The Bodog Poker Open, Bodog’s first-ever online poker tournament series, is off to a good start. The series is now halfway over, and the first three events generated a combined $262,000 in prize pools and featured some stacked final tables.
Event No. 1 — $250 No-Limit Hold’em
The first event in the series had the biggest prize pool so far. The tournament, a $250 buy-in no-limit hold’em event, lured 377 entrants for a prize pool of $94,250. Bodog then added $10,000 to the prize pool — as it will do for each of the first five events, with $25,000 to be added to the prize pool of the main event — to bring the total to $104,250.
The kickoff event’s final table was appropriately stacked with Bodog pros, as two of the four members of Bodog’s team (Jean-Robert Bellande was recently added to the roster) made it to the final table. Evelyn Ng and Josh Arieh made it to fourhanded play versus notable Internet pros Joe “Dyzalot” Morneau and rusostreet. Dyzalot was sent packing in fourth place, and the chances of one of the Bodog pros leaving the table with the $26,000 first-place prize were good. Those chances went down when Arieh hit the virtual rail in third place, and Ng faced off with rusostreet to decide who would be the first-ever winner of a Bodog Poker Open event. Rusostreet shut out the Bodog pros when he raked in the final pot to win the event.
The final results were:
- rusostreet — $26,062
- Evelyn Ng — $16,680
- Josh Arieh — $11,571
- Joe “Dyzalot” Morneau — $8,340
- crazyz987 — $6,255
- organoman — $4,691
- joncubs69 — $3,648
- Quahog Kid — $2,710
- croth8 — $1,772
Event No. 2 — $300 Sixhanded No-Limit Hold’em
The second event of the series was a $300 buy-in shorthanded no-limit hold’em event. The event found 249 entrants to generate a prize pool of $84,700 (with the added $10,000). The first-place prize on the line was more than $23,000.
Threehanded play came down to 3pounder, Matt “SheehanMatt” Sheehan, and pepsiontherocks. SheehanMatt was the first player to bust from the three-way action, earning almost $10,000 for third place. 3pounder then went on to best his heads-up opponent to snag the top prize.
The final results were:
- 3pounder — $23,292
- pepsiontherocks — $14,822
- Matt “SheehanMatt” Sheehan — $9,825
- ShuMoneyTonite — $6,776
- herdgolf86 — $5,082
- alcarmo — $2,811
Event No. 3 — $100 No-Limit Hold’em (with Rebuys)
Event No. 3 in the Bodog Poker Open was a $100 buy-in no-limit hold’em rebuy event, and it sported the largest first-place prize of the series, so far. The prize pool came to $102,800, with the added money, as a result of the 270 entrants who rebought 442 times and added-on 216 times.
Alcarmo made his second Bodog Poker Open final table in just three events when he made the final table of this tournament last night. He eventually finished in fourth place, earning more than $8,000 (his total winnings so far in the series total more than $11,000). It came down to a heads-up match between ibakitup and PckAces. PckAces became the last man standing when he eliminated ibakitup, and he pocketed $28,000 for his win.
The final results were:
- PckAces — $28,270
- ibakitup — $17,990
- KGBluvsOrEoS — $11,924
- alcarmo — $8,224
- NvrSirius19 — $6,168
- Ryan “RJules12” Julius — $4,626
- nikeboy717 — $3,598
- The Destroyer — $2,672
- Greg “Wild Duck” Hobson — $1,747
Today’s event is a $200+$15 pot-limit hold’em event, which starts at 8 p.m. ET. Qualifiers are currently running for the event. Qualifiers are also currently running for the $500 buy-in no-limit hold’em main event, which will take place at 4 p.m. ET this Sunday. Click here to see the entire schedule for the Bodog Poker Open and to find out how to qualify for the remaining events. Click here to sign up for Bodog and to claim a 110 percent deposit bonus. Bodog is also currently offering a 100 percent reload bonus for those who already have real-money accounts on the site.
Bodog is also currently offering prop bets for the Bodog Poker Open main event. Click here to place last-longer bets on Bodog pros and certain featured players.
