Opinions on Bodog

What do you guys think about Bodog?

I find it to be one of the hardest places to play poker. The people that play the freerolls just seem to be playing a game in chaos mode.. All in all the time and by gosh If I do get a decent set of hold cards the flop will be crazy over the top... J J J on the flop when I got A 10... I have never had any luck there..

Have you?

A little hard to assess a pattern with one hand. Dang, that could happen (and does) anywhere.

I hate BoDog because of the lack of skill of most players. In a freeroll one should expect reckless play for the first 3 levels or so because by then the donkeys have used up most of their luck. But I would much rather play on Pokerstars or Full Tilt where the skill level is higher and so is the rationality of the players.

I like Bodog where they play the freerolls like they are FREE

Every poker room happend this is in the freeroll, but i play at bodog about 1 years and i win a lot of money there, so play a cash table a big SNG, or a good tournament, there dont play a donkeys... sorry my english and good luck in the Bodog

I got put out of a tourney last night on bodog that went like this...

I had A K, I raised a little preflop. A few called.. Flop comes 2 K 5....Dude before me goes all in. I figure alright he has the K I should have him with the kicker.. I call. He had my chips covered... His cards turn over and he has a 2 3..... WTF is all I can think.... Then of course on the river comes a 3.... Screw Bodog the skill level of play there is very low.

Where's the problem? You will win this most of the time and you should be very happy to be able to cash more often as a result. Would you rather play against pros that can kill you every time?

Aren't bad players a good thing?

well, all i know about bodog is that its in trouble with the law. From what i have seen from them is that there graphics look really good. I may hit that sight up after they gets out of the troubles. Youll will see the same type of play in most types of freerolls, anywhere.

Rumor has it that Bodog may be pulling out of the U.S. market as soon as the end of the NFL season. With all of their troubles involving the long cash-out problems and dealings with the US Govt, this doesn't really surprise me if this happens. I hope and pray that Bodog doesn't leave as I happen to play at bodog the most of any poker site.


I'm just giving a heads up on the "rumor" going around and hope that it is indeed only a "rumor".

And you heard this where, or how?

I heard it on another Poker forum (2 + 2 forum)

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Exactly, I would happily suffer a bad beat 10% of the time as long as the other 90% of the time they Keep on playing with a lack of skill, this lack of skill you talk about is where you will make most of your money, maybe when you realise this you too will start making ome money.

They don't allow Canadians

ive played bodog a few times and its alright but fulltilt is probably the best of all. if you can play tilt is the place.

Bodog is lower league site in comparison with FTP or PokerStars.

Bodog is horrible not many decent players there and there pro has a 2/4 lmt table..

That is precisely why bodog is magnificent! The surplus of donkeys is remarkable. I hope that rumor about bodog closing down at the end of the NFL season is false because I need to make my mortgage payments!

I've played their freerolls and the play is ok. Play for real money and the play changes. It is computer generated programs these online sites and are in some cases pulled/geared toward house or long time players. I had the same thing happen but not just at Bo dog, it happens everywhere and happens often. Play home games if you can, it's not computer generated. Play online for the fun of playing and bank on more than your fair share of bad beats.

i iis the worst site for playing popker. it is hard to view. my favorite is pokerstars. whats yours.

I wish i could play on bodog but unfortuanatley i live in Canada. I don't know the exact reason why bodog won't allow any canadians to play on their site, and I do wish they could allow them to play. As for the skill level, I've heard it's donkcity on that site! anyways, best of luck to those playing on bodog.

The one thing you can do to make online play better is pick a empty table and play with some of your personal friends. Pick a table and get a lock on it togeather as a group and all register and sit down at the same time. This way --all players are your friends and their is no site players or long time players getting any generated pull, and you will be playing with your friend which should make it much more fun.

I quite enjoy Bodog as a site. However this is quite worrying...

Bodog Online Casino and Sportsbook Woes Worse Than Originally Revealed

(appologies if this is old news, have been on my hols. )

unless things have changed that i am not aware of...........canadains cannot play there. so i have no advice or opinion on your topic. please correct me if i am wrong or the policy has been changed.

That's a great joke.
I guess it all depends on how you play poker, cause i finished 3 times 2nd on thoses freerolls at BoDog and it's one of my favorite place to play. On the other hand, i've always been out quickly on fulltilt free games. Donks are everywhere there and i can't play a hand without being rivered.
The thing i appreciate at Bodog is the slow raise of the blinds, the nice prizepool ($500!!!) and the fact that i can register this game 2 minutes before the start.
If you compares it to FullTilt games, there is only $100 to win, you have to register the game during the first 2 minutes nor you won't be playing, and players are as crazy as everywhere.
I can't understand people telling that there is less donks on the huge rooms?!?! To me it's seems like a mistake cause when you have a bigger field of player then you got a bigger field of donkies.
That's a simple law of common sense.
Just want to add that if you want to reach the HU at BoDog then you'll have to play for almost 5 hours, you can't do it in 2 or 3 hours, lol. So be patient...

I find it hard to judge a site based on freerolls..

I play cash games on Bodog and find that many people probably know less about Poker than I do.

I'm a newbie so that's saying a lot.

I personally like bodog alot. I am not too worried about the rumors alot can happen in 6mths. I do hope they stay in business.

i think the game play is somewhat slow but overall not a bad poker room .... aces JEff

I know what tinman means. Seems like the more outs you have the less likely you are to get one. It's the ones that play the 2/3 like you said that seem to get that magic card so often. If I sit there long enough I can predict some of the cards that are going to be flopped just by what ever the chosen seat has in his hand. I'm sure I'm going to get alot of you saying well just don't play and alot crap like that. Try to remember this is a site to voice different opinions instead of jumping on someone you don't agree with. I like to play and these sites are about my only option since I don't live close to any casinos or have alot of friends who like to play. So please keep that in mind when and if you reply to this. I know there are 2 or 3 people that always have something nasty to say when I write something they don't like or agree with.

All sites have thier fair share of donks and donk plays.They seem to be everywhere you go.thats part of online poker.I've been hearing tjis Bodog rumor for awhile now.About them possibly shutting down the american market for the US players.There are a few good threads on here about it.One is were one of the Gov't agencies caught one of Bodog's money handlers.Some finacial company that handles some of thier funds got in trouble.They took like twenty million from them.That shouldn't stop Bodog from still operating.They generate enough to cover that easy.If someone hear's anything else about Bodog feel free to drop me a line and fill me in.

I made a cashout request on July 29 for $600. Although, I never altered anything Bodog's system kept cancelling my request despite the balance resting comfortably above $1,000. This Bullshit kept going on for a week. I called customer service whom assured me that it was a glitch in their system and my payout would be processed promptly. It was finally approved on Aug 7 after several requests for a copy of the credit card used and my ID.

I have played at Bodog for 4 years and have not changed address nor had any account irregularities not to mention over a dozen successful payouts so I found it retarded that they suddenly wanted a copy of my ID for the 50th time.

Now it is mid-September and I am still waiting for my check. But Bodog assures me it is coming...Yeah and so is X-Mas. They will never see another dime of my money. EVER!!!!

bodog is the 1st site i started playing and actually learned to play poker i have cashed in the tourny numerous times best is 3rd yes there is a alot of donks but as we all talk about that is exactly what u want and need.Dont let one or two bad freerolls get you discouraged becuz honestly there is numerous of donks in every single freeroll at every single site.The only problem i have with bodog is the lag they have worked on it it is a little bit better now but at 1st it was so horrbile it was folding my hands when i had no intention on folding.But again just give it time and play your best you should be alright.

I've noticed the lag too. Like you said its not as bad as it was but it still shows up from time to time. Sometimes I will hit the fold or call button and it will lag for a few seconds...Other than that I havent noticed anything else wrong with the software.

Imagine going to Vegas where you have a multitude of rooms to play at. Each with it's own ambiance. Different tables, different chairs, different chips.

The ambiance at bodog is cheap IMO. Like stackable chairs, the temperature is too cold, and the drinks are clearly watered down. It is an uncomfortable table to sit at in that sense.

Part of that experience has to do with the creature comforts, and it is comparative in nature. Compared to that 'ambiance' at Tilt, or Stars, or even UB, bodog lacks big time.

When I want the lobby, I don't want a menu of lobbies, I want the lobby for the tourney I am playing.

When I want a Hand History I don't want to 'need' an interpreter.

If I want to give my buddy some of MY money, I don't want to have to clear out my account to do so. And even if I do want to clear out my account, apparently I need the head hancho's permission, and he seems to always be on vacation.

While my analogies may be a bit absurd, they are valid. The feel of a bodog table is not good. It is a whole lot better than it used to be, but it has a long long way to go.

FWIW, I don't find the talent at any site much different than at any other site, so I ignore all the poor player comments.

I don't consider bodog to be one of my main sites and these are a few of the reasons.