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Hey Q here,

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Upcoming Events At Bodog Life Poker - Sportsbook & Casino

Poker Room Tournaments

World Series of Poker Qualify for the World Series Vegas
WSOP 2008 - Do you have what it takes to make it in Las Vegas? Poker’s biggest event and it’s happening this summer. Find out when, qualify and be there!...

Bodog Poker Points - Bodog Poker Point Tournaments

As you play in the Bodog Poker Room you earn Bodog Poker Points. These points can then be used to buy into special tournaments that pay cash and/or prizes to the top finishers. You will be able to find these tournaments in the Main Lobby under the “Scheduled Tournament” tab in the Poker Software. When looking through the available tournament listings you will see a buy-in amount followed by "PTS" - this denotes that it is a "Points" buy-in tournament and the value before the "PTS" will be the number of points required to buy in.

For some Points buy-in tournaments you may be able to buy in using real money if you do not have sufficient points. These "real money OR points" buy-in tournaments will be indicated in the tournament listings with a dollar value and a point value separated by an "or." For these tournaments, the real money buy-in will be added to the prize pool...

BodogLife.com Poker - Beginner Tournaments
Bodog has the best poker tournaments to get you started in tournament play. We firmly believe that it is through gaining experience playing that you will become a seasoned and successful player...

$100,000 Guaranteed Online Poker Tournament
Spend your Sunday afternoons at Bodog Life and win your share of $100,000+ Prize Pool - The $100K Guaranteed Tournament will payout $100,000 no matter how many people register and play....

Go hit the tables and enjoy, Q

Cash In Online Poker Points at Bodog Poker
Bodog Poker is pleased to announce that players can now convert their online Bodog poker points to cold, hard cash! Just download the newest version of the Bodog Poker software, go to ‘My Accounts’, click on the ‘Points to Cash’ tab, enter the conversion amount and click ‘Convert’.

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We recently asked our Bodog Poker players who they think will win the most total money at this year's WSOP and why. Players who replied with a comment will be eligible for a weekly Question of the Month (QOTM) $250 freeroll every Wednesday at 3:05 p.m. ET.

Here are some of the better comments:

* Poker Player: StanTheFireman
Choice: Daniel Negreanu - Daniel is the most fantastic player in poker due to his ability to read cards and read the player. It's so much fun to watch him call hands.

* Poker Player: FishFood
Choice: Allen Cunningham – He is a consistent and solid tournament player.

* Poker Player: FeltFetish
Choice: Phil Ivey - Without a doubt the most talented player and gaining steam. Fresh from giving Helmuth a spanking at the L.A. Poker Classic he is prime to get the jewelry!

* Poker Player: hotodogo
Choice: Phil Ivey - Phil is due to wipe everyones chips.

All the players that send in their picks along with comments are eligible for a weekly Question of the Month (QOTM) $250 freeroll starting this Wednesday at 3:05 p.m. ET.

If you want to get in, head over to the Question of the Month section and give us the pro that you think will dominate the WSOP. As long as you have a poker screen name with us, you'll be able to play this Wednesday!

*Are you positive you know which pro will cleanup at this year's WSOP?

You can bet on it in the Bodog Sportsbook!

Get your Poker odds here!

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For the last few weeks, Bodog has been guaranteeing six $12,000 Main Event Prize Packages every week to the 2008 WSOP Main Event. Two of those seats are awarded every week in the Sunday Main Event Semifinal alone, regardless of how many players enter, making the Sunday Semifinal still the best way for online poker players to win a 2008 WSOP seat.

For the past two Sundays the $250 Main Event Semifinal has drawn 66 players and still has paid out the top two players in each tournament a $12,000 2008 WSOP prize package. That's a generous $7,500 overlay per tournament and an incredible deal, considering the millions and millions up for grabs in the WSOP Main Event. There really is no better value in online poker.

This Sunday will be no different and Bodog will once again pay out a $12,000 WSOP prize package to the top two finishers in the event. So, head on over to Bodog to learn more about

Bodog Poker's 2008 WSOP Main Event online poker qualifiers.

Winners of a Bodog WSOP prize package receive the $10,000 buy-in to the Main Event, $2,000 for travel expenses, loads of Team Bodog gear and the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience Las Vegas in total Bodog style, including having your own personal handler, access to private parties and events and hanging with the beautiful Bodog Girls.

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A big mistake many beginner poker players make is playing over their head. This includes both playing over their skill level and playing over their bankroll level. Getting caught doing either is a recipe for disaster and will gut your bankroll real quick.

When you’re first starting out in online poker you should always start at a low limit no matter how much cash you have or how experienced a poker player you are. Most players don’t realize how much easier it is to move up a level than it is to drop down a level. And by easier we really mean cheaper. When you want to move up a level it’s because you’re playing good and making some cash. However, if you want to drop down a level, things can’t be going too well and your bankroll must be in the red.

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In Omaha Hi-Lo Split there is an event that all players patiently wait for. It’s called scooping the pot, and quite simply it means to win both sides of the split pot at the same time. It’s the object of the game to scoop the pot, and every player needs to have it in their head that this is the ultimate goal.

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When drawing to a higher hand in poker, there are mathematical equations that are used to determine whether your draw is a practical one or not. Pot odds are a comparison of the size of the bet you have to call to the percentage of the total pot. That percentage is compared to the percentage that your hand has to hit one of its outs in order to make a winning hand.

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Omaha Hi-Lo is one of the best variations of poker you can play. It involves many different aspects to consider, but the most important is starting hand selection. In this game you want to consider both high and low possibilities when deciding to play the hand.

The mindset you want to have when choosing hands to play is that you have an opportunity to win both high and low hands.

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When you’re playing in a land-based casino there are a few notes on etiquette to know. A common one is how much, and when, you should tip your dealer throughout the session. Not everyone feels that tipping is a required thing to do, and many won’t do it at all. They know that in most casinos the tips are pooled and that employee doesn’t get your tip for what they did for you, only their share of it. Some casinos will even take a percentage of those tips for the house. If this is an issue for you, ask the dealer what the house policy is before you tip them. After all, they’re only doing their jobs and not doing you a service the way a waitress or coat-check girl would.

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Anyone who has read any poker book or watched even a little poker on TV knows that to be a winning poker player you have to be aggressive. That’s why poker players who play scared are doomed to failure. By playing scared poker and avoiding all risks, you’re taking any and all aggression out of your game and leaving yourself wide open to being devoured by the sharks.

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[Paolo]

That's a good point. You do need to be aggressive to be a top player. If you are passive about how you play and don't jump on chances right away, your odds at actually winning quickly drop.