by Mary Ashton
Sunday ,23 May 2010
With buy-ins starting as low as $1, Bodog are offering loads of satellites every day to offer their players the chance to win a place at the WSOP 2010
It is just one month to go until the World Series of Poker 2010 which will be held in Rio. Whilst the tournament does not begin until May 28th, the excitement has already begun at Bodog. The website is offering a huge amount of daily satellites which offer the chance to win a place at the WSOP main event which will be running from July 5th – 17th. By only spending one dollar you can take part in satellites at Bodog and win your place at the WSOP.
Every day there are multiple satellites. Some of the most popular ones are:
Time (ET) Tournament Buy-in
2:40 a.m. Turbo Rebuy Quarterfinal $5.50
3:40 a.m. Cheap Seat $1.00
10:20 a.m. Quarterfinal $2.20
12:00 p.m. Quarterfinal $16.50
2:15 p.m. Cheap Seat $1.00
3:15 p.m. Quarterfinal $16.50
5:30 p.m. Semifinal $11.00
8:15 p.m. Semifinal $109.00
9:15 p.m. Turbo Rebuy Quarterfinal $5.50
9:45 p.m. Semifinal $55.00
11:55 p.m. Semifinal $109.00
As well as the WSOP qualifiers Bodog is running a brand new promotion which is aimed at increasing the number of sit and go’s on the website. Known as the ‘King of the Felt’, the promotion is a raffle with an extra. Each will Bodog will drawing players, to enter into the draw players must of first cashed in at least three sit and go tournaments. The more tournaments a player manages to cash in at, the more money they will be playing for. If the player has cashed in at six tournaments then they will receive two draw entries and a $1,000 freeroll entry. If they cash in at nine or more tournaments then they will receive three draw entries and the free roll entry.
Whichever players are selected from the drawing will face off against the ‘King of the Felt’ in a heads-up match for $1,000. The winner of the match takes the cash and will face the winner of the next week’s draw. If a player wins five matches in a row they will receive a prize of $2,500 and if they manage ten then they could win a seat at the WSOP.
In addition to the King of the Felt and the WSOP satellites there are a number of reasons to visit Bodog. It has several features which distinguish it from its rival sites such as the option to show just one card instead of two whilst mucking, just like you can do in land based casinos.