Bodog Poker Review

Bodog is open to US players. Bodog started as a sports book and casino in 1995 and their poker room opened in September of 2004. Bodog is steadily growing into a being a legitimate competitor with the bigger sites. The software is smooth and reliable. You won’t find as many games here, especially at the high limits and the ring games have the highest traffic at No-Limit Holdem. This is another great place to start for the new player as the action at the poker tables seems to be fed from the gamblers who populate the casino and sports book. A dedicated beginner with rudimentary poker skills will quickly begin to feel like an expert playing at Bodog Poker.

Bodog offers a 10% sign-up bonus which is easily cleared. You need to earn 3 Bodog points for every dollar beyond the 50 given you when you sign up. The bonus is given up front so check to see that you have cleared the bonus when you cash out. See our Bodog Bonus Details for complete information.

The volume is higher at the micro-limits, but the games are very loose across the board.

There are typically 2,000 players in ring games during peak hours, the great majority playing Hold’em with a nice concentration of players at $1-2 No-limit and below.

Bodog has typically 3,000 real money tournament players during peak hours.

Bodog has No-Limit, Pot-Limit, and Fixed-Limit as well as Full-table games, short-handed, and heads-up tables. Mid-stakes players can also find a variety of games with little effort and towards the high end there are almost always a few $20-40 and $30-60 games going.

Bodog Poker has the a 'no flop, no drop' policy, meaning they do not take any rake from pots where there is no flop. The rake is at a maximum of 5% on all types of games and is capped at $3.

Bodog has good promotions. A 10% reload bonus is always available if you have cleared your previous bonus and a weekly $100,000 guaranteed for $100 buy-in and numerous WSOP, and WPT qualifiers.

Bodog has 24/7 e-mail and phone support. The phone support has been reliable with little to no wait time. The e-mail support is also efficient.

Bodog’s software is smooth and reliable. There was an upgrade in January of 2006. There are many options to customize your playing experience. Note taking is available at the tables and the lobby has a viewed flop percentage feature. Statistics of your own play are also kept while you play for you to view your win percentage, flops-seen percentage and more. You can play up to 3 tables at Bodog and rotate with a click so the table you want is large and central while the other one or two are in "mini-version." You can change the colors of the tables to suit your preference. The over-all look and feel of Bodog has gotten very mixed reviews. On the negative side players have complained of a poor table layout and a cash balance that only updates when you log-in. On the positive a lot of players like the sleek look and feel and easy playability of the Bodog tables.