Bodog Awards First Seats to the 2009 World Series of Poker* Main Event

As the final cards were being dealt  at this year's World Series of Poker* in Las Vegas , three Bodog online poker players were already being dealt seats to the  2009 WSOP* Main Event. The three seats are the first to be awarded by any  online poker site and were won in the final tournament of the Bodog Poker Mini  Series, a 25-tournament series mirroring the Holdem events at the World Series  in Las Vegas but with buy-ins equal to just one percent of the actual buy-in of  the WSOP* Main Event. 

The three players, “pokerfanx789”,  “dudix” and “Boswan,” were each awarded $12,000 VIP Prize Packages to the 2009 Main Event and the chance to compete for millions as a member of Team  Bodog. 

"Team Bodog  players had an amazing run at this year's series in Las Vegas, and we're  already gearing up for next summer by awarding three seats to the 2009 Main  Event," said Morris Mohawk Gaming Group CEO Alwyn Morris. "The three winners of our Bodog  Poker Mini Series are guaranteed an experience like no other in Las Vegas as  they compete for a shot at poker stardom and millions of dollars." 

The 27-player final  tournament of the Bodog Mini Series consisted of the top four players on the  series' Tournament Leader Board, 18 players from the Semifinal qualifier and  five selected from a random "wild card" drawing of players who had  entered at least three Mini Series events. The Final Table took place on Thursday, July 10, and the top three  finishers were awarded $12,000 Main Event Prize Packages with the rest of  the final nine players receiving T$109. 

With buy-ins ranging from as low  as $10+$1 up to $100+$9, the Bodog Poker Mini Series was an exceptional value  for players of all skill levels and is just the latest offering from  Bodog that guarantees online poker players the absolute best  value for their tournament dollars. Over  the course of the series, Bodog played host to 3,376 online poker  players and paid out a total of $107,000 in prize money. 

Next summer's Main Event is just  one of a number of tournaments held around the world that poker players can  qualify for through Bodog . From the WSOP* Europe in London to events across  Europe, Asia and North America, Bodog's Player's Choice packages give winners  the opportunity to play in some of the most exciting and exotic locations in  the world in total Bodog style.

Written by Robert Johnson

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