Last week Team Bodog announced the newest addition to their poker team, Justin Bonomo. Justin is probably one of the best poker players out there but unfortunately is known for his multi accounting 2 years ago in Poker Stars and Full Tilt Poker Tournaments. He has long since apologized for his actions.The 22 year old will now be on the team with Bodog members Evelyn Ng, Jean-Robert Bellande and David Williams representing the Bodog online poker room at televised tournaments around the world. His first tournament will be the 2008 WSOP in Las Vegas. Justin has already managed to add 14 final tables and 1.2 million dollars in career winnings to his live poker tournament resume.Personally I think that this is a great move for both Justing and Bodog as it will help his once destroyed reputation and turn his name into something positive. This is the time for the poker community to recognize him more than just a cheat. Players wishing to join Justin Bonomo at the 2008 WSOP can qualify online to play the $10,000 main event as a Team Bodog member.

Ayre Force is the first of its kind and just released graphic novel from Bodog. Based on real people this novel reveals the hidden activities and past of billionaire founder, Calvin Ayre, as he leads the covert operations unit composed of members from the Bodog team.
The poker pro’s include, Evelyn Ng, David Williams and Josh Arieh along with MMA fighters Tara LaRosa, Jorge Masvidal, Trevor Prangley and musicians Bif Naked, Jason Darr and Nazanin.

Calvin Ayre and his unit have been in a years-long war with pharmaceutical magnate Janus Winter, attacking the illegal operations of Wintercorp all over the globe. Now, Janus has upped the anti by unleashing his genetically-engineered, superhuman children on Calvin and his team, intending to end the war between Bodog and Wintercorp!

This graphic novel is defiantly action packed and lead by an outstanding creative team: Shawn Martinbrough, Adam Slutsky, Joseph Philip Illidge, Andrew Dalhouse and Marshall Dillon.

All materials used in the production and distribution of the novel are environmentally friendly and all proceeds from sales will be donated to support the Calvin Ayre Foundation.

Ayre Force

PRESS RELEASE — With the biggest online poker tournament in Bodog history, the Bodog Poker Open, quickly approaching, Bodog is giving its online players even more ways to qualify for the series’ championship event, the $500 buy-in Bodog Poker Open Main Event, scheduled for Sunday, March 9 at 4 p.m. ET.

Starting today, Bodog is hosting a BPO Main Event Satellite every weekday night (Monday through Friday) at 8:35 PM EST, with 20 seats to the BPO Main Event guaranteed in each tournament, regardless of how many players are registered. A total of 200 seats will be awarded through the the BPO Main Event Satellites between now and Friday, March 7.

BPO Main Event Semifinal Schedule is as follows:

Feb 25 – BPO Main Event Satellite - $40+4 buy-in
Feb 26 – BPO Main Event Satellite - $50+5 buy-in
Feb 27 – BPO Main Event Satellite - $69+6 buy-in
Feb 28 - BPO Main Event Satellite - $40+4 buy-in
Feb 29 - BPO Main Event Satellite - $50+5 buy-in
Mar 3 - BPO Main Event Satellite - $40+4 buy-in
Mar 4 - BPO Main Event Satellite - $50+5 buy-in
Mar 5 – BPO Main Event Satellite - $69+6 buy-in
Mar 6 - BPO Main Event Satellite - $40+4 buy-in
Mar 7 - BPO Main Event Satellite - $50+5 buy-in

Starting on Monday, March 3, the BPO will feature five preliminary events, all leading up to the series’ championship, the $500 buy-in BPO Main Event, held on Sunday, March 9 at 4:00 PM ET . There, the inaugural Bodog Poker Champion will be crowned and walk away with the top cash prize and an engraved Omega Speedmaster watch.

Always eager to sweeten the pot for its online poker players, Bodog Poker will add a total of $75,000 in additional money to the BPO’s prize pools, creating a larger prize pool to each tournament and giving players an exceptional value for their buy-ins.

Each of the BPO’s preliminary events will feature a different buy-in amount and format of Texas Hold’em, including No Limit, Pot Limit, Limit, No Limit with rebuysand Six-Handed No Limit. Players can buy directly into any of the events with cash or Bodog Tournament Credits or win their way in through any number of low-cost satellites starting on Monday, Feb. 11. Winners of the preliminary events will win entry to the BPO Main Event in addition to their tournament winnings.

The Bodog Poker room will be celebrating its One Billionth Hand some time this month. In only three years the room has achieved this milestone occasion, and they are planning on celebrating it in a big way. Every day from Nov 5 to 26 Bodog Poker will be giving away $50 to ten players a day. The remaining $12,000 will be given to the player who wins the billionth hand, in the form of $1000 per month for a year.

Players at the table of the big hand will split $10,000, and there will be increasing giveaways after the 980,000,000th hand has been played. The prizes will be given away every five million hands until the billionth. Players involved in those hands will get $109 worth of tournament credits, which include the weekly $100,000 Guaranteed and Player’s Choice qualifiers. Those events can get you into a WPT or EPT event in the future.