Bodog Canada Poker Review

Welcome Bonus

Bodog Poker’s best casino bonus is undoubtedly the welcome bonus. New players can earn a 100% deposit match up to $1,000. This bonus is distributed in $5 increments for every 150 reward points you earn.

In order to claim the bonus, you need to make a minimum deposit of $10. You will have 30 days to fully claim the bonus but, fortunately, there are no rollover requirements.

Bitcoin Welcome Bonuses

While Bodog is very crypto-friendly, there are currently no bonuses for depositing with Bitcoin in the poker room, as there are for the sportsbook and casino.

We like that Bodog rewards their poker players for both high hands and bad beats. If you get a royal flush in a cash game using both of your hole-cards, then you get 50x the big blind up to $200. You will need to e-mail Bodog to claim this bonus, as it is not automatically monitored. You’ll find details on the poker promotions page.

You can get even more for a bad beat. If you lose while holding aces full of kings or better, you have 48 hours to claim a 100x the big blind up to a $1,000 bonus.

Look out for one-off and special promotions. These come up when the big tournament events are close (the Super Millions or Black Diamond Open) and when there are qualifiers running for live poker events.

We were excited to discover that there are not only a lot of tables to choose from, but you’ll also find a great selection of poker game types. Here are some of the highlights:

• Cash Games: Texas Hold’em dominates as it does at every poker site. The list of tables is huge, with 6, 9 and 2 player games available from pennies to high stakes.
• Tournaments: Bodog Poker now offers $2 million in tournament guarantees every week. There is a regular Sunday event with its own $100k guarantee ($17k guaranteed for the winner). You will also find events with even bigger prize pools, and satellite qualifiers to live poker tournaments.
• Sit N Goes: Small tournaments range in size from 1 table to 5 tables. These games are kicking off every few minutes.
• Jackpot Sit n Goes: These are the Bodog ‘lottery Sit N Go’ format. 3-handed games with random prize pools, which are decided after you join.
• Zone Poker: Finally, you can play fast-fold poker. Bodog has a big enough player base to make this ‘pooled’ player format work. With no waiting time, once you fold a hand, Zone poker is excellent for mobile play.
• Omaha Poker: You will find the PLO and PLO8 real-money games get busy, especially at peak times of Canadian evenings.

We discovered that there are no screen names at Bodog. This innovative approach prevents 3^rd party tracking systems from following players – and selling stats to poker pros. While you can take notes on opponents in-game, these disappear when the table closes. Combined with the ban on 3^rd party advice tools, and a max of 4 tables (for cash games and sit n goes), this makes Bodog unsuitable for pro-grinders.

Tipping the balance in favour of recreational players has had a positive effect on the whole network. You’ll find the games are softer than at most of the big international brands. Add to this the cross-over traffic from the big Bodog sportsbook and casino – and you’ll find the most profitable games around on this site.

We always recommend checking the safety and security of any site, which is why we focus so heavily on security in our poker reviews.

We learned that Bodog are based in the Caribbean where they are regulated and licensed by the Antigua and Barbuda Financial Services Regulatory Commission. Game fairness is also certified, with the random deal tested by 3^rd party auditors iTech Labs. All connections are secured by the latest SSL encryption.

At the time of writing this review, the responsible gaming page at Bodog.eu shows a stub with just a short sentence that links back to the same page. There is a link to Gamblers Anonymous in the footer of their homepage.

We found that Bodog has a very thorough FAQ section where you should be able to find your answer quickly enough. However, you can reach them via live chat, which is the most encouraged method. You can also email them, or ask your question in the always-busy Bodog Forum. We found that the customer support agents were quick to answer any and all questions we had.