Bodog Poker Open II Starts Sunday with Bounty TourneyMain Event Satellite Seats Awarded to Winners, Bubble Players, and Bounty Huntersby Kristy Arnett | Published: Sep 26, 2008 | |
 
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The second installment of the Bodog Poker Open (BPO II) begins this Sunday, and with all of the new and exciting features the site has to offer, the 14-event series, which boasts $650,000 in combined guaranteed prize pools, is sure to be a big hit with the players.
Nearly half of the events are bounty tournaments, including the kickoff event on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET. The buy-in is $109, and every player who eliminates one of the bounty players gets an entry into one of the nightly main event satellites that run at 9:30 p.m. ET. Each seat is worth T$109. Make sure to check out the CardPlayer.com exclusive value-added tournaments running this Saturday and Sunday. Details can be found in a previous article.
The following are the players with bounties on their heads: 
- Evelyn Ng ─ Team Bodog pro
- Jean-Robert Bellande ─ Team Bodog pro
- David Williams ─ Team Bodog pro
- Justin Bonomo ─ Team Bodog pro
- Rusostreet ─ BPO I event No. 1 champion
- 3pounder ─ BPO I event No. 2 champion
- PckAces ─ BPO I event No. 3 champion
- foldpreflop85 ─ BPO I event No. 4 champion
- bigcatfish ─ BPO I event No. 5 champion
- phatcat ─ BPO I main-event champion
- ari ─ Team Bodog featured player
- nevertilt22 ─ Team Bodog featured player
- magpe ─ Team Bodog featured player
- head2782 ─ Team Bodog featured player
- mattboom ─ Team Bodog WSOPE 2007 (third-place finisher)
- drossxyu ─ Team Bodog WSOP 2008 (bracelet winner)
- illNuGWichee ─ Team Bodog alumni
- papadelpoker ─ Team Bodog alumni
- UFPokerStar ─ Team Bodog alumni
All other events, excluding the bounty tournaments and the main event, are considered championship events. The winners of the championship events, as well as the two bubble players in championship events, win an entry into a nightly main-event satellite. The full BPO II schedule can be found in a previous article on CardPlayer.com.
New players can take advantage of a special Bodog Poker deposit bonus through Card Player and experience some of the features that make Bodog an enjoyable place to play. These features include the action spotlight so that players can easily see whose turn it is, resizable tables that are easily adjusted by clicking and dragging from the lower-right corner of the table, multi-tabling ability for up to four tables, a full-screen option, and the choice of table color found in preferences. BodogLife.com is also showing off a brand-new homepage.
In addition to the BPO II and the always-improving software, Bodog is currently working on a cool poker challenge with Card Player with a grand prize that is rumored to be an exclusive getaway in true Bodog Fashion. Stay tuned in to CardPlayer.com for more details on this promotion.