Bodog Poker 110% Bonus: Best of Both Worlds

Instant Gratification

A select few poker rooms offer bonuses up front, and usually in the form of no-deposit bonuses. These bonuses usually range between $5 and $20 and with patience and determination one can turn a small bonus like this into substantial sums of money (Chris Ferguson, Annette Obrestad). This is the sort of gratification that I’ll be talking about, and certainly not masturbation. So just get that out of your head, you filthy pervert.

Instant Gratification

The practical, prudent thing to do is to commit a larger amount of money as a bankroll so that you have enough of a bankroll to sustain swings (300 big bets for limit and 20 full buy-ins for no-limit is reasonable). Luckily, Bodog Poker offers a first-time deposit bonus that offers the best of both worlds.

Bigger Is Better

Specifically, I’m talking about the 110% bonus that includes 10% up front. That means that by putting down the maximum deposit of $500, you get $550 to start with ($555, technically, but I’ll get to that). The extra money up front will help ensure that you’ve got a solid foundation to earn the rest of the bonus.

The specifics of the bonus hold that you need 10 points to free up $1, and you get 50 points just for signing up (thus the extra $5 from before). You must earn 5000 points to get the full bonus in the first $30 days, so you must earn at least 167 points per day.

110% Bonus from Bodog represents more than you think with Luke's magic math.

If you’re a cash game player, the exact number of hands you have to play is kind of sketchy. What is certain is that you get 1 point for every $1 or more taken from the pot in rake. What isn’t clear is how often they take $1 from the pot. We’ll assume it’s the industry standard, about 5%. So, you can ensure about $1 rake per pot at about $2/$4 or $3/$6 limit or no-limit stakes that usually get pots up to about $20. Let’s take a look at how many hours you’d have to play based on table size and number:

As you can see, it’s quite doable as long as you can play at medium-low stakes or better.

Now let’s look at tournament players. It’s actually easier for tournament players to complete this bonus, because you earn 3 points for every $1 in fees that you pay. On the table below, we show how many sit-and-go sessions consisting of a number of tables at a particular stake to meet the average daily points or this bonus.

Further, you will have spent $18,334 in tournament entries and fees, so with the 110% bonus and the cash back for poker points (did I mention that?) at a ratio of 100:$1, including another 5000 points that you get for earning more than 2000 points in a month, you have a $650 buffer which accounts for 3.5% of your total investment. So like I always say, if you’re going to go this route, you should be a good sit-and-go player.

Coming To a Head

Bodog’s bonus is obviously more (about $100 more) than meets the eye. So by indulging in instant gratification, you can actually get a better deal for yourself. Come to think of it, I guess that instant gratification is generally OK as long as it doesn’t meet the eye, because that stings—or so I hear.

Read our review of Bodog Poker and make up your own mind.

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