Ignition Poker is the quiet king of American online poker, and I'm thrilled to finally be able to recommend them to you after all these years. Ignition Poker, which has left many of you perplexed, is the topic at hand. Ignition Poker — who are they? Since nobody has heard of Ignition Poker before now, how can it possibly be the industry standard? What I mean is this: While the Ignition brand is new, it is really the Bovada poker division with a new identity. Maybe you're familiar with them, or at least one of their many incarnations. Bodog. Just released Bodog. What a Bodog Way of Life. Bovada. It's Calvin Ayre. Republic of Costa Rica. Flip the Federal Government the bird. Indeed, those dudes. With a name change, they are now known as Ignition Poker. Strong foundations In 2004, during the height of the poker boom, the upstart online sports/casino company went public with its poker room under the name Bodog. In fact, I came across them in the same year that I started playing