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Bovada Poker Overview

Bodog has rebranded itself and is now known to American players as Bovada. By doing so, Americans have continued access to their old Bodog accounts under the Bovada brand name. In addition to poker, players have access to a world-class sportsbook, casino, and racebook. With so much extra gambling action to offer, there is plenty of crossover traffic going into the poker network. This makes for extremely fishy games that are easy to beat. Players should expect their opponents to bloat pots with weak hands since they are "looking to gamble."

One of the strongest points for Bovada Poker (and the Bovada online casino, in general) is its customer service. At all hours of the day and every day of the week, Bovada offers its players live chat, telephone support, and email support. Live chat and telephone support both give customers instant satisfaction. Bovada's email option provides a human answer in less than thirty minutes. There are no other poker rooms that come close to responses as fast as Bovada's.

Bovada Poker makes it extremely easy for players all around the world to deposit money onto their website. Most countries of the world are used to the ease that Bovada offers Americans. Americans can deposit money onto Bovada Poker by using Western Union, Moneygram, or even a Visa card. It's basically impossible to find any other online casino offering American players easy deposits via Visa cards. Withdrawals are also easy with Bovada Poker offering to pay fees on Western Union money transfers. Their outstanding cashier is one of Bovada Poker's many strong points.

Bovada Poker Bonus and Promotions

Bovada Poker offers a huge first deposit bonus; it is one of the biggest first deposit bonuses available to American players. The 100% match bonus worth up to $1,000 would be a great bonus to any poker player's bankroll. To receive the maximum bonus, players must follow the links on this page and make a first deposit of $1,000.

Players should automatically receive $1,000 in bonus money once they download the poker client and make their deposit. They must clear this bonus money before being able to play with or withdraw it. Players have 60 days to clear the entire poker bonus. A $1 of bonus money is cleared with every 5 Poker Points earned. Poker points are earned at the cash or tournament tables. Tournament players receive 3 Poker Points for every $1 in tournament fees paid. Cash game players will earn Poker Points dependent on the rake contributed to the pot: $0.05 - $0.20 earns 0.1 points; $0.25 - $0.45 earns 0.25 points, $0.50 - $0.95 earns 0.5 points, and $1 - $3 earns 1 point.

The poker bonus is released in six increments. The increments are as follows: $10 released at 50 Poker Points, $40 released at 250 Poker Points, $100 released at 750 Poker Points, $150 released at 1,500 Poker Points, $300 released at 3,000 Poker Points, and $400 released at 5,000 Poker Points. With such sporadic increments, it is wise to only attempt to clear the entire bonus at stakes above 25NL.

Bovada Poker also provides its players with a Bad Beat Bonus. Any player that loses with aces full of kings is eligible for a Bad Beat Bonus equal to 100 times the big blind up to $1,000. Both pocket cards must be used by both the winning and losing hand, three or more players must be dealt into the hand, and both the winning and losing hands must go to showdown.

Players also hit it big if they hit a royal flush. Bovada Poker pays any player that hits the royal flush 50 times the big blind up to $200. Both pocket cards must be used, three or more players must be dealt into the hand, and the royal flush must win the pot (though the hand is not required to go to showdown). These two extra bonuses add a lot of fun to playing poker!

Bovada Poker Summary

Bovada Poker is an awesome place to play poker. Besides traffic, there isn't much lacking at Bovada Poker. The pots are juicy and the players are easy to beat. The promotions are phenomenal and the customer service can't get any better. Bovada Poker is a highly recommended room for American players looking to get back into the game.