodog is a monster in the industry, so I'm sure they'll use some of their muscle to move traffic
into their poker room eventually. It is nice to have everything under one account without
having to worry about some of those non-trustworthy sportsbooks. Bodog.com is the leader in the online sports betting
industry, so I feel comfortable signing up with them.
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“Nice place, but hopes dashed by fishes” by Cloud, 17 Dec 2007
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I joined Bodog with high hopes and
thought that Bodog did show some promise
through all its features. With the
Sportsbook, Casino, and Poker Room, I
thought Bodog would be one of the better
sites I would play on, just for
entertainment value. After playing
there a while, my hopes and the promise
that Bodog showed would be dashed away
slowly at practically every corner.
The pluses to this site are that it is
very beginner friendly. There are 2
$500 and 1 $1000 guarantee freeroll
every day, which is a major lure for
players to play on their site.
Another big thing is their variation of
SnG tables, which I haven't seen on any
other poker site I've played at. Bodog
offers many heads up sit and go's,
tourny token SnG's, your typical
1-table top 3 bubble structure, and even
a 1-table top 5 bubble structure at the
low limits.
Some things that they could improve on
would be the amount of promotions they
have. They do have some nice promos for
your frequent player points, but the
only things you can really enter with
them are a 30 point $500 guarantee, 100
point players choice tourny, and a 100k
satellite qualifier. Also, a nice touch
is you can cash in your points for cash.
(at 100 points per $1) However, it no
where near compares to the amount of
promos some top poker sites, such as
Full Tilt, offer.
The downside to Bodog is the lack of
player base and the tables are mega
fishtanks. The amount of players per
flop at the low to mid limit tables is
usually somewhere around 50%, which is
just horrible. When I'd play a table,
virtually every single time a flush
draw/straight draw comes up, you can't
get 90% of these players to fold, no
matter how much you bet.
Though the site boasts a big sportsbook
and casino, it turns out you only can
use your money in specific sections of
Bodog. For example, if you put money
into Poker, you only can use it for
Poker, you can't use it in the casino
or sportsbook. I assume it's the same
for anything else for the site. So, I
was relegated to using my earnings only
for Poker, when I registered for the
site thinking I could spend my account
money in every section of Bodog.
Overall, sleek site with nice freerolls,
but the donks really ruined this site
for me.
“Updated Bodog.” by givememyleg, 03 Sep 2007
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Updated the Bodog review on September 9,
2007.
“Bodog Down!” by ttanaka, 29 Aug 2007
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Updating this review since it has come
to our attention that Bodog.com is down!
There is some legal dispute about
ownership of the domain name!!
Apparently, they've moved everything to
NewBodog.com - but this situation is
very strange and I would be concerned
joining this room and playing at this
moment...
“The only Place I play now” by udontknowabadbeat, 23 Aug 2007
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This is truly the best site I have
played on so far. from my initial $20
deposit which I used to test the site, I
have cashed out over 2K and still have
$500 in the account. Someone said on a
review here that KK against AA is
"almost impossible", I would challenge
him to play live a few times just to see
how often that happens. Some of the bad
beat stories I have read on here are
laugable and are not bad beats at all.
If you go in on a 60/40 andyou lose,
that is NOT A BAD BEAT. Even going up
agaist a 75/25 is not. I dont consider
anything less than a 10% chance on the
river a bad beat (1 or 2 outer). In the
long run if you go up against a flush
chaser, you will WIN more than you lose.
A lot of the time people hold Aces and
try to slow roll them, get caught and
then complain that they got "bodogged"
- that is not the site being rigged, its
the fact that they didnt raise the
person who beat them out of the pot.
This is also a good site for begginers,
as they have begginer SNG's for
building up your roll (top 5 spots pay
as opposed to 3).
Only problem I had was my first check
took 5 weeks, but thats fine, they
explained why and didnt palm me off with
a lame excuse. They have to use a 3rd
party, or they wouldnt be able to offer
their services to US players.
“Problems Cashing Out” by Kyle, 26 Jun 2007
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I have played on BODOG for about two
years. I have made numerous cashouts
through this site. Everything was great
until I cashed out 84 days ago. They
told me I was to recieve my check within
10 business days, as normal, but that
date came and went. I contacted them
and they said their third party
processor is currently experiencing
payout delays. They said they will keep
me up to date on the status of my check.
Of course, they don't, and I have to
contact them regarding this situation.
The problem is they don't provide me
with any information. All that is said
is the third party processor is
restricted by the number of checks they
can process. They said they have no
contact with the processor, so they
can't give me any information??!!??
What? They keep giving me the
run-a-round regarding my funds. I would
DEFINITELY NOT put any money into this
site. Has anyone else had these
problems? Any ideas of what actions I
could take?
“Bodog is pretty good!” by Frank, 31 Oct 2006
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I like the way their bonus works, 10%
immediately funded into your account to
be wagered with!!! You can't
immediately withdraw it, but it does
become part of your bankroll. Awesome.
I'd expect the network to be picking up
more players too since they are one of
the few US friendly poker rooms. Not to
mention the 2006 WSOP Champion is a
Bodog guy - Jamie Gold. I've noticed
more players online. Software kinda
sucks once in a while, it's crashed on
me a couple of times. Worth checking
out but not sure it's the best room out
there...
“Good site. low traffic” by fantomas, 31 Oct 2006
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Bodog offers some loose games but has
not nearly enough fixed limit tables.
Sometimes not even 1 at the limit you
want to play, not even at small stakes.
No limit traffic is much better (10+
tables).
I've had some problems with not
answering my emails.
I would play pretty often at this site,
but theres is just not enough limit
traffic and I am a limit player.
“Bodog Update and New Interface” by Slumpy, 16 Apr 2006
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Kinda sucks, IMHO. I've run into some
issues with this latest update, so
software has room for improvement. I
would expect there to be several updates
to the software coming soon. But the
players and tables are fun, it is pretty
fishy and worth checking out. I like
having many online poker accounts
(although I don't leave money in all of
them) but it's convenient when someone
is holding a good freeroll or offers a
good reload bonus!
“Pretty decent” by sooopernaught, 09 Feb 2006
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I started playing at Bodog a few weeks
ago and have liked what i've seen. The
interface is slick and has alot of nice
features(like picture in picture for
multi-tabling) but some people have
experienced frequent client crashes.
This is common with newly developed
software but frustrating nonetheless.
The $100 upfront bonus i received was
nice and was easily worked off within a
week playing 25nl tables. My bonus
didn't appear in my account when i
first signed up so I called customer
support. The guy who answered was
helpful and on top of things and I had
my bonus within 5 minutes of being on
the phone, so i'd so the customer
support is pretty good.
Cashouts are easy and I had mine
processed and in my Firepay account in
less than an hour. Hard to beat that.
The competition is hard to describe, but
i will say that it's fairly easy to
make money here. Players for the most
part aren't bad and have at least a
fair knowledge of the game but they like
to GAMBLE. Don't be surprised if you
flop a set or some strong hand and raise
large/go all in to stop draws and have
3-5 people call. This leads to some big
payoffs and also to some ridiculous bad
beats. In the end though, if you're
putting the money in at the right times
you'll come out way ahead here.
“Bodog” by tavu23, 26 Dec 2005
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Interface is nice. There does seem to be
a lot of bad beats but maybe its because
of the loose play. I'm still playing
there, but it is frustrating when your
A,K looses to A rag.I don't know
why,but you have to log out and then
back in to see your acct updated after
a winning or loosing session. Out of 10
I give this place a 7. Like I stated,
bad beats and all-I still play there .
“Very good site!!!” by Lcplinfalt, 23 Oct 2005
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I have been playing Bodog for a month
now and after only a $100 deposit I now
have almost $900. The players are total
fish here. I havent tried to withdraw
yet and I do not know how well that will
go. Tournys have huge shortfalls which
makes them a great bargain.
“Bonus - Warning” by swiggidy, 14 Oct 2005
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I signed up through pokersourceonline
and got a 100% bonus. Wow that sounds
great. But, like the review mentions,
they make this balance available
immediately. The money is removed from
your 'bonus account' and deposited in
your 'eCash account'. This does not
mean you've earned the bonus. I tried
to withdraw my initial deposit, they
reclaimed the bonus and returned the
remainder.
The only warning they provide requires
you to log-in to their web-site within
48 of placing your withdraw request.
Near the top in 10pt font is says '1
new message'. This message was a
warning, since I did not read this
message I forfeited my bonus. That is
their policy.
“I love Bodog” by The_Bankroll, 25 Sep 2005
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definetly my favorite poker site right
now, and for several reasons. 1.
compition is easiest i've ever seen,
even easier than the partyskins. 2.
Lots of tournament action, and the bonus
can be cleared via tournaments. the best
thing is the guaranteed tournaments,
because there is always a huge
shortfall. you're basically getting
$20 payouts for a $10 price. I recently
played a $7 $2500, it wasn't a very big
field and was able to take home $400 for
2nd place. they also have 1-on-1 SNGs
which I like, which I think are only
offered at stars and UB, and those are
also nice. layout is sleek, customer
service is good. people complain about
a lot of suckouts here, which I have
noticed, but I honestly think it is
because so many people get their money
in with the worst hand that is happens
more often. my only complaint is the
lack of traffic. If you want to play
anything else besides hold 'em, this is
not the site for you.
“excellent!” by Mr NoOo LIMIT, 23 Sep 2005
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I PLAY AT BODOG ALL THE TIME... I SPEND
MY TIME PLAYING THERE AND FULL TILT AND
I HAVE GOT TO SAY THAT BODOG GIVES ME
MORE OF A CHALLENGE THAN ALL THE OTHER
SITES I HAVE TRIED. THE POKER BASE IS
EXCELLENT.... IT DOESN'T LAG LIKE MOST
OF THE SITES IVE DOWNLOADED. AS FOR BAD
BEATS, I'VE EXPERIENCED SO MANY, BUT IT
DRAMATICALLY DECRESED AFTER PLAYING FOR
AWHILE. EACH SITE HAS DIFFERENT THINGS,
BODOG JUST HELPS YOU BECOME A BETTER
PLAYER! AFTER PLAYING AT BODOG I
INCREASED MY BANKROLL BY 32%!
“Bad beats” by saywhat, 30 Jul 2005
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I play at BODOG all the time. I share
my time between BODOG, PP and Fulltilt.
the amount of bad beats I have taken and
continue to take on BODOG is incredible.
Some times it seems almost
mathematically impossible. I had a run
where 4 out of 10 times I held kings
some body else held aces. That is
almost impossible. Outside of that the
reload Bonus is great and the players
are the worst I have seen anywhere. The
customer support team is excellent. Be
prepared to fill out a lot of paper work
when cashing out.
So as I say I like the site but the Bad
beats are staggering.
“Bodog Review - Still Weak” by Frank R, 09 Jul 2005
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Bodog is a legitimate poker site, but
still lacking in players and traffic.
They are growing but does not offer the
action and player base that I prefer. I
like to shop tables and multi-table so
Bodog isn't the best room for me.
Everything else is pretty good, I'll
try back in a few months.
“Here fishy fishy fishy” by sisqo, 22 Jun 2005
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My first night I won over $120 at .50/1
tables, and a lot of it was from poorly
executed plays by players who bet a lot
of middle pairs hard or when they are
two or three pair strengths back from
what is showing on the board.
No need for fancy lures here boys. Just
straight up poker will win you some cash
and fatten up that bankroll.
Bodog is CASHTASTIC!
“High Action. Low Reality” by Fuchida, 12 May 2005
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If you like action, this is the site for
you. However, the number of bad beats
and cold deck situations is amazing so
if you want anything like poker reality,
avoid the site. Very low probability
situations happen every few hands. I
have played several other sites,
including Party, and nothing compares to
Bodog in that regard. I have played
bodog for 2-3 months because I like the
reload bonuses and I haven't noticed
any correlation between cashouts and bad
luck and I think that ould be almost
impossible to program anyway. The sort
of good news is that the draws out
affect everyone equally but the sheer
number of them means that chasers do not
do as badly as on other sites. What
makes me most suspicious is that they
will not allow downloading of hand
histories in the same way as other sites
so there is no way to analyse a large
number of hands as you can as on Party,
PokerStars, etc. Although I have made
reasonable money from Bodog, its because
I have adopted a defensive style that
assumes major draw outs and bad beats
happen a lot more often than normal. I
try to avoid the inevitable drawouts, or
at least lessen their impact, and make
more money when I hit one of the regular
monster hands. When I clear my current
bonus though I am going to change sites
as the situation has reached ridiculous
proportions in recent weeks. I find
myself typing 'amazing' at least ten
times per day and that is only for hands
in which I am involved. As I said at the
start, if your interest in poker is fun
and action and you aren't too bothered
about making lots of money, this site
will be fine. Those with tilty
tendencies stay away for the good of
your health
“great!” by gman, 08 May 2005
Interface: Action: Support: Fish: Bonus:
doesn't get much better than this...You
actually get REAL CARDS..not software
generated hands to make the site more
money
“Not too shabby” by Triptanes, 07 May 2005
Interface: Action: Support: Fish: Bonus:
Ok, first of all, IT'S NOT RIGGED!
Their interface looked kinda ugly at
first, but I got use to it, the
pre-action action buttons were g00t too.
Past midnight it does take awhile for
SNG and ring games to fill up. Their
MTTs have HUGE overlays (10k guranteed
for $8.50...), but unfortunately I could
not make a final table :(. Their
techincal/customer support was superb,
and I appreciated the fact it was not
outsourced, hell, there was humour
present in my emails from customer
service. Bodog is a total fish pond, I
soundly beat the 50NL ring game and SNGs
(5, 10, 20, and 30). Bodog offered me a
100% deposit bonus up to $100 because I
had opened an account nearly 6 months
ago and had not deposited, after
clearing that I deposited to take full
advantage of the 20% reload bonus. I
found the bonuses relatively easy to
clear. You receive your bonus money
immediately, but must accumulate 3 Bodog
points for every bonus dollar to cash
out. Here is Bodog's link regarding the
collection of Bodog points (which can
redeemed to enter special tournaments)
http://bodog.com/poker/poker-points.jsp
“Pros and Cons of Bodog” by texaseye, 06 May 2005
Interface: Action: Support: Fish: Bonus:
I've been playing Bodog for a while and
I'm happy with everything except for
the actual cards. The deposit/withdrawl
system is great, Sit 'n Go's are
cheap, game pace is fast and the
interface is nice.
Those are the pros. Now on to the cons.
When you win a game, you money doesn't
show up immediately in your account.
Sometimes you have have to log out then
log back in to see your new amount.
Here's the big con: the cards. I have
never; and I mean never seen so many
hands made on the river. Every poker
site has it's quirks, but this is
absoutely rediculous. Bodog claims to
use the most updated randmizing
software, but their claim is pure bogus.
Beware when playing this site, because
unless your holding a royal flush, no
good hand is safe.
I know I sound like someone on tilt who
just took a couple bad beats. However,
I've experience this since day one and
have been on the winning side of bad
beats almost as much as the losing side.
Bottom line: it shouldn't be like
this. It takes the skill out of the
game and rewards players who call
anything on low percentage hands.
My advice...play Bodog at your own risk.
“Best Poker Software” by CobaltBlue, 29 Apr 2005
Interface: Action: Support: Fish: Bonus:
I played at PokerRoom for play money for
a couple of months. When I went to the
hassle of trying to deposit, I
encountered problems and gave up. A
buddy recommended Bodog. The
deposit/withdrawal system is the easiest
that I've ever seen. You can transfer
directly to and from your checking
account (with a lag of a couple of days)
without having to go through NetTeller
or other pay systems.
Also, the software is extremely sleek.
The avatars are very helpful. The design
isn't tacky like a lot of other sites.
And, the action is fast. I tried
PartyPoker recently...and I was
extremely annoyed by how sluggish and
tacky everything was.
Some people have complained of getting
"Bodogged"...but I have a feeling that
these are people that can't handle bad
beats. It's a part of poker...and with
more hands online, you'll see more odd
hands. I've made quite a bit of money
playing on the site, so I don't quite
understand where these people are coming
from.
The only complaint that I have is that
there's not quite the variety of games
that a lot of the other sites offer. The
NLHE usually has at least a few active
tables at each level, but some of the
LimitHE/Omaha/Stud levels can be pretty
uninhabited.
“Hummmmm......” by RedHotPOker, 26 Mar 2005
Interface: Action: Support: Fish: Bonus:
After regularly playing NL hold'em on
BoDog for about 3 months i have to say
it seems a little off. Never have i seen
such drastic waves of good then bad
runs. You will be up $100 one day with
some rediculous hands. Flush after
straight, pocket pairs and sets on the
flop. Then the next day it seems like u
loose that $100 with shitty cards and
river bullshit. Its fun though. I am now
a poker addict but im probally gonna
change sites.
“pretty good” by unknown, 22 Feb 2005
Interface: Action: Support: Fish: Bonus:
If you want fast paced action, go join
bodog, more hands per hour. Not as many
players as other sites since its
relatively new, but can find plenty of
action. sportsbook is a big plus.
“BoDog is Fun, Safe, and Profitable.” by creeperbud, 20 Feb 2005
Interface: Action: Support: Fish: Bonus:
BoDog gives you their BONUS INSTANTLY
(10%), and they are the ONLY poker room
that has a full-fledged sportsbook with
it, since its actually an excellend
sportsbook with a newer but very good
poker room.
Action is plenty at all levels, with
both SNG (Sit-n-Go) and Single Table
Tourney, and Scheduled Tourneys. It is
linked officially to both WSOP and WPT,
with tourneys that can get you seats at
each!
Plenty of fish at all levels, and I have
done quite well myself.
Freerolls EVERYDAY, that do not require
a deposit nor require any kind of
special points, they are FREErolls with
real cash payouts.
Bonus is great and instant, plenty of
fish, and the site is safe and
enjoyable.
“BoDog Poker (from a regular)” by kfellmy, 22 Jan 2005
Interface: Action: Support: Fish: Bonus:
Interface/Usability: very easy to use
and software is lightning fast.
Action: spotty but there is always a
game to jump in. .25/.50 NL and .50/1 NL
games are always running.
Support: some of the best in the
business. very fast.
Games/Fish: When Bodog opened its poker
room I was one of the first to deposit.
Low limit games were scary. Fish
everywhere and you just didn't know
what the other player had until the
cards were turned up. I made 3K in less
than a month. Those days are now over.
They are loose but not as insane as it
was at opening day. Higher limits are
tight like UB or Stars. SNG and multi
table tourneys are VERY VERY tight.
Bonus: at first they were easy to clear
but now it is quite tough. Not worth
playing for a bonus now.
I am a BoDog regular and I play at least
three times a week for about an hour. I
always do two tables. Play has tightened
and I do not win as much money. But I
still show a profit here. I play 2/4 NL
most of the time.
“Bodog Review” by Eric, 24 Dec 2004
Interface: Action: Support: Fish: Bonus:
The Bodog Interface looks pretty good.
The avatars are a nice touch(they can be
hidden if you do not like them). The
Action is weak at the time of this
writing. The technical support is good.
I called the 888 number and received
prompt, professional help. The game was
tough for me. It could have been just a
short term thing but it seemed like
there were not as many fish as I had
hoped there would be. The bonus was
immediate for me. I saw the 10% bonus
immediately after making the deposit. I
know 10% is not that much but having the
money show up right away without having
to play x number of raked hands was a
nice change.
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