Bovada Poker

Reasons to Play
100% bonus up to $1000 on your first deposit
Loyal players can earn cash back and win plenty of other prizes
Game hand history and other detailed stats available
Get seated at a table instantly with the Quick Seat feature
Improved poker table technology, up to 3 tables can be played at once now
Dedicated and efficient customer support.
Plenty of regular scheduled tourneys and wide variety of blinds/table limits

The software is proprietary. Since its days as Bodog, the recent revamped version has undergone a few minor improvements. Players can now launch and play three tables at any one time, plus these tables can now be moved around the screen. This may not be the greatest of online poker sites, but it has vastly improved and has everything that the average poker enthusiast should need.

Bovada Poker is aimed towards to the US market and currently doesn`t accept players from the UK or most other locations. Players have the chance to compete in WSOP and WPT tournaments, as well as various other huge prize pool tournaments that start from as little as $2.00 entrance fee.

Bonuses and Promos:

• 100% first deposit bonus up to $1000
• Poker Holiday Countdown - 53 Chances to win 100K.
• Daily Freerolls and Weekly Cash Prizes.
• Satellites for WSOP and WPT
• King of the Felt Tourney + Party with Bovada promotions

Loyalty Scheme:

• The more you play at Bovada Poker, the more you will earn. Players can use their Poker Points to enter daily qualifiers to the twice-monthly $7,500 PTS Freeroll.

Rake:
The rake is determined by the number of players seated at each table, the size of the table stakes and of course the size of the pot. For Pot Limit and No Limit (stakes up to $0.10/$0.25) the rake per pot is $0.01 for each $0.20 in the pot. Stakes higher than $0.10/$0.25 the rake is $0.05 for each $1.00 in the pot (5%). Players can view the complete rake structure in the House Rules section under the sub heading, Bovada Rake.

Traffic:
Traffic at Bovada took a slight dip after the transition, but players still won`t have to wait around for tables to fill up during peak playing times. The old Bodog players now play at Bovada, so this isn`t like a new site that slowly gains new players, it already had a large following of regular players.

Software And Features:
The software is always improving. Here are some of the key elements: New tournament formats added such as Omaha tourneys, Shootouts, Knockouts and Heads Up tourneys. These can be located in the scheduled section. Rabbit Cam: If you lose, it allows you to see what the next card would have been. Players can also play multiple tournaments and play on Anonymous Tables and the games also have In-Client blackjack. The Poker download is just under 40MB.

Supported Games And Limits:
This site has a wide variety of different poker games, including: Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, Texas Hold`em and two Seven Card Stud varieties, plus Five Card Stud. They also have Pot Limit, No Limit and Fixed Limit games as well as Heads Up, Full Table Games, Sit n Go`s, Scheduled Tournaments and cash games with entrance fees ranging from between $2 right up to $2000.

Deposit And Withdrawal Options:
Visa, Direct Bank Transfer, Courier Check and MyPaylinQ.

Competition:
There are plenty of beginners tables and low stake tables, but these also attract the sharks so play your game well and always be on the look out. Don`t just expect the lower level tables to have newbies playing on them. There are (at peak times) approximately 35,000 players.

Player Services:
Bovada continue to provide an efficient and friendly customer support network which is available 24/7.

Downsides:
The Poker software is still `run of the mill` and not regarded as the best available today.
The poker rooms/services are unavailable to most players from outside the US.