Bodog (Is it really a fishy site or am I just in the wrong games?)

#1 16th January 2009, 12:56 PM

Hi all,

I started playing on Bodog at the start of the year and started with a bankroll of $110, with the 10% instant bonus, and it now only under $70.00

Even though most reviews say its one of the fishiest poker rooms on the net, I just dont seem to see any positive results from the place. I really like Bodog and it would be a shame to leave there.

So my question is: what games are most profitable playing on Bodog with this bankroll, I am mainly a tournament player, and I play cash games on a rare occasion?

Thanks

James Godfrey

#2 16th January 2009, 1:09 PM

Ive put it down to the time difference. The players on there are mainly american so when we play only the die hard players are on as the fish are at work.

Ive found in the sng's everyone is still in when the blinds are 100-200. Thats not normal compared to what im used too. Eveyone plays so tight.

#3 16th January 2009, 3:12 PM

Started at bodog to at january, moved from merge, I find the site oki, but I know that when I change site or start at a new, I usually lose around 100 - 200 till I get adjusted to that site. But as Kardklub mentions you have to adjust to Americano timing, but that was the same at Merge it was also on US time.

I like it at Bodog, haven't won much, haven't lost much so far, but I am still adjusting my play to the site.

As for fish, there is always fish, but where the fishes are the Shark will come too.

Also I haven't withdrawn yet, and that's the importent thing, that that runs smootley too

#4 16th January 2009, 3:43 PM

I been playing lately at BD and seems they are as tight as anywhere, although the reports say fishy gamblers come from the casino side..I have not seen that personally...but the cards seem fair at bodog compared to the others and that is what keeps things luke warm there.

#5 16th January 2009, 3:49 PM

Use your bankroll management to decide where you should play.Go down one level, for example or avoid cash if you are indeed a tournament player, and as soon as your bankroll is back to "normal" go up one level.

#6 16th January 2009, 6:32 PM

Only thing I play anymore on bodog is the freerolls and heads up matches.
Everything else I used to do there just didn't seem to favor in my way.

#7 16th January 2009, 6:59 PM

The "gambling fish" theory makes sense, and the perfect tests are coming up with the NFL Conference Championships and then the Super Bowl. I would think that for those of you not in the US that that night after the Super Bowl is over should be good fishing on the sites like Bodog that also have sportsbooks, b/c not only will there be some folks with gambling winnings in their pockets, those same people will also probably be DRUNK!

#8 17th January 2009, 12:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by James Godfrey

Hi all,

I started playing on Bodog at the start of the year and started with a bankroll of $110, with the 10% instant bonus, and it now only under $70.00

Even though most reviews say its one of the fishiest poker rooms on the net, I just dont seem to see any positive results from the place. I really like Bodog and it would be a shame to leave there.

So my question is: what games are most profitable playing on Bodog with this bankroll, I am mainly a tournament player, and I play cash games on a rare occasion?

Thanks

James Godfrey

Stick to Beginner $2 and $4 STT's and try and grind your roll up slowly but surely. If you are really any good you should work your way up to say $200 quite easily, they are easy to cash in. Re-evaluate what you want to do when you get there.

#9 17th January 2009, 4:53 PM

they have the best 10 nl ring game around
-10 cent max rake
try "beginner " sngs - they payout 5 places - 10 player
- ie 2+.2 pays 6-5-4-3-2
- and u can find them for 2- 16+ buy in

#10 17th January 2009, 5:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaFrench1

Stick to Beginner $2 and $4 STT's and try and grind your roll up slowly but surely. If you are really any good you should work your way up to say $200 quite easily, they are easy to cash in. Re-evaluate what you want to do when you get there.

This is the best advice I would give. The competition on these is very soft, and you only need to reach the top 4 to make money (5th gets you almost all your money back). I have had a lot of success on these SnG's and if you play primarily tournaments this would play to your style.

After you get a bank roll give the 10nl tables a shot. I almost went bust playing these tables, but have tuned my game to fit the tables well.

GL

#11 17th January 2009, 10:58 PM

i moved from FTP to BODOG , and i like the change . there customer service is great when your having problems with anything regarding your account . and the fact that they have other options on there game site as well is a plus . no problems so far playing with BODOG

#12 18th January 2009, 2:44 PM

Thanks for the advice everyone, I have just played in 2 $4.40 Beginner Sit and Gos and I came 2nd in both, I think I will stick at these for a while, because even with luck you should statistically cash 50% of the time...

Thanks again

James Godfrey

#13 18th January 2009, 3:02 PM

How many players are these SnG's and what places get paid?

Is it the same as other poker sites?

6 players = 1st and 2nd get paid
10 players = 1st, 2nd and 3rd get paid

Id' love a 6 player SnG where 1st 2nd AND 3rd get paid Coz I normally finish 3rd a lot lol

#14 18th January 2009, 6:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ernster86

How many players are these SnG's and what places get paid?

Is it the same as other poker sites?

6 players = 1st and 2nd get paid
10 players = 1st, 2nd and 3rd get paid

Id' love a 6 player SnG where 1st 2nd AND 3rd get paid Coz I normally finish 3rd a lot lol

At the lower levels they offer the "beginner" SNG's that pay the top five players out of ten (fifth will get your entry back-rake). I'm not sure about the larger fields, though. There never seem to be anywhere near enough players involved to get a game started so I have never played in one, but they have 27 and 45-ppl games available and it seems like I recall they pay out about a third of the players?

#15 21st January 2009, 4:47 PM

i went from FTP to BD and then back to FTP. I don't know BD don't seem all that bad. They are just tight players.

#16 26th January 2009, 7:55 PM

I Like to play the 8 or 16 dollar beginner tables they pay out top 5 if your real good you shouldnt have any problem placing

#17 28th January 2009, 4:37 PM

Bodog is crap. I played on there about a couple of years ago and wasn't impressed at all. I'm sticking with the good sites, Pokerstars and Full Tilt. Anything else is a waste of time.

#18 30th January 2009, 3:38 AM

Bodog has always been great for me. Wonderful customer service whenever I have needed them. Only a phone call away. 1-888-#$%^$..... I'm still making head way at their tables and in some free rolls.

#19 30th January 2009, 4:38 AM

Was a bodog player when they opened but I left for Stars. Came back after cashing in my points and have never went busto since. I am by no means anything above an average player, but I find myself doing better in MTT's at Bodog while better SNG's at Stars.

#20 30th January 2009, 2:35 PM

Similar experience to hoffdaddy. Couldn't really get very far with SNGs but have managed a couple of wins in the $500 freerolls (and numerous top tables) and cash from MTTs. One thing I like is the fact that you get loyalty points just for playing. Once I get to 200 pts I play a 200pt SNG which pays in T$ and then pump that into MTTs.

#21 31st January 2009, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spunka

Started at bodog to at january, moved from merge, I find the site oki, but I know that when I change site or start at a new, I usually lose around 100 - 200 till I get adjusted to that site. But as Kardklub mentions you have to adjust to Americano timing, but that was the same at Merge it was also on US time.

I like it at Bodog, haven't won much, haven't lost much so far, but I am still adjusting my play to the site.

As for fish, there is always fish, but where the fishes are the Shark will come too.

Also I haven't withdrawn yet, and that's the importent thing, that that runs smootley too

Things are getting better @ bodog, finally did cash in a MTT so I am in + now, I think the beginners S'n'G are awfull thight thou, however the normal S'n'G seems ok, still a problem with the time, as an europlayer you end up like a nighthawk with way too little sleep, so I might have to cut, some of the play there, now I just need a reasonable win more, if I get that, then I will try and cash out, so I test that too.

#22 1st February 2009, 1:20 AM

I appreciate this room, and seing this thread, I think I'm gonna try they're SNG soon

#23 4th February 2009, 12:33 AM

I have found these to be profitable over the long term...but they are of very little use as far as improving your overall game...because they are so different from any other....three little words might be of some help...PATIENCE...PATIENCE...AND PATIENCE.

#24 4th February 2009, 7:34 PM

Just downloaded bodog today. thanks for info/thread.

#25 4th February 2009, 8:01 PM

I have found Bodog.com to be fishy, seems like the cards that you need to avoid always hit on the river and knock you out, that is just the way online poker is i guess...

#26 5th February 2009, 12:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rainman42687

I have found Bodog.com to be fishy, seems like the cards that you need to avoid always hit on the river and knock you out, that is just the way online poker is i guess...

At Bodog, in the MTTs that I play there is a culture of limping and seeing the flop. Any pair or draw seems to be called on the flop until it either succeeds or fails irrespective of the bets put into the pot. This is a bit different from Stars or Tilt. The only tourney I regularly play at Bodog that is like a FT MTT is the Cardschat one. The games take a little getting used to ... If the Bodog hand history was easily copied into Blogs I would put up some examples.

#27 5th February 2009, 5:20 PM

HI....just starting out a bodog...try the beginner sit n goes...these are the ones that pay top 5....they start out at $2..4..8..16..up to $32.....good luck.

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