The biggest tournament in Bodog history!
The inaugural Bodog Poker Open was a week of high stakes and huge cash prizes.
On March 9th, "phatcat" was crowned the first ever Bodog Poker Champion! As winner of the Bodog Poker Open Main Event he took home $76,280 and will also receive an engraved Omega Speed Master Pro watch worth $4,400!
See below for the BPO I recaps as well as final table placings and payouts. If you missed out on BPO I, now's your chance to try again - as qualifiers for Bodog Poker Open II are underway.
Event Results
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Event #1 Results
Last night was Event # 1 of the Bodog Poker Open - the $250+ $20 No Limit Hold'em Event. It attracted 377 players, generating a prize pool of $104,250, including $10,000 added.
The final 3 included 3 Bodog stars - rusostreet, Evelyn Ng and Josh Arieh. When play got down to heads up between Evelyn and rusostreet, it was quickly over when both players hit top pair on a board of Ac 4c 10c, and rusostreet's Ah-8c held up over Evelyn's As-3c.
Here are the final table results:
| Rank | Screen Name | Winnings |
| 1 | rusostreet | $26,062.50 |
| 2 | Evelyn Ng | $16,680.00 |
| 3 | Josh Arieh | $11,571.75 |
| 4 | Dyzalot | $8,340.00 |
| 5 | crazyz987 | $6,255.00 |
| 6 | organoman | $4,691.25 |
| 7 | joncubs69 | $3,648.75 |
| 8 | Quahog Kid | $2,710.50 |
| 9 | croth8 | $1,772.25 |
In addition to the $26,062.50 first place purse, rusostreet won his buy-in to this Sunday's Bodog Poker Open Main Event, the $25K Added $470 + $30 Event # 6. All event winners receive the Main Event buy-in, and the Main Event winner will win the engraved Omega Speedmaster Pro watch as BPO champion, valued at nearly $5000.
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Event #2 Results
Last Night, Bodog Poker hosted the Bodog Poker Open Event #2 (6-handed) - No Limit Hold'em - $300 + $25 buy-in. The top 27 finishers out of 249 players, earned their share of the $84,700 prize pool, which includes the $10,000 added by Bodog. The winner, 3pounder, walked away with $23,292.50 in cash and a seat in the Bodog Poker Main Event to be held on Sunday, March 9th at 4 PM ET. The Main Event will be No Limit Hold'em, have a buy-in of $470 + $30 and Bodog will be adding $25,000 to the prize pool.
The final table played out as such:
| Rank | Screen Name | Winnings |
| 1 | 3pounder | $23,292.50 |
| 2 | pepsiontherocks | $14,822.49 |
| 3 | SheehanMatt | $9,825.20 |
| 4 | ShuMoneyTonite | $6,776.00 |
| 5 | herdgolf86 | $5,082.00 |
| 6 | alcarmo | $3,811.50 |
In addition to the $23,292.50 first place purse, 3pounder won a buy-in to this Sunday's Bodog Poker Open Main Event, the $25K Added $470 + $30 Event # 6. All event winners receive the Main Event buy-in, and the Main Event winner will win the engraved Omega Speedmaster Pro watch as BPO champion, valued at nearly $5000.
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Event #3 Results
Last Night, Bodog Poker hosted the Bodog Poker Open Event #3 - No Limit Hold'em with Rebuys - $100 + $10 buy-in. The top 27 finishers earned their share of the
$102,800 prize pool, which includes the $10,000 added by Bodog. We had of field of 270 players and the winner
"PckAces" walked away with $28,270.00 in cash and a seat in the Bodog Poker Main Event to be held on Sunday, March 9th at 4 PM ET. The Main Event will be No Limit Hold'em, have a buy-in of $470 + $30 and Bodog will be adding $25,000 to the prize pool. On the last hand of heads-up play, both players were all-in on the flop of Qc-6c-10c. Player
"PckAces" was holding Qs-2h and his hand held up against
"ibakitup"'s hand of 10s-Kh when the turn card was Ad and the river was 3s. The final table played out as such:
| Rank | Screen Name | Winnings |
| 1 | PckAces | $28,270.00 |
| 2 | ibakitup | $17,990.00 |
| 3 | KGBluvsOrEoS | $11,924.80 |
| 4 | alcarmo | 8,224.00 |
| 5 | NvrSirius19 | 6,168.00 |
| 6 | RJules12 | 4,626.00 |
| 7 | nikeboy717 | 3,598.00 |
| 8 | The Destroyer | 2,672.80 |
| 9 | Wild Duck | 1,747.60 |
Tonight, Bodog is hosting the Bodog Poker Open Event #4 - Pot Limit Hold'em - $200 + $15 buy-in. Once again, Bodog will be adding $10,000 to the prize pool and giving the winner a seat to the Main Event on Sunday at 4 PM ET.
Bodog has also put up some
Bodog Poker Open prop bets in their
sportsbook.
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Event #4 Results
On Thursday, March 6th, Bodog Poker hosted yet another great Bodog Poker Open Event. This time, it was the BPO Event #4 - Pot Limit Hold'em - $200 + $15 buy-in. The top 18 finishers earned their share of the
$47,000 prize pool. With a field of 185 players, this tournament offered the best value you could find online because once again, Bodog added $10,000 to sweeten up the pot. The eventual winner walked away with $14,100.00 in cash and a seat in the Bodog Poker Main Event to be held on Sunday, March 9th at 4 PM ET. The Main Event will be No Limit Hold'em, have a buy-in of $470 + $30 and Bodog will be adding $25,000 to the prize pool.
The final table had many familiar names and most notable,
"alcarmo" who made his second BPO Final Table in as many nights. However, when heads-up play began between
"shipthechezz" and
"foldpreflop85", player
"shipthechezz" had a slight chip lead and they battled it out for nearly 60 hands. On the final hand of heads-up play, both players were all-in pre-flop and
"foldpreflop85"'s Ah-Qd held up against his opponent's Ad-6h.
The final table played out as such:
| Rank | Screen Name | Winnings |
| 1 | foldpreflop85 | $14,100.00 |
| 2 | shipthechezz | $9,400.00 |
| 3 | alcarmo | $5,593.00 |
| 4 | basebaldy | $3,760.00 |
| 5 | Jack Splat | $3,055.00 |
| 6 | MOBstar | $2,350.00 |
| 7 | cmizzles3687 | $1,645.00 |
| 8 | PROMETHEUS | $1,222.00 |
| 9 | vinnyb9 | $799.00 |
Tonight, Bodog is hosting the Bodog Poker Open Event #5 - Fixed Limit Hold'em - $150 + $10 buy-in. Once again, Bodog will be adding $10,000 to the prize pool and giving the winner a seat to the Main Event on Sunday at 4 PM ET.
Bodog has also put up some
Bodog Poker Open prop bets in their
sportsbook.
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Event #5 Results
On Friday, March 7th, Bodog Poker hosted yet another great Bodog Poker Open Event. This time, it was the BPO Event #5 - Fixed Limit Hold'em - $150 + $10 buy-in. The top 18 finishers earned their share of the $36,100 prize pool. With a field of 174 players, this tournament offered great value for our players because once again, Bodog added $10,000 to the prize pool. The eventual winner walked away with $10,830.00 in cash and a seat in the Bodog Poker Main Event to be held on Sunday, March 9th at 4 PM ET. The Main Event will be No Limit Hold'em, have a buy-in of $470 + $30 and Bodog will be adding $25,000 to the prize pool. Bodog will crown their first champion with an engraved Omega Speed Master watch, valued at $4,400.
The final table had many familiar names including the Bodog Poker Open Event #1 Champion, rusostreet. When it came down to heads-up play though, it was "bigcatfish" and "HB_HITMAN" that were left standing. After a fierce battle, "bigcatfish" came out on top to win the $10,830.00 in cash prize for first along with his seat in tomorrow's Main Event.
The final table played out as such:
| Rank | Screen Name | Winnings |
| 1 | bigcatfish | $10,830.00 |
| 2 | HB_HITMAN | $7,220.00 |
| 3 | jwerk | $4,295.90 |
| 4 | muckanut | $2,888.00 |
| 5 | lastnamelester | $2,346.50 |
| 6 | good82 | $1,805.00 |
| 7 | SoxNation83 | $1,263.50 |
| 8 | rusostreet | $938.60 |
| 9 | Mwizzle | $613.70 |
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Event #6 Results
On Sunday, March 9th, Bodog Poker hosted their biggest Poker tournament ever - the Bodog Poker Open Main Event. The BPO Event #6 - No Limit Hold'em - $470 + $30 buy-in capped off the inaugural Bodog Poker Open. The top 54 finishers earned their share of the
$305,120 prize pool. With a field of 596 players, this tournament offered great value for our players because Bodog added $25,000 to the prize pool. The eventual winner walked away with $76,280 in cash and has been crowned as their first Bodog Poker Champion. In addition to the cash, our Champion will also receive an engraved Omega Speed Master watch (valued at $4,400) to commemorate his big win.
The final table had many recognizable names. However, when it came down to heads-up play, it was
"phatcat" and
"_TheFinisher_" that were left standing. After a long battle that lasted half an hour and nearly 70 hands,
"phatcat" came out on top to win the $76,280. On the last hand,
_TheFinisher_ pushed all his chips in on a flop of 4s-10s-Jd while he was holding Js-Qh for top pair.
"Phatcat" called instantly as he was holding Ac-As and the turn and river were of no help for
"_TheFinisher_".
| Rank | Screen Name | Winnings |
| 1 | phatcat | $76,280.00 |
| 2 | _TheFinisher_ | $45,768.00 |
| 3 | TheWacoKidd | $29,138.96 |
| 4 | Zpaceman | $21,358.40 |
| 5 | CK3 | $16,781.60 |
| 6 | flopmynuts33 | $13,730.40 |
| 7 | Anbessa | $10,679.20 |
| 8 | PSP_addict | $7,933.12 |
| 9 | Eeman2004 | $5,187.04 |
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* We're also adding some extra cash to the prize pool for each of the 6 events for an even bigger pay day.
** All times are Eastern Standard Time
** All buy-ins are in USD.
