Bodog Poker Open III počinje uskoro a ovogodišnja edicija ima nekoliko novina. U okviru BPO III održaće se 26 turnira u tri odvojene serije, sa različitim nivoima buyin-a, što igračima daje veći izbor. Raspored ima deset elitnih, high-stakes "championship" eventa, osam "mid-stakes" turnira i osam low buy-in "mini-bounty" turnira osmišljenih za igrače sa skromnim bankrollom.
Za šampionsku seriju, Bodog je odlučio da doda $75,000 u nagradni fond, od čega je $30,000 rezervisano za BPO III main event. Ukupan nagradni fond za BPO III iznosiće $280,000.
Serija počinje 26. aprila a main event se održava 3. maja. Prošlogodišnji Bodog Poker Open II imao je 3,539 učesnika na 14 eventa, a nagradni fond je bio preko $700,000 pa je pobednik odneo kući $75,000.
Kao i na dva prethodna Bodog Poker Opena, igra se hold'em – no-limit, pot-limit, fixed-limit, turbo i short-handed. Pristupačni bounty turniri daju mogućnost igračima da testiraju svoje poker sposobnosti protiv Bodog profesionalaca kakvi su Evelyn Ng, Jean-Robert Bellande, David Williams i Justin Bonomo.
Kvalifikacije za sve BPO III evente su u toku u igraonici Bodog Poker. Kompletan raspored za BPO III (svi eventi su Texas hold'em):
Championship Serija
Event 1: No-limit, with rebuys
Datum: 26. april
Buy-in: $50+$5
Nagradni fond: $5,000 added
Event 2: No-limit, four-max
Datum: 26. april
Buy-in: $200+$15
Nagradni fond: $5,000 added
Event 3: No-limit
Datum: 27. april
Buy-in: $250+$20
Nagradni fond: $5,000 added
Event 4: No-limit, six-handed
Datum: 28. april
Buy-in: $300+$25
Nagradni fond: $5,000 added
Event 5: No-limit, with rebuys
Datum: 29. april
Buy-in: $100+$10
Nagradni fond: $5,000 added
Event 6: Pot-limit
Datum: 30. april
Buy-in: $150+$13
Nagradni fond: $5,000 added
Event 7: Fixed-limit
Datum: 1. maj
Buy-in: $120+$10
Nagradni fond: $5,000 added
Event 8: No-limit, turbo
Datum: 2. maj
Buy-in: $100+$9
Nagradni fond: $5,000 added
Event 9: No-limit, one rebuy, one add-on
Datum: 3. maj
Buy-in: $50+$5
Nagradni fond: $5,000 added
Event 10: No-limit main event
Datum: 3. maj
Buy-in: $470+$30
Nagradni fond: $30,000 added
Mid-Stakes Series
Kickoff Tournament: No-limit
Datum: 6. april
Buy-in: $100+$9
Guarantee: $20,000
Mid-Stakes Rebuy: No-limit
Datum: 27. april
Buy-in: $20+$2
Guarantee: $15,000
Mid-Stakes Turbo: No-limit
Datum: 28. april
Buy-in: $55+$5
Guarantee: $15,000
Mid-Stakes 6-Handed: No-limit
Datum: 29. april
Buy-in: $55+$5
Guarantee: $15,000
Mid-Stakes 4-Handed: Fixed-limit
Datum: 30. april
Buy-in: $69+$6
Guarantee: $15,000
Mid-Stakes Pot-Limit Rebuy
Datum: 1. maj
Buy-in: $30+$3
Guarantee: $15,000
Mid-Stakes Cubed: No-limit, one rebuy, one add-on
Datum: 2. maj
Buy-in: $30+$3
Guarantee: $15,000
Mid-Main Event: No-limit
Datum: 3. maj
Buy-in: $150+$13
Guarantee: $30,000