Bodog Poker Review & Bonus

Summary (7.9)

Bodoglife.com is one hyped company. You get a serious feeling when visiting the poker room and web site. This is tough and fun. The graphics on the Bodog poker room might take some time to get used to because its a bit different. They focus on the poker only. No fancy stuff here, only the real deal - Bodog Poker. They action is mixed evenly spread from low to high you can always find one or two $5-$10 no limit games for the demanding high roller.

Ring game (8)

The ring game action has Omaha, Stud and Texas hold em both no limit and limit games. Tables ranging from $0.05 to $0.10 up to $30-$60 no limit. During peak hours you have about 4000 players connected to the site mainly playing ring games.

Game vareity (7)

Bodog offers heads up games, Texas no limit, Texas limit, Omaha, Omaha hi/lo, 7Card stud, 5Card stud, and 7 card stud high low. They have sitngo tournaments and multi table tournaments.

Competition (8)

As usual with a big betting and casino site behind the poker room you have loose games going on. Easy for the experienced player to beat. From what I've heard the higher stakes ($5-$10 No limit) have a bit tougher competition, but the medium to low games are very nice.

Loyalty (7)

Bodog is one of the few sites that offers a permanent reload bonus, its at 10%. Meaning if you deposit 100 you get 110 to play for. There also got player points to reward the loyal player. You can use these points for various Bodog promotions and items.

Support (7)

Bodog offers telephone support and email support. Its fast and reliable.

Cash (8)

Deposit options: Credit Cards, Checks, NETeller, FirePay, myCitadel, Moneybookers and CentralCoin.

Cash out options: Checks, NETeller and e-checks.

Software (7)

The software is by some called a masterpiece and others cant stand it. Its something different and should be given a bit of time to get used to before judging it. It has some nice features such as player images, miniature tables for easier overview and quick seat for grabbing a seat fast.
The statistics is comprehensive. Bodog solved the internet poker table by having no table at all. They only concentrate at the poker chips the players and the cards. This is internet poker and all its benifits all other things not relating to the benefits of internet poker is removed. Your cards also remains shaded even if you folded so you can see what hand you would have made if you would have played it.

Tournament (9)

Bodog has overvalued many of their multi table tournaments, they are doing this by adding real money into a guaranteed prizepool that has to have for example 500 players to break even. The only problem for Bodog is that usually there is only 300 joining, so they are very often paying an overvalue for the players to grab. This gap will probably be filled up with poker players quite fast, by the time you are reading this it might have been filled already. But then again who knows.

Rake (7)

The rake at Bodog Poker is industry average. The rake is also calculated by the number of players that is at the table. The lesser players the smaller rake, and the opposite with more players at the table.

Signup bonus (8)

We've been able to negotiate the maximum bonus deal for all GamblingRoom users. When you deposit after signing up you get 10% bonus up to ANY AMOUNT!. To get this special deal just follow any of the links and the bonus will be added automatically.

Promotions (9)

Bodog offers a wide variety of promotions, just like most poker rooms.

Security (10)

The huge investments in Bodog payed off by having a very strong security. Bodog is a well known name by many and it has a good reputation.