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Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Bodog Blogger Series Kicks off tonight at 9:05

You Must Register HERE
before you can play. you must have a Blog also.

Please say thanks to this Awsome Stud who hooked us up with Bodog. How do I know he is a stud, cause he married a Elf.



Bodog Introduces Poker Blogger Tournament Series

Bodog is proud to host the Bodog Poker Blogger Tournament Series opened to any Online Poker Blogger. Join up and challenge other Poker Bloggers each week in our Bodog Poker Room and live to tell about it.

Earn points and work your way up the Tournament Leader Board for a spot in the final tournament for your chance to win a $12,000 World Series of Poker* prize package and be a part of Team Bodog 2008.

How it Works
The Bodog Poker Blogger Tournament Series is composed of a series of 18 qualifying tournaments that run weekly beginning Tuesday, February 5th, 2008 to Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008.

The top 30% of finishers in each qualifying tournament will earn points based on their finish. These points will be used to rank players over 4 months of qualifying. At the end of the qualifying series, the top 18 players on the Tournament Leader Board will play in the Final Tournament on Tuesday, June 10th, 2008 with the first place finisher winning a $12,000 WSOP* prize package!

Prizes
Weekly Tournaments
Buy-in: $10 + $1
Prize Pool will be distributed as per Bodog's standard multi-table payout table. In addition, the top 5 players each week will also win T$109 to be used to buy-in to the $100,000 Guaranteed Tournament held every Sunday at 4:00 PM ET.

The top 5 bubble players each week will win a free buy-in to next week's Weekly Tournament. (T$11 will be credited to these players' Bodog account within 24 hours after the completion of the tournament)

Final Tournament
Buy-in: $0 + $0 (must finish in the Top 18 on the TLB to be invited)
Grand Prize: $12,000 WSOP* Prize Package with Team Bodog

2nd place: T$540 to be used to buy-in to (2) World Series or Players Choice Semifinal

3rd place: T$379 to be used to buy-in to (1) World Series or Players Choice Semifinal and (1) $100,000 Guaranteed Tournament

4th: T$270 to be used to buy-in to (1) World Series or Players Choice Semifinal

5th: T$109 to be used to buy-in to (1) $100,000 Guaranteed Tournament

Bodog Blogger Tournament Leader Board
The Tournament Leader Board will be available at http://www.bodoglife.com/promotions/poker/blogger-tournament/ throughout the course of the Bodog Poker Blogger Tournament Series. It will provide the point totals for every player that has played in the qualifying tournaments. The top 30% of players in each tournament will receive points according to finish which at the end of the qualifying tournaments will ultimately determine who will move on to the Final Event. The top 18 players on the TLB at the end of the qualifiers will earn their way to the Final Event.

How To Register
To register for the Bodog Poker Blogger Tournament Series, poker bloggers must first go to http://www.bodoglife.com/promotions/poker/blogger-tournament/ and sign in with their Bodog account information in the upper right hand corner. Once this is completed, they then must click on "REGISTER NOW" to register themselves into the tournament series. Bloggers will each have to do this once in order to play in the series. Once this is done, they then need to find the "Online Poker Blogger Tournament" in the software and register as they normally would each and every week.




blockquote>BODOG POKER BLOGGER TOURNAMENT SERIES OFFICIAL RULES

Morris Mohawk Marketing ("Sponsor") is offering the Bodog Poker Blogger Tournament Series ("Contest").

Void where prohibited. Void in Canada and Costa Rica.

ELIGIBILITY: Open only to participants 21 years of age or older who have (1) a current valid Bodog member player account, (2) a daily-updated poker-related blog that is at least one (1) month old as of the date of entry and (3) an accurate, functioning e-mail address. Employees, officers and directors of Sponsor, its respective affiliates, subsidiaries, parent companies, representatives, agents, promotion and other vendor agencies involved in this contest, and their immediate family members (spouse, parents, children, siblings, regardless of where they live) and individuals residing in the same household (whether or not related) as those employees, officers and directors are not eligible to participate. By participating, entrants agree to these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which shall be final and binding in all matters relating to this promotion.

HOW TO ENTER: The blogger should go to bodogbloggertournament.com to review information about the Contest. If the blogger would like to participate in the Contest, the blogger should notify the Bodog Contact of his/her blog; the Bodog Contact will then review the blog and, if it meets the Bodog Contact's standards (determined in the Bodog Contact's sole discretion), the Bodog Contact will provide to the blogger a link that will allow the blogger to enter the Contest. The buy-in for each Qualifying Round will be $10 in Tournament Credits (T$10) + $1USD. There is no buy-in charge for participation in the Final Round. Sponsor, affiliates, sales representatives, participating retailers, distributors and promotion and other vendor agencies involved in this promotion are not responsible for incomplete, lost, late, or misdirected entries. Entrant must include all data requested for the Contest entry to be valid. Limit one entry per person. Subsequent entries from the same individual will be automatically disqualified. Odds of winning depend on skill and number of participants.

THE TOURNAMENT:
Qualifying Rounds: The first Qualifying Round will be held 5 February at 9:05pm ET. Additional Qualifying Rounds will be held once per week on Tuesdays at 9:05pm ET. The last Qualifying Round will be held on 3 June 2008 at 9:05pmET. The top thirty percent (30%) of players in each Qualifying Round will earn points. In addition, the top five (5) finishers in each Qualifying Round will earn T$109 and the top (5) "bubble" players in each Qualifying Round will win T$11, which will allow the "bubble" players to play in the next Qualifying Round at no additional cost. (A "bubble" player is one who earns 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th or 10th place in a Qualifying Round.)
Final Round: The top eighteen (18) players on the tournament leader board at the end of the Qualifying Rounds will be invited to play in the Final Round, which will be held Tuesday 10 June 2008 at 9:05pm ET.

FINAL ROUND PRIZES AND APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE:

One (1) GRAND PRIZE:
IF the winner wants to participate in the WSOP Main Event, funds for buy-in to the WSOP Main Event ($10,000) and $2000 cash for travel.( Approximate retail ("ARV") $12,000USD);

OR

IF winner does not wish to participate in the WSOP Main Event, $2500 cash.(ARV $2500USD).

One (1) Second Prize of T$540 to play in two (2) different WSOP/Players Choice Semifinals.(ARV $540USD)

One (1) Third Prize of T$379 to play in one (1) WSOP/Players Choice Semifinal + (1) entry into Bodog's $100K Guaranteed. (ARV $379USD)

One (1) Fourth Prize of T$270 to play in one (1) WSOP/Players Choice Semifinal. (ARV $270USD)

One (1) Fifth Prize of $T109 to play in Bodog's $100K Guaranteed. (ARV $109USD)

Prize consists only of items specifically listed as part of the prize. Certain conditions and restrictions apply. Prize is nontransferable and no substitution or cash equivalent is allowed, except in Sponsor's sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of the same approximate retail value. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.

Value of all prizes to be awarded is $13,298USD or $3798USD, dependent upon the choice of prize made by the winner of the Grand Prize. Winners responsible for all federal, state, and local taxes and fees.

WINNERS: Prizes will be awarded as noted above. In some cases, the potential prize winner must complete, sign, and return an affidavit of eligibility, mutually acceptable liability release, and publicity release within seven (7) calendar days after notice is sent, or the prize will be forfeited in its entirety and an alternate winner will be selected, time permitting. Any necessary alternate winners will be selected in a similar random drawing from among the remaining eligible entries received. Except where prohibited, acceptance of a prize constitutes winner's consent that his/her name, likeness, voice, and/or biographical data may be used for advertising and promotional purposes without limitation and without additional notice, compensation, or consent.

GENERAL CONDITIONS: Participants agree (a) that Sponsor, its parents, subsidiaries and affiliated companies, advertising and promotion agencies, and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents (individually and collectively "Releasees") are released, will have no liability whatsoever for, and shall be held harmless by participants against any liability for any injuries, losses or damages of any kind (whether due to negligence or otherwise) to person(s), including death, or property, resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, misuse or use of the prize, or participation in this Contest or any Contest or prize related or travel related activities and (b) winners grant (and agree to confirm that grant in writing) permission to Sponsor and those acting under its authority the right to the use of his/her name, picture, likeness, voice, video, biographical information and statements, at any time or times, for advertising, trade, publicity and promotional purposes, in all media now known or hereafter discovered, worldwide and on the Internet and World Wide Web, without notice, review or approval and without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law. Winners may be required to be photographed with representative(s) of Bodog and provide Bodog with a quote containing their true thoughts about Bodog and the Contest. Any such meeting with Bodog representative(s) for the stated purposes will be arranged with the winner(s) by Bodog at a mutually convenient time and place, and the reasonable cost (as solely determined by Bodog) of a winner's attending the meeting will be borne by Bodog. This quote and/or photo may be used (but Bodog will be under no obligation to do so) on the above and/or Bodog web sites and/or in newsletters and/or press releases (or as otherwise solely determined by Sponsor) concerning the Contest. Disclaimer Of Warranties: Sponsor makes no warranties, and hereby disclaims any and all warranties, express or implied, concerning any prize, or portion of any prize, furnished in connection with the Contest. If a winner is found to be ineligible or otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules, prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner selected, time permitting. Once travel documents are issued, they may not be changed without the approval of Sponsor, which may be withheld for any reason. The entry information provided is subject to the Privacy Policy on the above stated Website(s). To read that Policy, access the Website(s) and then access the Privacy Policy.

Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing of this offer, administration of the Contest or in the announcement of prizes. Only the stated prizes will be awarded. In the event Sponsor is prevented from continuing with this Contest, or the integrity and/or feasibility of the Contest is undermined by any event including but not limited to fire, flood, epidemic, earthquake, explosion, labor dispute or strike, act of God or public enemy, satellite or equipment failure, riot or civil disturbance, war (declared or undeclared), terrorist threat or activity, or any federal, state or local government law, order or regulation, order of any court or jurisdiction, or any cause not reasonably within Sponsor's control, Sponsor shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to abbreviate, modify, suspend, cancel, or terminate the Contest without further obligation and, if so, Sponsor reserves the right, but not the obligation, to award the prize from among all valid and eligible entries received. All entries are the property of Sponsor and are not returnable.

ONLINE REGISTRATION: If for any reason the Contest, including the online portion, is not capable of running as planned, including disruptions caused by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other cause that corrupts, affects or compromises the administration, security, fairness, integrity, proper conduct or intended play of the Contest, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual Sponsor or its designated agents deem responsible and Sponsor further reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest, with appropriate alternate method of prize award selected. Sponsor assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications failure, theft, destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries, including any erroneous appearance of qualification for a prize. Sponsor is not responsible for any problem or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or provider, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or entry to be received by Sponsor due to technical problem or traffic, congestion on the internet or at any web site, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in this Contest. WARNING: ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Contest entries generated by a script, macro or other mechanical or automated means are ineligible and will be disqualified. All entries must include a valid e-mail address for the entrant. In the event of dispute as to the identity or eligibility of a winner based on an e-mail address, the winning entry will be declared made by the "Authorized Account Holder" of the e-mail address submitted at the time of the entry. The "Authorized Account Holder" is the person to whom the applicable Internet service provider or other organization (such as business or educational institution) has assigned the e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address

SPONSOR: Morris Mohawk Marketing, Quebec, Canada.

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