The inaugural Bodog Poker Open hosted its first event this week in the Bodog Poker Room. The first prize on offer was ,063.50 and the prize pool swelled to ,250 with a further ,000 thrown in by Bodog.

Players including Bodog’s own Evelyn Ng, Josh Arieh and David Williams showed up for a piece of the action, as well as some of the best online poker pros such as "Annette_15" Obrestad, Jon "PearlJammer" Turner and Eric "Rizen" Lynch to name a few.

The players have been competing for huge cash prizes and major bragging rights in the inaugural Bodog Poker Open (BPO), the biggest poker tournament in Bodog history. Over the week a total of ,000 in additional money to the BPO's prize pools has ensured a much bigger payday for its players, giving them exceptional value for their buy-ins.

The BPO culminates on Sunday, 9 March 9, with the 0 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 ,400.

"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."

The BPO events this week have had 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 are automatically entered into the BPO Main Event to add 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. The final two events are tonight and the inaugural Bodog Poker Open ends on Sunday.