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Bodog offering 4 seats to the APT in Macau

July 18, 2008

Bodog PokerBodog Poker are offering four players the opportunity to fly out to beautiful Macau to take part in the Asian Poker Tour (APT) from 26th-31st August.

The four players will form Team Bodog with each competitor receiving the buy-in for the Main Event ($5,300), costs for flights and six nights accomodation as well as $500 to spend while they’re out there.

Those of you interested, can claim your seats one of two ways:

Regular Qualifiers:
Qualifiers are already underway and will continue until August 3rd at which point three seats will be claimed. Qualifiers start from as little as $1 or players can buy in at the semi-final stage for $300+$20

Bodog’s Seat Giveaway Series:
The fourth and final place will be given away as the main prize in Bodog’s Seat Giveaway Series- the final of which is being held on August 2nd. Quaifiers for this tournament cost 5 Bodog Poker Points and run every day of the week at the following times:

EST GMT
03.00 08.00
09.00 14.00
15.00 20.00
21.00 02.00

The top 25 players in each qualifier will be invited to take place in the final with those finishing in positions 26-50 being given a buy-in to the “APT-Macau Cheap Seat” tournament.

To register your interest, visit http://poker.bodoglife.com and submit your details. New players will benefit from a 110% welcome bonus on their first deposit.

Click here to sign up for Bodog’s APT Qualifiers »

Written by ShortStack · Filed Under Bodog Poker, Online Poker news 

The final nine are decided in Vegas

July 15, 2008

WSOP BraceletThe good news is that after 7 long days, we now know the make up of the final table at the WSOP 2008.

The bad news is that we will have to wait until November to see who will pick up the biggest prize in poker due to new regulations brought in for the first time this year in an attempt to boost flagging TV ratings.

After seven long days, there are no ‘poker superstars’ left in the Main Event  tournament which has disappointed some. Instead, the World Championship will be contested by five Americans, two Canadians, a Dane and a Russian.

Dennis Phillips, a salesman from Missouri, held the chip lead throughout the day and will sit down at the final table with the largest stack. Philips is the oldest player in the field and one of six players at the final table who play their online poker at PokerStars.

At the other end of the spectrum, American Kelly Kim will sit down as the clear short stack with just a little over two and a half million chips in front of him.

Play will kick off again in Vegas on November 9th with the final table battling it out for a first prize worth over nine million dollars.

Written by ShortStack · Filed Under Poker News