Bodog's "No Bulls**t" deposit bonus question

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Ad says they give you $100 w/no strings attached when you deposit $100. When I see "no strings", I immediately assume there are strings. Is this bonus tough to clear, and can it be cleared with SNGs? How are the games at Bodog?

Their bonus is more similar to Sportsbooks, i.e. bonus money is given up front rather than accumulated and paid later. It's not the easiest bonus to whore as you can't track hands easily (just have to keep track of your bodog points to know where you stand), also previous threads here have indicated that they frown on quick withdrawals after bonus earned followed by a deposit soon after.

On the bright side, game selection is decent and I didnt' ahve a hard time clearing my bonus quickly at 3-6 and 5-10 games. I've found myself playing games at that limit more often on Bodog now that Absolute has gotten pretty tight. Dont know if SNG's count.

You need 3 Bodog points for each dollar of bonus money. You get 3 points for each dollar in vig paid towards a SNG (essentially, you pay the buyin, but the bonus pays the entry fee).

So 100 $10+1 SNGs would clear $100 in bonus.

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You need 3 Bodog points for each dollar of bonus money. You get 3 points for each dollar in vig paid towards a SNG (essentially, you pay the buyin, but the bonus pays the entry fee).

So 100 $10+1 SNGs would clear $100 in bonus.

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So In a sense it's 100% rakeback for your first 100 tourneys, not a bad deal at all.

What do they mean by
"You will accumulate Bodog Poker Points by playing in ring games when you have contributed to a pot that is raked."

Does this mean that you just need to be dealt in to a raked hand for credit (ie. Party) or does "contribute" constitute actually putting money in the pot?

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What do they mean by
"You will accumulate Bodog Poker Points by playing in ring games when you have contributed to a pot that is raked."

Does this mean that you just need to be dealt in to a raked hand for credit (ie. Party) or does "contribute" constitute actually putting money in the pot?

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You must put money into the pot.

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What do they mean by
"You will accumulate Bodog Poker Points by playing in ring games when you have contributed to a pot that is raked."

Does this mean that you just need to be dealt in to a raked hand for credit (ie. Party) or does "contribute" constitute actually putting money in the pot?

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You must put money into the pot.

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It looks similar to Doylesroom's action points, except that Bodog gives all players who play in the hand a fixed number of points and Doylesroom splits the total points of the hands between all players in the hand.

Is that right?

[playersare]

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It looks similar to Doylesroom's action points, except that Bodog gives all players who play in the hand a fixed number of points and Doylesroom splits the total points of the hands between all players in the hand.
Is that right?

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assuming you mean that "play in the hand" means contributing to the pot via bets, blinds or antes, that's pretty much correct.

the difference between bodog and Doyle's (Tribeca network) is that Bodog gives the same amount of points based on the total rake of the hand, and Tribeca gives a proportional amount of points based on how much contribution each player made into the final pot.

in other words, if you fold the small blind on bodog, you would get the same number of points in that hand as someone who went all the way to showdown. but on Doyle's, you would receive only a tiny number of points while the showdown player gets as much as 50% of the action points allocated in that hand.

if you fold preflop and you are not a blind or ante, you would not receive any points regardless of the pot size and the end of the hand on either network.

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assuming you mean that "play in the hand" means contributing to the pot via bets, blinds or antes, that's pretty much correct.

the difference between bodog and Doyle's (Tribeca network) is that Bodog gives the same amount of points based on the total rake of the hand, and Tribeca gives a proportional amount of points based on how much contribution each player made into the final pot.

in other words, if you fold the small blind on bodog, you would get the same number of points in that hand as someone who went all the way to showdown. but on Doyle's, you would receive only a tiny number of points while the showdown player gets as much as 50% of the action points allocated in that hand.

if you fold preflop and you are not a blind or ante, you would not receive any points regardless of the pot size and the end of the hand on either network.

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Excellent explanation, thank you. Sounds like a low-limit guy like myself would have a much more difficult time clearing at Doylesroom than Bodog.

[timprov]

Doyle's also doesn't spread stud, whereas the Bodog bonus is a fablulous overlay for learning the game.

There are many, many better bonuses than either for grinding limit holdem.

[Muisyle]

I'm just wondering, does the 50 bonus bodog points they give you when you first deposit count towards your first bonus? So if I deposit $500, I need 150 points to clear the $50 bonus, but they gave me 50 already so do I need to have 150 in my account total (100) earned, or 200 total (150 earned). I would imagine it is the latter...

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it's the latter.