Bovada online poker has a very interesting history. Launched in 2011, the site took over the database of U.S. players registered on Bodog Poker due to Bodog Poker´s (then) owners wanting to distance themselves from the U.S. market. Bovada plays online poker remained in the Bodog Poker Network and grew to be the #1 U.S.-facing poker site in the post-Black Friday era. In August 2016, Bovada announced it was closing its online poker operations, and its players were encouraged to join the newly-established Ignition Poker – a site that also shared its player pool with the Bodog Poker Network (which has since been renamed the Pai Wong Luo Network). Bovada continued to operate as an online casino and sports betting site. However, in August 2017, Bovada relaunched its online poker operations. No official reason was given for the reincarnation of Bovada play online poker; although it was speculated by industry observers that Bovada´s casino customers and sports bettors had been requesting online poker, and site agreed. Bovada plays online poker is now available for online poker players in most U.S. states, Mexico and Brazil.
A New First Time Deposit Bonus Offer
The new Bovada plays online poker bonus for first deposits is a 100% match on the amount of the deposit up to a maximum bonus amount of $500. The bonus is cleared by earning Poker Points when you contribute to the rake deducted from cash games or pay a fee to enter a Sit & Go game or multi-table tournament. Poker Points are awarded at the rate of 3 Points per $1.00 paid in Sit & Go/tournament entry fees and according to the following chart for cash games (including Bovada play online poker´s fast-fold “Zone Poker”) The bonus is released in stages when you reach certain Points Levels (see chart above). The Points Levels are distributed in such a way to make it easier to clear the earlier stages of the Bovada play online poker bonus and harder at the end. The Points Levels remain the same regardless of whether you deposit $100 or $500, but it is important to note that you only have thirty days in which to clear the Bovada play online poker bonus. Any uncleared bonus beyond the last level your reached will be forfeited after thirty days.
Bovada play online poker Cash Games and Poker Tournaments
The choice of cash games and poker tournaments is pretty good. The site offers cash games of NL Limit Hold´em, Omaha and Omaha Hi/Lo – all of which are available in fast-fold ”Zone Poker” format – a good range of Sit & Go games (including recently added hyper-turbo, three-handed “Jackpot” games), and a packed schedule of poker tournaments that culminates with a $100,000 guaranteed tournament each Sunday at 4:00pm (ET). Stakes start at $0.02/$0.05 for cash games with a minimum buy-in of just $2.00 (40 Big Blinds). Buy-ins for Sit & Go games and tournaments start at $1.05 – although there is a healthy number of freeroll tournaments and Poker Points tournaments each day that offer the opportunity to enhance your bankroll for free. There is also a comprehensive satellite schedule for the majority of Bovada play online poker´s most valuable tournaments including the Sunday feature event. Game selection is really easy using a new “Quick Seat” seating process and you can play up to fifteen tournaments at a time on the downloadable software (available for both Windows and Mac). There is also a very good mobile app available for players who want to play poker on the go. At present, the app only supports cash games and Zone Poker, but improvements are expected in the future.
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