Bodog Poker’s Final WSOP Qualifier: 10 Main Event Seats Guaranteed

Posted by Gambling News | Poker News | Thursday 10 June 2010 6:50 am

Bodog Poker has already qualified 30+ players for the 2010 World Series of Poker* and this Sunday, June 13 at 4:35pm ET, another 10 guaranteed world series main event seats will be up for grabs in Bodog Poker’s final 2010 WSOP* qualifier of the season. Don’t miss out on this last chance opportunity to qualify for the world series main event with Bodog Poker. Big overlays are expected and will give players great value for their buy-in buck.

Bodog Poker’s final 2010 World Series of Poker* qualifier, starting Sunday, June 13 at 4:35pm ET, is a big one, with 10 guaranteed main event seats on the line. Players can choose from a number of different methods to enter the tournament, including buying in directly for $470+$30. Alternatively, players can earn a seat in the tournament by winning a mid-range main event semi-final (starting as low as $25+$2.50) or by entering any number of Bodog Poker’s daily cheap seat qualifiers (starting at as little as $1+$0) and working their way up to Sunday’s 10 guaranteed seats online poker tournament. Players can also work there ways into the tournament by playing any last chance qualifiers leading up to the final guaranteed seats tournament of the season. The buy-ins are low, the action is fast, and the payoffs are big.

"Like most poker players that qualify for the 2010 World Series of Poker* with Bodog, this will be my first trip to the main event as a member of Team Bodog," says Bodog Poker Pro Amanda Musumeci. "I can’t wait to represent Bodog Poker at the biggest poker event in the world, and getting to share that experience with 40+ other players that qualified through Bodog Poker is going to be something to remember for sure!"

As a special bonus for followers of @Bodog on Twitter, Bodog Poker will be running a world series edition of Bodog Twitter Trivia, where instead of awarding the usual $150+$12 Sunday $100,000 Guaranteed buy-in Bodog Poker will be giving away three separate $470+$30 tickets to Sunday’s 10 guaranteed seats tournament. Running Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (June 9, 10 and 11 respectively), @Bodog will tweet a world series focused trivia question each day, followers can then direct message their answer along with Bodog account number, username or email address to @Bodog. Entries for each day will be accepted up until 11:59pm ET and each winner will be selected, at random, then contacted and announced via Twitter. That’s three separate chances to win a $470+$30 buy-in, and the opportunity to win one of 10 world series main event seats, free!

To learn more about how you could qualify for the 2010 World Series of Poker* with Bodog Poker, visit Bodog Poker now.

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Bodog Poker Room Wants You To Qualify for the 2010 World Series of Poker

Posted by Gambling News | Poker News | Saturday 1 May 2010 10:46 am

Bodog Poker wants to send you to the 2010 World Series of Poker* in Las Vegas, NV. Four lucky players have already earned their selves a $12,000 prize package, including a $10,000 buy-in to the 2010 WSOP* Main Event. The next opportunity for players to win their way into the World Series Main Event is a big one. On Sunday, May 2 at 4:35pm ET, Bodog.com Poker will be running a $470+$30 buy-in satellite where another 10 Guaranteed Main Event seats will be up for grabs.

"I’ve proudly worn the red and black of Bodog Poker since signing on with them in 2005, and I can say from years of firsthand experience that there is no better way to experience the WSOP* than as a member of Team Bodog," says Bodog Poker Pro Evelyn Ng. "Most rooms will get you to Vegas and buy you into the Main Event, but that’s about it. With Bodog you’ll get your travel, accommodations and World Series Main Event buy-in covered, as well as some spending cash, loads of Bodog swag, a dedicated Team Bodog player handler to ensure you’re always well taken care of, and an invitation to the exclusive annual Bodog Poker Players & Pros Social – which has proven to be a uniquely amazing and memorable experience each and every year."

On April 25, Bodog Poker held its first Main Event Satellite of the year where four players – Andrew "Longhorn_99" S., Tay "Huestertay" N., Matt "farmslicer7" F. and Nandit "Riyan" M. – earned $12,000 World Series Main Event prize packages. Those four players got especially lucky as the first Main Event Satellite had a more than $10,000 overlay. On Sunday, May 2 at 4:35pm ET Bodog.com Poker will run its second Main Event Satellite, where an even bigger overlay is expected, giving players huge value for their buy-in buck as the satellite will put another 10 Guaranteed World Series Main Event seats up for grabs.

At Bodog, Poker players also have the ability to choose how they get into any of this year’s 10 Main Event Satellites. Players can buy directly in to a satellite for $470+$30, can earn a seat in the satellite by winning a $50+$5 Main Event Semi-Final, or can start with any number of $1+$0 Cheap Seat tournaments and work their way up to the Main Event satellite.

To learn more about how you could earn a seat in the 2010 World Series of Poker* Main Event through Bodog Poker, visit Bodog Poker website.

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BoDog Poker Pro David Williams Wins WPT World Championship

Posted by Gambling News | Poker News | Tuesday 27 April 2010 5:40 pm

After coming in fourth-place in two World Poker Tour (WPT) tournaments and second in another, BoDog Poker Pro David Williams can cross yet another poker milestone off his bucket list – winning a WPT event. Best of all, of all the WPT events to win, William’s took down the most prestigious, the WPT World Championship, held at the Bellagio Casino in Las Vegas this past week.

From the start of the tournament Williams’ was feeling good about his chances, so much so that in a post-victory interview with WPT.com, he said of his friends and family: "I told everybody to come down… I said I’m going to win today and I want everyone to be here with me and to experience it." Sure enough, win he did, and he did so while his mother lead a huge cheering section of his closest friends and family, including fellow BoDog Poker Pro Evelyn Ng.

William’s is no stranger to the Poker spotlight, having played in the biggest poker tournaments around the globe and some of the most popular Poker TV shows in the industry, but Williams’ truly cemented his status as one of Poker’s elite at the 2006 WSOP* where he won his first bracelet. Make this year your year. Qualify for the World Series of Poker* through BoDog Poker and you could be on the fast track to Poker superstardom.

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Win The Ultimate Sports Fan Experience With Bodog Poker

Posted by Gambling News | Poker News | Wednesday 10 February 2010 6:34 pm

One lucky player will win trips to the 2011 Super Bowl, MLB World Series, Stanley Cup & NBA Finals

Starting Monday, Feb. 15 and running through to Sunday, Mar. 14, Bodog Poker is giving players a chance to win the Ultimate Sports Fan Experience. The New Orleans Saints winning Super Bowl XLIV signaled the end of another exciting NFL season, and while online sports bettors are no doubt sad to see the season end, Bodog Poker is keeping the magic alive. Play in any of Bodog Poker’s multitude of Sit and Gos and you could find yourself at the four biggest sporting events of 2011!

Bodog’s Ultimate Sports Fan Experience brings sports bettors and online poker players together in battle for a grand prize anyone would love to win, tickets for two to the 2011 Super Bowl XLV, MLB World Series, NBA and Stanley Cup Finals, along with round-trip airfare, transportation, accommodations, and $500 to spend on souvenirs and drinks! Entering for a chance to win the Ultimate Sports Fan Experience is simple. Make the cash in any three qualifying Sit and Gos by Mar. 14 and you’ll be automatically entered for a chance to win the grand prize.

In addition to the Ultimate Sports Fan Experience grand prize, Bodog Poker will be awarding one player, per week, from Feb. 15 – Mar. 14, two tickets to a major sporting event, including round-trip airfare and accommodations. Each weekly prize will be different than the last, giving players a variety of events to aim for. For the week of Feb. 15 – 21, the winner will be awarded tickets to a UFC Event; Feb. 22 – 28, a NASCAR Race; Mar. 1 – 7, the US Open (Golf); Mar. 8 – 14, a March Madness game. Qualifying for the weekly prize is as easy as playing in any five qualifying Sit and Gos in one week. Winners will be randomly selected every week and players are limited to one entry per week, but there is no limit to the number of times a player can win the weekly prize.

Lastly, every player who makes the cash in at least three qualifying Sit and Gos before Mar. 14 will receive an invitation to one of two exclusive $5,000 freeroll tournaments being held on Saturday, Mar. 20 at 1:05 PM EST and 2:05 PM EST respectively.

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MrElPaso Wins Bodog Poker Open IV Championship Event

Posted by Gambling News | Gambling News,Poker News | Tuesday 10 November 2009 6:11 am

Bodog Poker Open IV champion takes home top prize of $36,447.50, lands feature in international poker publication

The online poker world crowned its newest superstar Sunday night when "MrElPaso" outlasted a field of 257 players, including a number of top online poker pros, to capture the Championship Event of the Bodog Poker Open IV. Along with his first place winnings of $36,447.50, "MrElPaso" will also be featured in a multi-page spread in an international poker magazine and receive extensive coverage on Bodog and the Bodog Beat.

"With the Bodog Poker Open IV, Bodog has given online poker players of all stripes the chance to win big while garnering the exposure they deserve," says Bodog Poker Pro David Williams. "I’d like to personally congratulate ‘MrElPaso’ for his impressive victory in the Bodog Poker Open IV. His win cements his status as one of online poker’s newest stars, and I’m confident we’ll be seeing him at plenty of final tables to come."

The $500 buy-in Bodog Poker Open IV Championship Event capped off a weeklong series of tournaments at Bodog that drew a total of 2,646 online poker players competing for more than $368,000 in cash prizes, with $65,000 in additional prize money added by Bodog. The Championship Event itself featured a total cash purse of $145,790, including $25,000 added by Bodog.

Quickly establishing itself as online poker’s most popular new tournament series, the fourth installment of the Bodog Poker Open drew a number of notable pros to the Bodog.com poker tables on Sunday, including Bodog Poker Pros David Williams and Evelyn Ng, and online poker pros "nevertilt22," "UFpokerStar" and "ari." Despite the formidable field, "MrElPaso" was able to emerge victorious to take down his biggest cash to date. Finishing in second was dvbronco, who pocketed $24,419.82, and in third place was ari, who earned $16,182.69.

The Bodog Poker Open IV Championship Event final table results are as follows:

1. MrElPaso
2. dvbronco
3. Ari
4. JazzyFace
5. bklynzto81
6. naskoxx
7. ello
8. ShuMoneyTonite
9. LIVIN LOUD

The Bodog Poker Open IV kicked off on Sunday, Nov. 1, and featured two parallel tournament series: the Championship Series and the Contender Series. The Championship Series featured higher-stakes buy-ins along with $62,500 in added prize money courtesy of Bodog. Each event also awarded a T$500 seat into the Bodog Poker Open IV Championship Main Event to the winner.

Featuring lower buy-ins, the Contender Series also awarded a T$500 seat into the Bodog Poker Open IV Championship Main Event to each event winner, while the remaining final table players earned entry to the Contender series finale (T$50) held on Sunday, Nov. 8. With $2,500 added to the prize pool, the Contender Series finale gave players incredible value for their buy-in, and it was "hitchchops" who took full advantage of that, walking away with the first-place prize of $3,268.10.

With another successful Bodog Poker Open in the books, the action at Bodog continues with a full slate of online poker tournaments catering to every level of player, including Bodog’s Sunday $100,000 Guaranteed online poker tournament. Qualifiers for the $100,000 Guaranteed event start for as low as $1 and run daily.

For more details on the Bodog Poker $100k Guaranteed online poker tournament, visit: Bodog Poker.

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