Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008

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Bodog starts more satellites for Poker Open

By Sarah Polson

The Bodog Poker Open is set to be the biggest online poker tournament in Bodog Poker's history. To ensure that plenty of players get in on the action, Bodog Poker is also kicking up its qualifiers for the main event.

Bodog Poker will be hosting a Bodog Poker Open Main Event Satellite every weekday night through March 7, at 8:35 p.m. (EST). There will be 20 seats to the main event guaranteed from each satellite, regardless of how many players are registered.

The main event satellite schedule is as follows:

Date	Buy-in
Feb. 26	$50+$5
Feb. 27	$69+$6
Feb. 28	$40+$4
Feb. 29	$50+$5
March 3	$40+$4
March 4	$50+$5
March 5	$69+$6
March 6	$40+$4
March 7	$50+$5

The Bodog Poker Open will begin on Monday with the first of five preliminary events leading up to the main event. The main event will take place March 9 with a $470+$30 buy-in, and Bodog Poker will also be adding an extra $25,000 to the prize pool.

The event schedule is as follows:

Date	Event	Format	Buy-in	Added
March 3	No. 1	No-Limit	$250+$20	$10,000
March 4	No. 2	No-Limit 6-Handed	$300+$25	$10,000
March 5	No. 3	Re-buy	$100+$10	$10,000
March 6	No. 4	Pot-Limit	$200+$15	$10,000
March 7	No. 5	Limit	$150+$10	$10,000
March 9	No. 6	Main Event (No-Limit)	$470+$30	$25,000

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