Bodog Offering up New Year’s Day Special Tournaments
Bodog, and its subsidiaries Bovada and Bodog888, are hosting some special New Year’s Day tournaments that offer players an extra chance to compete for a six-figure prize pool. Even if you have a smaller bankroll there are events you can get excited about as well!
Bodog Rings In New Year with Special Tournaments
Holiday tournaments are something that those who regularly play at Bodog have become used to, and this holiday season is no exception. With a Main Event featuring a $270 buy-in and $115,000 guaranteed prize pool and buy-ins in other tournaments ranging from $2.20 and up there is a lot of value for players of all bankrolls and preferences. It’s clear that these are not just simple gimmick tournaments.
The tournaments being offered are almost all No Limit Hold’em, but most have a slow structure and a lot of chips to start for every player. This bodes well for the serious tournament grinder who doesn’t want to waste their time on bad tournament structures or reentry tournaments. The first tournament starts at 12:15 ET and each hour at the :15 past mark another tournament start until 23:15. The Main Event with $115,000 guaranteed starts at 19:15 ET. In total Bodog Network is offering $305,000 is guarantees across all the special tournaments that day, and does not include the hefty guarantees they offer on a nightly basis. The full tournament schedule is here:
New Year’s Day Events - January 1st, 2015
| Time (ET) | Event | Type | Buy-in |
| 12:15 | New Years Day Event #1 - $5,000 Gtd (Turbo Rebuy) | NLHE | $2.20 |
| 13:15 | New Years Day Event #2 - $15,000 Gtd ($5 Knockout SS) | NLHE | $22 |
| 14:15 | New Years Day Event #3 - $5,000 Gtd (SS) | NLHE | $3.30 |
| 15:15 | New Years Day Event #4 - $25,000 Gtd (SS) | NLHE | $11 |
| 16:15 | New Years Day Event #5 - $50,000 Gtd (15K Chips) | NLHE | $109 |
| 17:15 | New Years Day Event #6 - $8,000 Gtd (SS | NLHE | $5.50 |
| 18:15 | New Years Day Event #7 - $20,000 Gtd (10K Chips) | NLHE | $44 |
| 19:15 | New Years Day Main Event - $115,000 Guaranteed | NLHE | $270 |
| 20:15 | New Years Day Event #8 - $10,000 Gtd (SS) | PLO | $33 |
| 21:15 | New Years Day Event #9 - $20,000 Gtd ($50 KO SS) | NLHE | $162 |
| 22:15 | New Years Day Event #10 - $12,000 Gtd (10 Min Levels SS) | NLHE | $16.50 |
| 23:15 | New Years Day Event #11 - $30,000 Gtd (Turbo 15K Chips) | NLHE | $55 |
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