Play Online Poker for free. Before you run, you'll need to learn how to crawl, and the free online component of Bodog Poker is a great way to learn. This is an absolutely free application that gives all of the experience you'll need to step right into a real money table. You'll probably want to check out a few different types of games and tables so try it out for free beforehand. To access all of Bodog's free poker tables, simply download the software and sign up for a free account. Then pick any table on the play money list, and start playing. The free online component of Bodog Poker is identical to our “real money” tables, so the transition will be easy when you decide you're ready. Once you've explored the free experience and become familiar with how Bodog Poker works, load up your account and try your hand at a real money table.
Game Features
Player Image:
Along with your screen name, you can select a player image that
will give you an identity while playing at the tables. The image
you select can be scaled and resized to fit the player plaque. The
feature to select your image can be found under the 'Tools' menu
in the Bodog Poker
software.
Player Statistics:
As you play at the tables, statistics are kept on all of your actions.
This allows you to analyze your play in real time or after your poker
session. You will find this feature at the table by clicking the
'Stats' link near the bottom left hand corner of the table window.
Stats are kept for all games. At the start of each session, your
new session's stats will be added to your previous session's stats.
Depending on how you wish to use your stats, you may want to reset
your stats by clicking the 'Reset' button in the bottom right hand
corner of the Stats display.
Opponent Notes:
One key component to playing poker is knowing how your opponent
may act in specific situations. To keep track of a player's style
when playing in the Bodog
Poker Room you will be able to keep notes
on all your opponents.
When at any table, select the 'Notes' button near the bottom left
corner. You can then select the player's screen name from the drop
down menu to display the notes you have for that player. If you have
not taken any previous notes, you can enter them now for future reference.
Another way to access player notes for a particular player at a
table is to right click on the player's plaque. Select the 'Edit
Player Notes' from the drop down menu. The bottom right hand corner
will automatically take you to the notes for that player.
All notes that you keep are stored on your computer so that only you will ever be able to see them. Notes taken during one game session will be there for subsequent game sessions that you play on the same computer.
Bodog Poker Points
How points are earned:
New Accounts: All player accounts will start with
50 points.
Ring Games: You will accumulate Bodog
Poker Points by playing in ring games when
you have contributed to a pot that is raked. Points are awarded based
on the following table:
| Rake |
Points |
| $1.00 - $3.00 |
1.00 |
| $0.50 - $0.95 |
0.50 |
| $0.25 - $0.45 |
0.25 |
| $0.05 - $0.20 |
0.10 |
Currently point accumulation occurs every five minutes based on
all hands played within that time period.
Tournaments:
You will accumulate Bodog
Poker Points for every $1.00 in fees paid
for tournaments you enter. 3 Points are awarded for every $1.00 in
fees paid so you will get 15 Bodog
Poker Points for entering a tournament
with an entry of $50+$5 (buy in + fee).
Time spent playing:
You will accumulate Bodog
Poker Points for every minute spent playing
at a table. 1 point is awarded for every 60 minutes of play. All
time spent 'playing' (sitting out is not 'playing time') at free
games, real money games, and during tournaments counts towards points
earned. 500 points earned for playing time is the maximum value that
can be accumulated per calendar month.
How points are used:
Tournament Entries:
Regular tournament events are held that you will be able to buy
in with using your Bodog
Poker Points. The tournaments will award
the top finishers cash and/or prizes based on the individual event
details.
Guaranteed Seats to the World Series of Poker
If you plan on going to the WSOP this year then no one offers a
better shot at a seat than Bodog
Poker! Every Semi-Final event will
send at least one player to the WSOP as Bodog
Poker is guaranteeing
a seat regardless of the number of entrants! Win your seat to the
Main Event and a package worth $12,500, or qualify for one of the
Preliminary WSOP Events starting for as little as $1.50 or 200 Poker
Points in any of the multi table tournaments.
World Series of Poker Single Table Tournament Stages
Winning your way to the WSOP just got easier and more convenient
as Bodog Poker offers its WSOP Single Table Tournament Stages in
which ten players face off for a chance to advance. Buy-in to Stage
1 for as little as $1.10 or 75 Poker Points and win your way up to
Stage 5 and a chance at a $12,500 Main Event Package! Each Stage
winner gets a buy-in to the next Stage, while the second place finisher
wins another chance at the same Stage. The WSOP Single Table Tournament
Stages are running 24/7 so get started now!
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