Review of Bodog Poker by Jesse McLean |
February 4, 2012 |
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Reviewer:
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Established:
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1995
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Email:
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poker@bodog.com
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Phone:
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866-892-3371
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Website:
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www.bodog.com/poker
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Software:
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Bodog
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Americans:
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yes
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Players:
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900 (average)
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Banking:
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Credit Card
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Games:
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Texas Hold'em
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Bodog are one of the internet's bigger sportsbooks, and like everyone else, they have opened a poker room. The players aren't as soft in general as most sportsbook rooms because the quality of the software has attracted quite a few sharks. Still, there's always the usual pack of maniacs and idiots to be found.
The Bodog software is generally above average. It runs quickly and smoothly. It looks very good and the avatars are pretty sweet. Multitabling is very easy, and the blinds go up slowly in SNGs (both of these favour the better players). On the down side, it is difficult to keep track of how long to go on each blind level in a SNG - you know it's pretty good software when that's one of my major gripes.
Customer support is very quick - I typically have answers to my questions in 15 minutes or half an hour and the answers are easy to understand and cover all my problems.
Bodog also offer a lot of rather pleasant guaranteed tournaments that usually require a bit of topping up from the site - more free money!
Overall, Bodog is a good room and I see it growing quickly with the combination of getting players from their sportsbooks and their great software and customer service.
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Bonus Match:
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10%
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Bonus Max:
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$100
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Deposit Bonus Information:
Bodog offer a 10% bonus up to $100
Last Updated: 05/15/2011
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ONLINE POKER REVIEWS
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Chart Definitions
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Ratings |
Match
How much free money the poker room will give you as a percentage of your first total deposit.
Max
The maximum amout of bonus money you can receive with your first deposit.
Online
The average number of active online cash players the poker room has at any one time.
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Software
This is the quality of the program on which the poker program is run. This rating should consider the understandability and usability of the software, plus how quick and helpful their support services are.
Players
A rating of how many players there are, and how easy it is to beat the typical low-limit holdem game against the average one.
Payout
This is a rating of how quickly the poker site processes
withdrawal requests and the overall quality of bonuses rewarded.
Tournys
This rating should consider the frequency, relative value, and organization of both sit-and-go and special tournaments held.
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