Bodog Poker wants to help you read your poker opponents and improve your game, so we put together this short and humorous video that shows you involuntary and common poker tells to look for the first time you sit down with someone.
Most skilled poker players have is the ability to read their opponents, which is why in the game of poker we often hear about poker tells - any physical reaction, kind of behavior, or habit that gives (or tells) the other players information about your hand.
Generally, when a player acts like they have a strong hand, they usually have a weak hand and when they act like they have a weak hand, they probably have a strong hand. This example of a common poker tell is easily spotted when you know what to look for.
If you learn how to profile your poker opponent and how to spot common tells, you can not only keep an eye on your own behavior, but you can also watch for the habits of the others.
The first three seats to be awarded by an online poker site were won in the final tournament of the Bodog Poker Mini Series, a 25-tournament series mirroring the Holdem events at the World Series in Las Vegas, but with buy-ins equal to just one percent of the actual buy-in of the WSOP* Main Event.
Poker players, “pokerfanx789”, “dudix” and “Boswan,” were each awarded $12,000 VIP Prize Packages to the 2009 Main Event and the chance to compete for millions as a member of Team Bodog.
The TOC of the Bodog Mini Series included the top four players on the tournament leader board; 18 players from the semifinal qualifier and five selected from a random "wild card" drawing. The Final Table was on July 10, where the top three finishers were awarded $12K Main Event Prize Packages with the final nine players receiving T$109.
With buy-ins that ranged from as low as $10+$1 to $100+$9, the Bodog Poker Mini Series was an exceptional value for players of all skill levels. Over the course of the series, Bodog played host to 3,376 online poker players and paid out a total of $107,000 in prize money.
The 2009 Main Event is just one of a many tournaments that poker players from around the world can qualify for through Bodog. Bodog's Player's Choice packages give winners the opportunity to play in some of the most exciting locations in the world Bodog style.
"* World Series of Poker and WSOP are trademarks of Harrah's License Company, LLC ("Harrah's"). Harrah's does not sponsor or endorse, and is not associated or affiliated with Bodog or its products, services, promotions or tournaments."
Online poker bloggers will have the chance to win BIG with Bodog. But just how BIG?
On Sunday August 10, 2008 at 4 pm EST, Bodog is hosting its LARGEST guaranteed prize pool tournament ever with a guaranteed $250,000 in total prize money to be rewarded!
A direct buy-in to the $250,000 guaranteed tournament costs $250+$20. Bodog is also offering around-the-clock qualifiers running from July 14 through Aug. 10 with buy-ins starting for as little as $1.
Bodog guarantees its players millions of dollars in prize pool money in daily and weekly tournaments, including its popular Sunday $100,000 guaranteed which will be replaced with the $250,000 guaranteed tournament on Aug. 10.
The one-time, history-making tournament on Aug. 10 is a great opportunity for online poker bloggers to take advantage of Bodog's new and improved resizable poker client that features full screen mode, resizable tables, embedded chat, game details and on-demand player tools.
Bodog has officially released Bodog Mobile, its mobile casino client!
Bodog Mobile puts your favorite wireless casino games in the palm of your hand anytime, anywhere. Simply log in using your existing member player account and start playing video poker or your favorite Bodog casino game instantly! It's the perfect way to pass time for the traveling poker blogger!
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blackjack
joker poker video poker
jacks or better video poker
sevens and stripes slots
triple 7 inferno slots
additional table games, video poker, slots and more is in the works!
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Bodog is awarding Royal Flush holders with 50 X the big blind to a maximum of $200! To win a Royal Flush Bonus, you have to be playing in a real-money Texas Holdem cash game (not a tournament). And …
both pocket cards must be used
3 or more players must be dealt into the hand
the hand does not have to go to showdown
your hand must win the pot
What You Win:
the bonus awarded will be 50 X the big blind of the table on which the Royal Flush was dealt
If you have a full house with aces full of kings and you lose to four of a kind or better you win 100 X the big blind to a maximum of $1,000! Win a Bad Beat Bonus for having aces full of kings (AAAKK) beaten by four of a kind or better, depending on these rules:
you must play real money Texas Holdem cash games only (not tournaments)
both pocket cards must be used by both the losing and winning hand
three or more players must be dealt into the hand
both the winning and losing hand must go to showdown
all hands must be played independently. If you reveal your hand or instruct others on how to act, you won't be
eligible
you must submit your hand number within 48hrs of playing it
What You Win:
the Bad Beat Bonus is awarded to the player holding the losing hand
winners get 100 X the big blind of the table at which the Bad Beat was dealt
55-year-old Bodog casino and poker player, Howard G. of Houston, Texas was playing "Victory" slots in the Bodog casino when the reels spun and revealed four "captains" and a "ship." Acting as a wild card, the "ship" was the equivalent of five "captains," which paid out 10,000 credits and, at $5 a line, earned Howard an impressive $50,000.
Howard then made his big score on a free spin which turns any "ship" into a four times multiplier. This turned his impressive $50,000 win into an incredible $200,000 jackpot!
Bodog's entertainment blog interviewed the $200,000 online casino slot jackpot winner, who said "It just happened pretty fast. I barely reacted. I just saw all those dollars start to pile up there really fast." When asked about the entire experience, he said, "It was pretty amazing."
Howard isn't the only lucky Bodog Casino player to strike it big in recent months. In May, Joseph V. of Florida hit the "Let 'Em Ride" monster hand, a royal flush, cashing in on the progressive jackpot worth an amazing $196,468. In April, Rosemary D. of New York nailed the "Pinatas" slots progressive jackpot, which paid out $133,112.
In March, Richard M. of South Carolina took down two huge wins, including $115,219 in Caribbean Stud Poker and $17,438 in Tri-Card Poker, earning him a total payday worth $132,657.
Bodog's biggest Casino jackpot winner of 2008, Thomas R. of California, hit the mother load in February, cashing in on the progressive jackpot for the "Food Fight" slots, earning Thomas a staggering $473,595!
Will a lucky poker blogger be the next Bodog player to win a MEGA jackpot? ….
Bodog Poker is happy to announce to poker bloggers the most secure and enjoyable online gaming experience possible with the release of their new and improved, resizable beta client for public testing.
This newest version features full screen mode, resizable tables, embedded chat and game details and on-demand player tools. Download the Bodog Poker Beta for Free.
We encourage feedback from poker bloggers as future versions will reflect the input received from all players. With every update, each beta version of the Bodog Poker client can be run independently, giving players the ability to choose between the established and beta clients during each session.
These new features are just another step in Bodog's on-going online poker evolution. Players can look forward to much more in the future.
Here’s what the Bodog poker player gets with the new and improved beta version:
full screen mode
resizable game play windows
embedded chat and game details
on demand player tools - chat game details, stats, notes, profiles, tournament details
Bodog is providing a variety of prop bets for the World Series of Poker* in the Bodog Sportsbook and there has been plenty of interest in the WSOP blogger props.
DrPauly of Tao of Poker asked what Bodog oddsmakers were smoking when they posted the WSOP prop bet asking what poker bloggers will win the most money in the Main Event of the 2008 WSOP.
With the line set on Pauly being 16/1, he is up against the likes of Daniel Neugreanu, Shane "Shaniac" Schleger, Brian Townsend, Eric "Rizen" Linch, Justin Bonomo, $mokkee (the Bodog Blogger Tournament Host) and others.
Bodog's 2008 WSOP props range from last-longer bets for poker authors to a series of props on the eventual winner of the WSOP Main Event and from wagers concerning multiple bracelet winners to asking the simple question: "Will a female player make the final table of the $10,000 2008 WSOP Main Event?"
There are many opportunities for bettors to get in on the WSOP action. Be sure to check out the lines for all of your favorite 2008 WSOP prop bets including the lines set for your favorite poker bloggers!
"* World Series of Poker and WSOP are trademarks of Harrah's License Company, LLC ("Harrah's"). Harrah's does not sponsor or endorse, and is not associated or affiliated with Bodog or its products, services, promotions or tournaments."
Join Bodog and challenge other poker bloggers each week in the Bodog poker room. Play your way up the tournament leader board and earn a spot in the final tournament for your chance to win a $12,000 World Series prize package and be a part of Team Bodog 2008.
