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Bodog.com Review

www.bodog.com/poker/

Please post your thoughts and opinions of the site here. Things to consider:

Popularity - Total players, game selection, tournaments, etc
Competition - Toughness of ring games and tournament games
Software - Quality of interface, multi-tabling, audio cues
Security - Operator integrity, certification, gut feel
Promotions - Sign up bonuses, bad beat promos, deposit bonuses
Support - Quality and speed of technical or game support
Ethics - Trustworthiness of site, true customer oriented site

Overall - 1 to 10 overall ranking of the site

[mervhage]

I guess I'll give bodog a shot, since I play there religiously:

Popularity - Total players, game selection, tournaments, etc [/quote]
Unlike every other poker site I've played at, bodog doesn't show you the number of players online. It's pretty easy to estimate, b/c there aren't a large number of tables available and sngs don't fill up superfast. The game selection is pretty good. I stick to $25 NL hold 'em and $25 PLO and hi/lo for bonus clearing. When I'm in the mood for an sng, I play the six handed $12 sng.

Competition - Toughness of ring games and tournament games

Competition? Please, this site has some of the weakest and loose players I've come across. I've seen calls that would make the biggest fish from Party blush. Make sure you stick to the cardinal rule: Don't bluff a calling station. Follow that and you'll do ok. The majority of my cash game experience on bodog is in PLO and the players are pretty bad. As for my minimal NL cash experience, let's just say it's not uncommon for me to sit down at a table with a guy sitting on a $100+ stack ($25 max buy in) and leave with nothing. Free money, yes!

I play $12 six-handed sngs almost exclusively. I have found these to be super-soft. Since each player starts with 1000 chips and the blinds go up every 10 hands, I usually sit back and let the other players beat themselves up. If I'm fortunate to pick up a big hand, I usually try to push b/c you're getting called by an inferior hand more times than you think.

I have played several small entry-fee MTTs. These are pretty soft as well but the fields are usually pretty small. That can be either viewed as a good thing or a bad thing, IMO. Smaller fields mean smaller prize pools, but also you're not navigating through huge fields.

Software - Quality of interface, multi-tabling, audio cues

I think the overall design of the website is really sweet. Ironically, at first I wasn't fond of it, but it grows on you rather quickly. The colors aren't very bright (like Party), so I find myself with less headaches.

Three is the max number of tables you can play simultaneously. While not necessary, there's an interesting feature that tells you what hand you have (e.g. you have a pair of aces, you have a flush, etc.). I find this feature very convenient when I'm multi-tabling PLO, b/c it shortens times I'm thinking when I'm in between tables.

The audio cues are ok. One thing I really like is when a player raises, it makes a distinct sound similar to someone dropping a pile of chips. You can hear this sound regardless of what table you have active. You don't get much time to act on hands, something less than 20 seconds and if you get below 10 it makes this annoying noise informing you of your remaining time to act.

Security - Operator integrity, certification, gut feel

It seems secure to me and I have not had any issues in this department. It's kinda funny b/c I often hear players speak of being "bodogged". I imagine it has something to do with rigged conspiracy theories. Again, I haven't noticed anything crazy.

I would however, stay away from the Casino. I've lost a few bucks playing Carribean Stud, roulette and craps (not that much, just screwing around for the hell of it). These games have yielded some extremely suspicious results.

Promotions - Sign up bonuses, bad beat promos, deposit bonuses

10% bonus on all deposits. Bonuses are credited upfront, so you'll have to clear them before cashing out, otherwise you forfeit the bonus money. Three points are required per bonus dollar to clear. I've cleared all of them rather easily. Three points are also given for every $1 in tournament entry fees. There is one con. You're bodog points are displayed on the main lobby and the total doesn't refresh. You'll need to logout and log back in for it to refresh. There is another place to check points, but I can't think of it right now.

Support - Quality and speed of technical or game support

Customer support is awesome! For every e-mail I've sent, I normally get a reply within 15 minutes. This is far superior to any other poker room I've had experience with.

Ethics - Trustworthiness of site, true customer oriented site

As I've said, I've had no issues with bodog whatsoever, so I HIGHLY recommend bodog if you haven't played there before. Just make sure to click on MJ's banner!!!!!

Overall, I give bodog a 9 based on my experience. I hope this review is helpful. I may have left some things out and will update if I think of anything else. Also, if anyone has any questions, please ask and I'll do my best to answer.

[tdostie@nc]

I looked over the entire PokerTracker website and found no mention that it supports Bodog for cash ring games. I just thought I would double check with you guys and see if anyone knew for sure.

I have been thinking about creating a Bodog account lately. Does any one have any experience playing full NL cash games there $50 NL and above (mainly $100 or $200 NL). I have observed some tables there and it seems like the NL cash games could be very profitable. I usually like the option to be able to play 4 games at once, but I could deal with 3. Any one have any thoughts or comments?

[scottie_g]

I looked over the entire PokerTracker website and found no mention that it supports Bodog for cash ring games. I just thought I would double check with you guys and see if anyone knew for sure.

I have been thinking about creating a Bodog account lately. Does any one have any experience playing full NL cash games there $50 NL and above (mainly $100 or $200 NL). I have observed some tables there and it seems like the NL cash games could be very profitable. I usually like the option to be able to play 4 games at once, but I could deal with 3. Any one have any thoughts or comments?

I personally haven't played much NL at Bodog, but I can tell you that the 2/4, 3/6, and 5/10 limit games are softer than butter.

I'm thinking about trying some NL over there. Party is absolutely killing me in the rake department. I'll let you know how the NL games are after I've played there for a little while.

Biggest problem with Bodog is no PT support. However, I have found that sites that do not support PT (Bodog, Golden Palace, etc) to have insanely soft games.

Also - they updated their software and make it very easy to 3 table the games.

[biggle10]

Biggest benefit with Bodog is no PT support. However, I have found that sites that do not support PT (Bodog, Golden Palace, etc) to have insanely soft games.

FYP..depending on how much you use PT for making reads.