Bodog Poker Heads Up Review
Bodog Poker has been around since 2004 and is one of the fastest growing
independent poker sites. With almost 22,000 players at peak times there is
always a table available to suit your choice of game and your bankroll. Bodog
offer a sign-up bonus of 10% on your first deposit in addition to many other
promotions for their players including player points, leader-boards and
freerolls. Their software is innovative, easy to use and runs quickly.
Update:
Bodog now
offers something similar to rakeback!
Heads-Up Poker Games Available.
The No-Limit Texas Holdem Heads-Up poker games are available in sit and go
tournament format at Bodog Poker. Buy-in levels start at $5+25c and go up to
$110+$6 these are available in both standard and turbo blind levels. The most
popular games are at the lower end of the buy-in levels from $5 up to $20.
Fixed Limit Heads-Up poker games are available in cash game format with betting
levels from $1 / $2 up to $5 / $10. Pot Limit Omaha (including Hi-Lo) heads-up
matches are also available – again these are in sit and go format ranging from
$5 to $20 buy-ins.
Other Games Available
There are a wide selection of both cash games and tournaments available at Bodog Poker including NL and Fixed Limit Holdem, Omaha and Stud (both including Hi-Lo variations). Bodog has a reputation for a great range of poker tournaments, many of these have guaranteed prize pools and many with overlays. These include the unique ‘Players Choice’ WPT Satellites – where the winner can choose which of many WPT events they would like to enter.
Player Traffic
At 22,000+ at peak times Bodog is one of the larger independent poker rooms accepting US players. Low to medium level (up to around $20) heads-up matches are available at any time of day with the larger buy-in matches being readily available at peak times.
Poker Software
At first glance the software at Bodog does not look impressive – however the features and usability of this site more than compensate for this. Under the ‘Texas Holdem’ tab in the main lobby you will find a ‘1-on-1’ tab for the fixed limit heads-up cash games. For the No-Limit Holdem cash games go to the ‘Sit and Go Tournament’ area choose your game type then sort the tables by seats under the ‘Single Table’ tab. The tables look very plain but are really very easy to use. Bodog recently introduced an innovative feature where up to three tables can be viewed in the same window – making multi-tabling very easy.
Bonuses and Promotions
The sign-up bonus for Bodog is 10% of your first deposit – the limit of this is dictated by which method you use to deposit your money. Use referral code 2360542 to claim your deposit bonus at bodoglife.com. Should you wish to deposit several thousand to claim a large bonus this is certainly possible. Bodog also features weekly, monthly, and yearly tournament leader-boards with prizes of ‘tournament credits’ which allow you to enter the big buy-in tournaments (including WPT qualifiers) for free. Update: Bodog now offers something similar to rakeback!