Bodog Open II Starts Sunday

Filed in archive Internet Poker on September 27, 2008

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Despite all the lashing at Bodog Poker lately, they are going forward with the second installment of the Bodog Open. Starting on Sunday September 28th, Bodog will be hosting several Hold Em' tournaments (and only Hold Em') over the course of next week with buy-ins ranging from $55 (w/rebuys) to the $500 Main Event which is carrying a sizable $300,000 guarantee.

There has been problems at Bodog lately and maybe this tournament series is a sign of their current health as all of the tournaments are carrying larger guarantees then the normal nightly MTTs. The structures at Bodog have always been some of the best found values on the internet, but can you wait almost a month and half for those funds should you strike gold? It's the average waiting time currently for cashing out, be mindful if you're going to commit new funds to the site for this series.

Below is the site's lead-in for the series:

Announcing: Bodog Poker Open II! It's BPO the sequel - but bigger and badder than ever. After a mightily successful Bodog Poker Open I in March 2008, where "phatcat" took home $76,280 - it's now your chance to grab that slice of the pie.

Satellites for the Bodog Poker Open II are up and running so dig deep and pull out your best online tournament strategies and skills. For this series of eight championship events, buy-ins range from $100-$500.
The first tournament goes down on September 28th with a major tourney happening each day after that and culminating with the Main Event on October 5th. The Main Event's $300,000 guaranteed prize pool will make for the biggest in Bodog history.

Series Highlights

Adding a little spice to the mix, there will also be six bounty tournaments during the week where Main Event Semifinal seats (T$109) will be awarded to anyone who knocks out one of the 20 players with a bounty on their head. The bounty tourney buy-ins range from $20 - $100.
Special prizes will also be awarded to BPO II event winners and players who bubble. All first place finishers will win an entry in any BPO II Main Event Satellite (T$109) hosted nightly at 9:20 PM ET. While the two bubble players from the 'Championship' events (No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7) will also win the same entry fee (T$109).
• Championship Event Winners: All winners of a numbered 'Championship' event will win an entry in any BPOII Main Event Satellite hosted nightly at 9:20pm ET (T$109).
• Championship Event Bubble Insurance: The 2 Bubble players in each 'Championship' event will win an entry in any BPOII Main Event Satellite hosted nightly at 9:20pm ET (T$109).
• Bounty Tournaments: Every player that wins a bounty gets entry in any BPOII Main Event Satellite hosted nightly at 9:20pm ET (T$109).
• Bounty Players: win a bounty by eliminating any of the following players in one of the 'bounty' designated tournaments:
• Evelyn Ng Team Bodog Pro
• JeanRobert Bellande Team Bodog Pro
• David Williams Team Bodog Pro
• Justin Bonomo Team Bodog Pro
• Rusostreet BPO I Event #1 Champion
• 3pounder BPO I Event #2 Champion
• PckAces BPO I Event #3 Champion
• foldpreflop85 BPO I Event #4 Champion
• bigcatfish BPO I Event #5 Champion
• phatcat BPO I Main Event Champion
• ari Team Bodog Featured Player
• nevertilt22 Team Bodog Featured Player
• magpe Team Bodog Featured Player
• head2782 Team Bodog Featured Player
• mattboom Team Bodog WSOPE 2007 (3rd place finisher)
• drossxyu Team Bodog WSOP 2008 (bracelet winner)
• illNuGWichee Team Bodog Alumni
• papadelpoker Team Bodog Alumni
• UFPokerStar Team Bodog Alumni