Bodog Poker Open Kicks Off TodayMarch 3, 2008Over the next seven days, online poker players will be competing for huge cash prizes and major bragging rights in the inaugural Bodog Poker Open (BPO), the biggest poker tournament in Bodog history. The action on the virtual felt in the six-event series starts tonight with a $270 buy-in No Limit Holdem tournament. To sweeten the pot, Bodog is adding $10,000 to the tournament's prize pool tonight and will add a total of $75,000 in additional money to the BPO's prize pools this week, ensuring a much bigger payday for its players and giving them exceptional value for their buy-ins. The BPO culminates on Sunday, March 9, at 4 p.m. EST, with the $500 buy-in Bodog Poker Open Main Event, where the winner will not only walk away with the top prize and be crowned the first ever Bodog Poker Champion, but will also receive an engraved Omega Speedmaster Pro watch worth $4,400 Win your seat into the 2008 WSOP Main Event through a World Series of Poker freeroll tournament right now! "This is the biggest poker tournament in Bodog history, and we're letting our players know this by adding big money to the BPO's prize pools and by giving our first ever Bodog Poker Champion something special to remember his or her win by," said Morris Mohawk Gaming Group CEO Alwyn Morris. "We expect a great turnout in all of the BPO events as players compete for the cash and the glory." BodogPoker is a very popular online Sports/Poker/Casino website which offers a great player points system along with many free-roll tournaments! Are you ready to win a seat into this year's World Series of Poker Main Event? BodogPoker has built the Best Reputation for Online Gaming by nailing four key service points; offering quick and simple depositing methods, instant cash bonuses, fast payouts, and the most impressive customer service department in the industry! Join BodogPoker Today! And you might just find yourself playing in a major Poker tournament along side the stunning "American Pie" star, Shannon Elizabeth! The six BPO events this week will have online players battling it out in different formats of Texas Holdem, including No Limit, Pot Limit, Limit, No Limit with Re-buys and Six-Handed No Limit. Winners of the preliminary events will win entry to the BPO Main Event in addition to their tournament winnings. Players can buy directly into any of the events with cash or Bodog Tournament Credits or win their way in through any number of low-cost satellites running daily at the Bodog poker tables. Date Event Type Buy-In Added Monday, March 3 Event No. 1 No Limit $250 + 20 $10k Tuesday, March 4 Event No. 2 No Limit 6-Handed $300 + 25 $10k Wednesday, March 5 Event No. 3 No Limit w/ Rebuys $100 + 10 $10k Thursday, March 6 Event No. 4 Pot Limit $200 + 15 $10k Friday, March 7 Event No. 5 Limit $150 + 10 $10k Sunday, March 9 Event No. 6 Main Event (NL) $470 + 30 $25k For more details on the inaugural Bodog Poker Open, visit: www.bodoglife.com/poker/tournaments/bodog-poker-open.html About Bodog Bodog has its head office, and is licensed in, the Caribbean nation of Antigua. Bodog founder Calvin Ayre (www.calvinayrelife.com), recognized as a world authority on branding in digital entertainment, was featured on the cover of Forbes magazine's best-selling 2006 "Billionaires" issue. The Bodog group of companies ( www.bodoglife.com ) offers a host of entertainment services, including: online gaming, which includes Poker, Casino and a host of other gaming products; an international record label, Bodog Music; a million-dollar band search competition and accompanying TV series, Bodog Battle; a publishing division (with an online magazine, Bodog Nation, and blog, Bodog Beat); and an international television division, Bodog TV which produces reality series, such as Bodog Fight and Calvin Ayre Wild Card Poker. Bodog does not offer 'for money' gaming services within North America. The Morris Mohawk Gaming Group has licensed certain elements of the Bodog brand for use in North America in furtherance of the marketing of MMGG's gaming services. For more information, contact Media Relations at pr@bodoglife.net. Win your seat into the 2008 WSOP Main Event through a WSOP satellite tournament right now! About Morris Mohawk Gaming Group The Morris Mohawk Gaming Group is located in the territory of Kahnawake just outside Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and is licensed by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission to offer gaming services from Kahnawake to users worldwide. Bodog has entered into a license agreement with the Morris Mohawk Gaming Group to allow this group to use various elements of the Bodog brand within North America to support the Morris Mohawk Gaming Group's marketing activities. Morris Mohawk Gaming Group is led by Olympic Gold medalist, Order of Canada recipient and First Nations' leader Alwyn Morris. For more information, visit www.morrismohawk.ca. --- by Bodog PR at 1800-sports.com on March 04, 2008
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