ONLINE POKER - SITE - Bodog

[rifle]

Forty 10d As (9000)
Rifle 10c Kc (2000)

Blinds 50/100

Forty raises 400
Rifle(Sb) calls 350

Flop 8s 4h ks

Rifle bets 500
Forty calls 500

Turn 4d
Forty bets 400
Rifle raises all-in
Forty calls (with NOTHING)

River Ad

Don't think I did too much wrong but I am sure someone will disagree. The important thing here is that this is not a oneoff - time and again on the dog.

[iskin]

Bodog is most likely rigged to encourage action to keep the rake high. Flushes, straights, full houses are much more common here and they all happen at the same time. I have online poker accounts at most online poker rooms and at least twice a week at B&M casinos, Bodog is something else. Anyone who claims that this site isn't rigged is most likely a moron or inexperienced. You may be able to do really well here but I say avoid it.

No live game and no other poker site produces the hands Bodog does.

[Tiger Strat88]

Last week I won over 1400 in a week of play. In 3 days they got most of it back...bad beats. I hit 3 str8s in 20 mins to lose 2 of them to flush draws that i made the pot odds all in for them to fold there draws, and one to the only one that should of called my all in, and he had a set that hit a full boat. All in like 20 mins or so. And one str8 was ace high and the other was k high. the third was a mid str8. Im not sayin bad beats don't happen in real life. I played in a cash game and saw all the poket aces get beat that night, there was three of them and they all lost big. Ive been drawn out to hit a ace high flush and the other guy hit a str8flushwith the same card, so I know it happens. But this seems crazy. According to my states there I fold 60 percent of the time so I am not callin abunch of crap. i try to play my cards and not push around. It just seems like im always getting into hands cause i get like AJ through AA and Pocket Pairs like crazy and lose. I dont know. make you own call but it sucks being down like 4000 on this site now, and for what...

[HPG ADMIN]

Playing 40% of your hands is too high. How long have yyou ben playing with real money?

[Tiger Strat88]

What would you play if 40 percent is too high? I mean I would love to only play about 15-20 percent but its hard to not call for a dollor when you get suited connectors and AK it seems all the time online. Also what about the big blind checks, those go towards your percentage. I seem to fold alot, but i still call the mid to high suited connectors. I have been playin online for about one and half years and live for about 15 years, but not just holdem for that 15. Just holdem for about 3 years, as in turnies and a few cash games. I seem to win live a lot more than online, maybe its my presentation live, I dont know. It just seems I get on a great roll and win then go through a week or two of nothing but losin. then when I put in another hundred bucks, I win for about a week, then I lose it all again on what seems to be huge bad beats. I swear it seems like its not even cards online its whos going to get the bad beat on there side and when??? I dont know Admin, If you got any sugestions, Ill read em. Ive read olot online at about.com. I try to follow a sertion way to play. well thanks for any input from all and good luck to all...

[JLD61]

! USE BODOG AT YOUR OWN RISK!

This could happen to you. First of all I would like to say that I have been playing on this site for almost two years and had no other problems, but in the past two months a total nightmare. I have put almost $6000 in this site and only cash out a $1000.Well two months ago I put $400.00 back in and did pretty good. Got my account a little over $2400.00.Tried to cash out $1800.00, Guess what, BODOG wouldn’t do it because someone that was linked to me had a negative balance (DIFFERENT NAME, DIFFERENT ADDRESS & DIFFERENT ACCOUNT NUMBER) Guess what my Stepson had used my computer once or twice months ago. Therefore since he owes them $400.00 I cannot with draw MY MONEY. Finally after several phone calls I was aloud to cash out minus the $400.00. I know that in the USA what they did to me would be illegal. But no telling in there country. The way they talked on the phone like they could do anything they wanted to with MY MONEY. Well fortunately I had used my credit card. Therefore I disputed the charged. Guess what the charge card company agreed with me and did a charge back. Well then they send me an e-mail stating that my account is disabled. That’s fine with me, like I’ll really going to play on that site again. Well then comes a second e-mail saying that they are now reporting me to EQUIFAX & TRANS UNIONIST. I call BODOG, boy I though the first phone calls was nasty, but this phone call was worst. Well that, fine, I don’t need to talk to them anymore. Well guess what, a collection agency is calling me now. I wonder why they pay you for your friend’s membership. ARE YOU LINKED? OR HAVE YOU SIGNED ON THAT SITE ON SOMEONE ELSE’S COMPUTER OR VICEVERSEA. I WONDER IF OTHER SITES HAVE THIS POLICY TOO.
GOOD LUCK ON BODOG

WITH BEST REGARDS JLD61

[daobrats]

Bad Beats and Bodog…

Listen, I understand bad beats. I've played this game since before it was "cool" and have played for over 10 years on various online poker sites. I recently left Ultimate Bet after having trouble getting money onto the site and was told Bodog was an easy deposit. Well, to say the least, I have never in all of my years of playing online seen so many bad beats. And I’ll even admit, I’ve been on the positive side of a couple myself.

Is it a soft site? Yes. But play in any multi table tournament and you'll see more bad beats than any other site ever.

Warning! This is only my most recent bad beat story. Read on if you like, or pass it over...Either way, just know this isn't the only time this has happened to me on this site. I've lost more 98% favorites than I can list.

Anyway, I'm in a $10+$1 buy in to qualify for $109 tournament dollars to enter the $100,000 guaranteed tourney. Pays top three and there are four of us left. The second big stack went on an all in spree and I just waited for the right opportunity to let him double up my stack. He had over $10,000 in chips and position on myself and the other small stack. So every time he got the button, he would just push all in. Weird thing on this hand though...I get AK in the big blind and he just calls PF. I raise and he calls so I actually put him on a real hand thinking he’s going to let me catch a hand before putting me all in. Well, the flop comes out KQ7 rainbow and I check it to him knowing that he'll put me all in and he obliges.

I turn over my top top and he turns over A2os. Know here’s where it gets ridiculous…
The turn card is a deuce...River card is a deuce. I was a 97% favorite after the flop and he was a 0.33% dog considering the possibility of a tie.

This is only my most recent sick beat where I was a 95% or better favorite. I can handle the bad beats...I've played long enough to endure many...but never in all my years playing online have I seen so many on one site...and it's not just myself...it happens to many, many people. The more they Bodog grows, the more you’ll be hearing about them.

I’ve still made a little bit of money here, but if I could have half the money I’ve lost on bad beats, I could seriously consider doing this full time on this site.

So I guess I’m saying…play if for the soft play, but grow some thick skin…you’re going to need it.

[bodogsucks]

I play on sportsbook, full tilt, and bodog. I have NEVER seen the hands that bodog deals out. So many times ive seen 4-5 pairs out! Many hands with straights, flushes, three of a kind you name it all at the same time. The game is rigged big time. I think its programed by seat doesnt matter how you play. Stay far away!!!

[fishhooks]

Just wanted to put my 2 cents worth in on Bodog poker. I have only made 2 small deposits just to check it out and have seen quite enough. Like most poker sites Bodog creates hands to create action. There ring games are loaded with them. If you catch trips on the flop with your jacks and there is an ace or king on the board someone will have caught a higher set than you. If you don't have the nuts after the river might as well fold. Flop a straight and get set to be sucked out on with runner runner. As far as tourneys go, just go all in with the rest of the idiots and if you win you may have sat in the "Golden" seat. Some seats just can't be beat no matter what, and the donks that end up sitting in them will suckout on you everytime. Heres a good example. 10 dollar sit and go I played this morning. Pays top 3, 4 of us left. I am the low stack. Already the person or seat in question has put out 3 other players because he is the big stack. These are the preflop all in hands he won, his KJ verses KQ, his A6 verses AK, his Q3 verses AK with a K on flop and he catches runner runner. He was totally dominated all three hands but sucked out time and time again. I finally receive KK and move all in. He calls with AA. I catch a K on flop he catches the A on river. Once again regardless of the preflop all in, if I was just to raise and get called then flop comes with K I am way ahead and move all in then the player sucks out with an A. Not to say I haven't seen this in live poker, just the fact that he was sitting n the Golden seat and couldn't lose no matter what he played. Bodog is very shady. I have seen this type of setup hands at other sies like Full Tilt and Party but never as blatant as this site here. To the few here that think this is a great site, you're nuts. I am no rookie and have been playing hold'em for 6 years. Say what you want, this site is terrible and I suggest to all to stay away unless you feel like you are "Golden".

[fishhooks]

Just wanted to put my 2 cents worth in on Bodog poker. I have only made 2 small deposits just to check it out and have seen quite enough. Like most poker sites Bodog creates hands to create action. There ring games are loaded with them. If you catch trips on the flop with your jacks and there is an ace or king on the board someone will have caught a higher set than you. If you don't have the nuts after the river might as well fold. Flop a straight and get set to be sucked out on with runner runner. As far as tourneys go, just go all in with the rest of the idiots and if you win you may have sat in the "Golden" seat. Some seats just can't be beat no matter what, and the donks that end up sitting in them will suckout on you everytime. Heres a good example. 10 dollar sit and go I played this morning. Pays top 3, 4 of us left. I am the low stack. Already the person or seat in question has put out 3 other players because he is the big stack. These are the preflop all in hands he won, his KJ verses KQ, his A6 verses AK, his Q3 verses AK with a K on flop and he catches runner runner. He was totally dominated all three hands but sucked out time and time again. I finally receive KK and move all in. He calls with AA. I catch a K on flop he catches the A on river. Once again regardless of the preflop all in, if I was just to raise and get called then flop comes with K I am way ahead and move all in then the player sucks out with an A. Not to say I haven't seen this in live poker, just the fact that he was sitting n the Golden seat and couldn't lose no matter what he played. Bodog is very shady. I have seen this type of setup hands at other sies like Full Tilt and Party but never as blatant as this site here. To the few here that think this is a great site, you're nuts. I am no rookie and have been playing hold'em for 6 years. Say what you want, this site is terrible and I suggest to all to stay away unless you feel like you are "Golden".

[bodogisrigged]

This site is rigged, I guarantee it. I have played over 250,000 hands. There are programs in place to prevent profit. Good luck.

[bodogisrigged]

To expand now that I have a minute: There are programs in place that limit your ability to win. If you play multi-tables or go on an extended win streak, they will take it back. I do not recommend this site, as bad players and bad beats are extremely common. PLAY AT OUR OWN RISK

[bad_dog76]

It's like that on every site my friend. The "golden" seat, has already predetermined the winner. You just hope it's your when you play online poker.

I was in a tourney today. It was only a 6 player SNG and pays the top 2, and although I have the big stack the majority of the tourney, as the blind went up, my cards went south.
I had about 2,600 in chips blinds 100-200. Guy to my right goes all in preflop for his last 875, I call with A10 (suited) granted, this was a loose call by me, he turns over KK. I don't hit an ace or any spades. I'm ok with this, best hand won. So I'm just under 1,800 I get dealt A9 in the BB. I min raise I get one caller. Flop is A37 I check, he checks, turn 6. I bet 200 he calls, river 5. We both check he has A5 so I lose there.

The hand that knocks me out is, I'm dealt QQ go all in for my last 1300 or so, get called by the big stack with A10 (yep same hand I had earlier) Well, needless to say he hits his 3 outer, on the turn to knock me out.

Simply amazing at how "unlucky" some people are isn't it? LOL!

[Ant8472]

I have started playing Bodog and am doing quite nicely. I've moved from Full Tilt which plays extremely rigged. So far so good. Not as pretty as Full Tilt but the cards and fairer and the competition easier.

[Danimalist]

I just played for the second time on Bodog last night in a freeroll. These cards are not random. I was dealt pocket aces the first hand and coasted into the money. At one point, I just decided to fold my way into the money, but being dealt pocket nines I decided to play it. Bodog made sure I made it into the money, giving me a full house. I took my $1.75 or so and quickly tripled it on the lowest limit tables. But something became quickly apparent. I had seen these flops before...on Absolute when I used to play there a few years back. Almost EVERY flop had either a flush draw or paired cards. Unfortunately, Bodog doesn't let you copy hand histories or send them via email (gee, I wonder why). But here, for an example (and I know it's not an adequate sample, but it will give you the idea) are the first twenty flops I faced today:'
4s6c6d; 7s4c10c; 6s5h4s;4c2hQc; Qh2dAd; JhKh4c; 5d10d7c; Jh9d8d; 2s9d9s; 8c7s2d; 9cQcKc; 9d6d4d; 8hAhQs; 4skh8s; 4hJhAc; 6cAhKc; Ah4h6c; 4hKdKc; 4dQc6c; 7cKc7h;
So, with a roughly 40% chance of a rainbow flop, the flops I faced were rainbow 3 out of 20times! And two of the three that weren't, had a paired flop. Bodog's deals are not random.

[online phenom]

FIRST let me start by saying this! ALL HE (Solid Poker Players, Amateurs, and Experienced Players) WHO ENTER THIS SITE (Bodog) ABANDON ALL HOPE! All He(first timers on bodog, donkeys, non poker players, gamblers, sport betters, ppl who have absolutley no idea what their doing ) Who enter this site enjoy your rush while it last and if ur fortunate to be up get the hell out! This site is a complete suck out and anybody who is skillfull in poker should aviod this site. I have been playing for 3 years since 18 on Bodog. When i first joined bodog I never played online poker in my life i won multiple tourneys, sngs, and even cashed in the final table at a 15k, built my bankroll up to about 3k. thought i was playing well so i decided to further my poker skills and talent, read sklanksys books (theory of poker) no limit hold em Theory and practice, couple other books and improved my game. Well everything went downhill from there.. Its not even the bad beats. What it is; is that BODOG some how has the winner of SNGS and MTTS predetermined, they reward the unintelligent and tear down the skilled players bankroll knowing fully well that the thought of buying back in is irresistable. Its almost like a game of cat and mouse, ur trying to catch up AKA out play ur opponents at poker, yet u can never catch up AKA win in the long haul bc ur not playing against the skills of ur opponents but rather the preordained winner that bodog has set up. your playing against the house! IM not making this up either, this is from experience, time, energy, thought, and a loss of about 10k on bodog. This does not happen to me live at casinos at cash games or small time 50 player tourneys. Repeate all those who know poker calculations, odds, opponent tendecies, physcology, and multiple level thinking and the rest of the skills required to be succesfull at this game AVOID BODOG!!!

[JT1]

I have an account a bodog from sports betting. I downloaded and installed the software and played a money account.

Over the course of 423 hands dealt I played 12% (51) of those I won 6 hands total. Those 6 hands that I played out I won through aggressive betting before the flop. When I was called I had the weak hand usually by 4th.

Of the 6 hands I won 2 of those hands were actually the winning hand when seen to the end. Those 2 hands were 3 of a kind and high 2 pair. The rest were won by over betting post flop.

Suited connectors never hit. Paired Kings, Aces never hit and were always beat by straights. AK were always beat by two pair usually low pair. All hands I folded (except for two of them) never ever had a chance to win if ever seen to the end, at least post flop. Hard to calculate percentages if everyone folded pre flop.

Example hand:

Ac, 10c: bet 5x BB - Called

Flop: Jh Ks 9d

Checked to me, bet the pot and called.

4th: Jh Ks 9d 2d

BB to me I raise and was called.

5th: Jh Ks 9d 2d 4d

All in from opponent. I fold and they show 10d 3d.

This was a typical played hand. Not the betting so much as the played out hands and not just my played hands, but observed hands as well.

I have about 7 years experience playing. I've read the books, studied the video's, play in live games as well and have a good sense of calculating odds. I realize poker is sketchy and is a game of chance as well as skill.

If I can't even play 30% of my hands with confidence or have somewhat of a winning percentage in played hands I see it as a waste of my time and will move on. Bad beats are one thing, but the sheer volume of bad hands I had were just amazing.

I'm not saying this place is rigged or plotting some evil plot against me and my bankroll. I am simply stating my personal experience with bodog poker.

[CollinsAve305]

Bodog Poker is one of the only honest poker rooms I have had the privilege of playing. In my opinion, people who are badmouthing it are in all likelyhood shilling for a site like Full Tilt, which undoubtedly is rigged, and is the one that causes hands like the examples JT1 gave. I have seen hands like this at Bodog, as anybody will playing online, but in my experience, only at Full Tilt will you see people knowingly make ridiculous calls as if they are 100% certain their hand will hit. On Bodog, the majority of the time if you play stupid, you go broke.

By the way, playing at the low limit tables, I estimate that I have profited about $1,000 in about 3 years worth of limted, part time play, so if you cannot make a profit playing at Bodog with its fish and casual players, you probably shouldn't be playing poker. Not meant to be an advertisement, but look around and don't just trust my words, Bodog is one of the softest rooms around - the only thing I wish is that they would allow more than 4 tables to be played at once, but it still beats the heck out of straight up crooked sites like FullTilt.com.

[The_Marsist]

...I saw 2 Royal Flushes in the same game on Bodog last week. I had one of them. According to Wikipedia, the odds of those 5 cards being produced in a poker game are 649,739 : 1. I saw it twice in about 15 hands. I've always wanted to think its honest but I'm very suspicious of them now.

[bkeast0822]

Bodog is the least random thing ever. I was in a freeroll the other night and definitely on the "golden seat." I have never seen anything like the cards I kept getting. I hit probably 80% of the hands I played ON THE FLOP. I ended up finishing 14th out of around 4600. Since that night I haven't had so much as a low pocket pair, and when I do get playable cards I either don't hit anything or I do and someone else hits higher. I've definitely been the benefactor of Bodog's rigged-ness as well as a victim. It's really no better or worse than Full Tilt.

[DISCUSTED_W_ONLINE]

But I feel they positivvly that tourn. are designed to knock out low stack players - thus they join another - thus they spend more to the site for the tourn. fee. Eventually they buy in more.

Now as far as the morons that say "WHY WOULD THEY CHEAT THEY MAKE SO MUCH ALREADY" - What - WAKE UP - Why did the oil companies get caught bringing oil from texas that they said was from the middle east - because they make more. When did anyone that makes a mint say enough is enough - no crook in history has said thats enough for me.

If they have one player in a ring game or a couple in a tourn that always wins - it increases the % of take.

Hey and Vegas is always looking for ways with new games to give the player a better chance - hell they make enough.

[buck22]

How are there so many players makin $$'s online if it's so rigged? Sharkscoping respectable online players always shows good winrates and go's double for cash game players as there is less variance.

Gotta admit it seems rigged sometimes but it isn't

[pokerhelp]

Listen to this, i was playing Bodog the other night at a 5/10 6 person limit table, 5 of the 6 players hit Quads within 1 hour. It's rare to see 1 quad, but 5 quad hands at the same table within 60 min. INSANE> I'm not sure what the odds of that are, but i'm sure it's very high. I agree with just about everyone out there that there's a crap load of bad beats and callers. You just can't win and if you do you'll give it back, guaranteed.

[mhart1]

This site is a farce! if it wasn't for the fact that few sites take U.S. players I'd have dropped this place ages ago. Oh the glorious action flops I have encountered on this site. Almost every flop is either connected or brings 2 suited cards. The river is always busting made hands, you can take that to the bank. I understand bad beats happen, heck I play all the time in a brick and mortar but Bodog is a JOKE! And yes, I am aware of the # of hands seen etc etc but it's unreal here!! I have seen WAY too many hands get busted on the river only to pay off donks. And no, I'm not whining because I am down. I am actually up money on this site but it still sucks donkey b&*!s. Stay away from here unless you have to.
Oh, and free roll players shouldn't really share experiences as cash vs free money is soo much different.

[muckraker]

bodogs a joke. if you play tight early on in a s&g,you will be destroyed later by anyone with more chips. loose maniac style only works. they get all the good pocket pairs after awhile of playing like an idiot. their not even getting lucky. its way beyond that. good players can get lucky. these players make horrible mistakes, but as long as they keep betting big, the cards they hold and the flops make no difference.dont waste time on yhis site if you are trying to learn correct play.i wasted 15k hands their; then started playing on stars...what a difference.you can play tight when you need to and not have to worry about getting dikked over for it.

[muckraker]

bodog keeps it easy to win for their sportsbetters because they have no clue how to play; but they drop a lot of bucks. this site is a sick twisted outrage. i hope they go under soon.pigs. hope someone exposes this crooked crock of bullsquash.hoping the owner gets his fat pig ass busted or beat up.

[DaMAn]

As a warning to all. Bodog poker is horrible. I started on bodog for the betting but then started playing poker. I am an average poker player that has been playing for years. On Bodog there is always the bad beat. Some odd reason there is always someone willing to re-raise your flop bet on a made hand to all-in...the cards flip and your str8, set or two pair or great hand is ahead by over 75%. You see the opponents hand and they have no flush,str8 or any decent draw, no pair at all NOTHING The only way they could possible win is by some miraculous runner runner miracle and I do mean miracle. But of course they hit runner runner MIRACLE. It is always the same a re-raise and the miracle. Even on the turn they will get some miraculous 1 outer afetr putting you all-in.
Even say they have a pair of pocket 2's with three overs on the flop a str8 and a flush draw they will suck out 2 2's. There is no reason for these types of hands and yes I expect noobs and donks to win some bad beats once and a while but not all the time. Another poster mentioned quads I see quads 4-5 quads a night.
This site is ridiculous and if it isn't rigged then their random number generator is effed up and has been figured out by the donks.
The colluding is way above the norm here as well. The amount of players is small so it really gives them a chance to join the same SNG easily. I had a few even admit it to me and bodog did nothing. Do not play poker on bodog!! I even had players tell me when they would re-raise on nothing they knew for a "fact" they would get runner runner. I thought it was smack talk but then realized after thousands of hands something very very wrong was going on.
The level doesn't matter I played $100 SNG's $5 cash games etc. It is the same.
Don't play poker on bodog!!! You will end up losing maybe not at first but mark my words you will!!

[carmanrules]

i agree daman, i have played every online site available, and this one is by far the worst in odds. i have played probably 3 hours on this site, and i have had my full house beat on the river FOUR times! i have had ak 7 times and lost to AA on 5 of those hands. I play only 6 handed tables. I have flopped trips 3 times and all three times opponents reraised me with nothing on the flop to runner runner the winner. the last one was the best and my last hand ever on bodog poker. im bb i have j-5 noone raises i check, flop comes 2-5-5, i bet half pot, one caller, two callers, turn 2, i bet 2/3 pot i have the top boat, one caller, river J, i now have 5 full of jacks, guess what other player has JJ, MAKE THAT 5 TIMES i have had my full house beaten. the odds of that happening are 3 times that of a royal. havent seen royal... dont trust bodog what so ever...

[Snort909]

i bought on bodog with 50$ started 1/2 than kept going on eventually got to 5/10 i was up to 5000 in 2 days. i tried cashing out 4000$ but they wouldnt because of my deposit wasnt cleared i didnt play for a week and the clearance date was 6 days longer than estimated and still wouldnt allow cash out. i lost it all in one night with about 3 horrible pots. and the next day the clearance deposit was over.

[markymark6275]

Made 3 seperate $50.00 deposits and let me tell you Bodog Poker is definitely rigged. The bad beats are ridiculous. Take for instance at a Double-Up 10 person SitnGo, I have 10-Q in the BB. Flop comes K-J-9 rainbow, giving me the nut straight. Heads up my opponent bets 100 chips and I raise him all in with my nut straight. He calls and shows K-6, top pair with no kicker. Yet he hits running 6's to bust me out with a full house. He overcame his 1% odds. Why he called in the 1st place is a matter for those to consider. Next day at a free roll tourney an opponent in the BB raises and I re-raise all in with A-K suited. One guy in late position calls with A-Q off-suit and so does the original raiser with A-K off-suit. You would think A-Q would be dominated, but NO, he hit's a fourth diamond on the river for a queen high flush to take down the huge pot leaving me riding the rail. Again why would he call with A-Q in late position knowing that he was most likely dominated by two people raising before his action? I believe that not only are there programs in place to prevent consistent profit, but there are also Bots designed to call and hit their winning hands. Not only that, the Donkeys are rewarded for there horrible calls and un-ethical plays. I will never again deposit any of my money with Bodog after reading these articles and seeing the un-randomness of card selections. If you are getting dealt 10 times the number of hands per hour, odds would be that there would be 10 times the amount of dry boards, but not on Bodog. Like people said the action flops are all too familiar. Suited connectors or court cards or paired boards on almost every flop. People flopping quads like it's nothing. Let's not even talk about 4th and 5th street because we already know the story. I'm now hesitant to deposit money with any online poker room for that matter, but I've read good things about InterTops. Any suggestions, and anyone else have similar stories? PS For all of those who say what would they benefit by rigging card selections? Think about budgets, and how these theiving scumbags meet those budgets and maximize profits. Think about the extra money being made to pay off these so called online gaming commissions to look the other way during software inspections. Money Talks. Money Talks a lot or else we wouldn't be risking it online in the first place trying to win at a game we think we've mastered....I think I've said enough.