$100 Poker Freeroll at GoldenArchPoker

Join us tomorrow, Sunday Feb. 17th at 5pm Est. for a $100 Freeroll at Golden Arch Poker. Golden Arch is one of the newest poker rooms on the Merge Network. You'll be familiar with some of the other rooms on this Network like Iron Duke Poker and Nordica.

To play in our freeroll:

Download and register your new account at Golden Arch Poker by clicking here.

Tournament Date: Sunday Feb. 17th
Registration: Open now
Time: 5:00 p.m. Est.
Name: "The Hodgepodge Freeroll"
Prize Pool Amount: $100.00
Location: Golden Arch Poker
Buy-In Fee: FREE
Password: (posted at the thehodge.com)
This is a private freeroll. Your GoldenArchPoker ID must be posted here prior to game start.

If you have any questions or need any help, please email us at raksters-at-gmail.com

Daily Freerolls, Instant $50 Bonus, and More!

Happy Birthday to The Hodge!

It is that time of year again and The Hodge keeps getting older.
Every year they throw a celebration that is bigger and better than the last!
This year all of us at Jon Wood Poker were able to get involved and help you celebrate this years birthday with us.

$50 Instant deposit bonus.

The first 20 players to make a deposit of $50 will receive $50 cash in their account instantly. To claim this bonus go into the my account section and enter the code bdayparty into the claim coupon section. Then make your deposit and enjoy $50 free from The Hodge and Jon Wood Poker. This offer is available to new and existing players who have signed up under one of The Hodgepodge's banners or tags. Terms and conditions apply.

It's easy to purchase and cashout at Jon Wood Poker. If you have any difficulty in the cashier section, please contact us at the forum and we'll help you find alternative funding options.

Free Roll Frenzy

Has it been awhile since you played a freeroll on Jon Wood Poker? Well to make up for lost time and to keep the celebration going until the end of the month we will hold $10 winner takes all freerolls everyday at 9PM EST until the end of the month. To play in the daily Freerolls, you must post your Jon Wood Poker ID in this thread or your play won't be valid. The password for our Free Rolls is happybday. will be Private Messaged to you here in your Ez-Inbox.

The Free Rolls run nightly at 9pm Est., once there's 20 players. We have a Free Roll open for registration now, and waiting for 20 players. Just go to Tournaments/ Private and enter the password when prompted.


The Hodge Bday Bash Private Ring Games

Want a chance to play ring games with only your
friends? Well here is your chance we have created The Hodge Birthday Bash NL table and The Hodge Birthday Bash LH table. To play at these tables you must use the password happybday . The player who plays the most hands at these tables each week will get a Private Heads Up $100 Free Roll with Jon Wood.

500% Deposit Bonus

In case you wanted more we have also added a 500% deposit bonus. If you were not one of the first 20 for the instant deposit you can use the code fivehundred and enter it into the claim coupon area before you make your deposit and you will be credited with a 500% bonus on your deposit up to a maximum of $1000. The best part about the bonus is you can clear it while playing at the private ring games with your friends or step out into any of our real money games and take on all comers.

If you have any question with any of these promotions please mail jon@jonwoodpoker.com or head to The Hodge where they will be sure to help you with any questions you may have.

How to play Texas Holdem Poker

How to Play Texas Holdem:

Texas Hold’em is really pretty simple to learn. Mastering the game is a bit harder. :)

Everyone is dealt 2 cards and then 5 cards will also be dealt in the middle of the table as community cards face-up.

Out of the 2 cards you are dealt and the 5 cards face up on the table, is 7 cards in which you'll take the best 5 cards out of the 7 to make your hand.

The best hand wins then, and the hand ranks are just like regular poker. The best poker hand rankings are as follows:


1. Royal Flush:
A, K, Q, J, 10
all of the same suit

2. Straight Flush:
Any five card sequence
in the same suit
(Ex: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)

3. Four of a Kind:
All four cards of
the same index
(Ex: Q, Q, Q, Q)

4. Full House:
Three of a kind
combined with a pair
(Ex: K, K, 3, 3, 3)

5. Flush:
Any five cards of the same
suit, but not in sequence

6. Straight:
Five cards in sequence,
but not in the same suit

7. Three of a Kind:
Three cards of the same index

8. Two Pair:
Two separate pairs
(Ex: Q, Q, 7, 7)

9. Pair:
Two cards of the same index

10. High Card:


Jon Wood from Jon Wood Gaming will be here with us today at 6pm Eastern Time in Live Chat to answer questions about Jon Wood Gaming and any poker questions you may have. Please join us then by clicking on the little link at the top of the board 'Live Chat' which you'll find right under the top banners on the left side.

Good Luck!