Betfair Poker Review

 

General information

Betfair Poker is right now the official sponsor of the World Series of Poker Europe championship that takes place in London every year. This poker room is currently a stand alone poker room, it managed to become very popular and it is now one of the most famous poker rooms in Europe.

Betfair is a well established online gambling brand that also offers: sports book, casino and even some arcade games. This way in case you need something else to relax you can use your poker bankroll at other ventures too.

Bonus (10/10)

At Betfair Poker you get to choose your own bonus level. You can select form $50, $500 or $1500 sign up bonus. Each and every bonus is created especially for a certain type of player. Along with the bonus you will also get the chance to be part of different online poker tournaments like freerolls or other tournaments will be presented to you at a very special offer, with a lower cost.

Promotions (8/10)

Betfair Poker is currently offering the following promotions:

-          Refer and earn – Every time you are going to refer one of your friends to Betfair poker you will be awarded with up to $100 and your friend will get an exclusive bonus of $50 for joining.

-          Betfair Poker Points – be part of the Betfair loyalty program and start earning Betfair Poker Points that can be later transformed into Betfair Products

-          Choose your own sign up bonus – get $50, $500 or $1500 depending on what your experience is and the total amount of money you have available for poker.

-          77 Ways to boost your bankroll – Betfair Poker is make it possible to increase your bankroll.

Tournaments (8/10)

Betfair poker offers some of the most exciting tournaments available on the internet right now. Each and every tournament offered here is definitely not missing the action. Starting from the Sit and Go tournaments, with buy ins as low as $2.75 and going up to the high roller multi table tournaments that have a guaranteed prize pool worth a lot more than that.

Betfair Poker is offering the following types of online poker tournaments:

-          Single Table Tournaments – These are also known as Sit and Go poker tournaments and they are great because the player is going to limit its loss to the cost of the initial buy in. At the SNG poker tournaments offered by Betfair the buy in will start from as little as $3 and can go up to $10K for every player. After that each player is going to receive an equal amount of chips and the goal of this tournament is to become the last player standing.

-          Satellites – Are you looking to be part of a very large live poker tournament where you will get the chance to play poker live with some of the world's most famous poker players? If the answer is yes, you should definitely be part of the Betfair Poker satellites. These satellites can get you a guaranteed seat at the world's largest events including: World Series of Poker, World Series of Poker Europe, Europe Poker Tour and Aussie Millions.

-          Multi Table Tournaments – are also very popular thanks to the high guaranteed prizes that are being offered.

Competition (10/10)

The competition you are going to find at Betfair Poker will range from very loose at the micro and low limits to a relatively loose competition as you go up to the higher stakes.

Payment/Withdrawal Methods (7/10)

Deposit Methods: Visa, Mastercard, Delta, Solo/Maestro, ClickandBuy, Neteller, Moneybookers, bank transfer and check.

Cash Out Methods: Debit/Credit card, Neteller, MoneyBookers, bank transfer and check.

Software (8/10)

The Betfair software is by far one of the most straightforward available in the industry right now. The graphics are not something impressive, since the poker table is very plain and simple. This means that there will be just you and the cards. This way you are going to concentrate your full attention on the game of poker. This means you cannot find avatars or fancy backgrounds or any other features that could be distracting for the players.

The multi table action can be done at up to 15 tables at once, all this thanks to the mini view which was added at the latest major update of the software.

Support (10/10)

The customer support service is backed up by the world largest sport exchange website in the world so the support can only be great.

Right now Betfair Poker is offering fast and accurate customer support service via e-mail and phone.

Conclusion

Betfair Poker can be a good destination if you are looking for fish. In case you are okay with a very sober design and with nothing shiny and you just want to concentrate on playing poker this might be the perfect room for you.