About Betfair Poker

Win Your Way to the 2013 WSOP

Betfair Poker is the place to qualify for the 2013 World Series of Poker thanks to its broad choice of WSOP packages. Layers can choose to aim for The Experience Package (worth $4,000), The Side Events Package (worth $7,000) or The Main Event Package (worth $13,400).

Each package includes flights, accommodation and the legendary Betfair hospitality.

Satellites start at just $0.36 so there is no excuse for not at least trying to qualify for the 2013 WSOP with Betfair Poker.

Whose Side are You On?

Betfair Poker is sending its two ambassadors, John Tabatabai and Elisabeth Hille, into battle at the 2013 World Series of Poker and you could not only be joining them but you could also win a share of their winnings!

To get involved in this fantastic promotion all you need to do is choose to be on Team John or Team Lizzie and then earn at least 300 VPPs between now and June 16. Once this target is hit, you will be invited to a special freeroll with your fellow team members where the winner and runner-up will walk away with a $4,000 WSOP Experience package.

Other prizes include between 0.5% and 4% of the Betfair Ambassador’s winnings in Event #60, Betfir Poker Live tickets, chip sets and Betfair Poker hoodies.

Choose your team wisely!

Free $10 of SNG Tickets Plus $10 More on Deposit

Betfair Poker is offering new customers $10 worth of sit ‘n’ go tournament tickets for free! If you are from the UK, Ireland, Czech Republic, Romania, Hungary, Portugal or Sweden all you need to do is register for a New Betfair Poker account and use the promotion code “FPUK01” and $10 worth of Sit and Go tokens will be yours.

Once you make your first deposit of at least $10 within 30 days of opening your account, an additional $10 worth of Sit and Go tokens will be placed in your account!

_{Unused SNG tokens will expire 30 days after receiving them in your account.}

$10,000 Speed Poker Races

Speed Poker is Betfair Poker’s offering to the “fast-fold” poker world. Thanks to the unique way that Speed Poker is played, players can potentially play thousands of hands per hour, which in turn can see profits rise sharply.

Betfair Poker is making Speed Poker even more profitable by running a $10,000 Speed Poker Race that pays the top 70 ranked players – ranked in terms of number of Speed Poker hands played – a share of the $10,000 prize pool. A min-cash in this promotion is worth $50 while the winner takes home $500.

Betfair Launch Poker Room on iPoker Network

Since Jan. 21, 2013 Betfair Poker has been part of the iPoker Network. Betfair automatically gained access to the iPoker2 network, which is the busiest of the two available iPoker networks. Sites on iPoker2 include William Hill, bet365 and PaddyPowerPoker. iPoker2 is seen as the network with the most recreational cash game players on it.

_{Please check that Betfair Poker serve in your jurisdiction now that is is part of the iPoker Network.}

New Customer Bonus of up to $2,000

To celebrate moving to the iPoker Network, Betfair Poker is offering new customers a sign up bonus of up to $2,000! Download Betfair Poker, create your account and when you make your first deposit, Betfair Poker will match it 200% in the form of a bonus. All you need to do then is earn the required VPPS to clear the bonus — the amount depends on which Bonus Tier you find yourself in. The more of the bonus you clear, the faster the clearance rates become!

20 VPPs are awarded for every $1 of rake/commission paid.

_{Players have 90 days from creating their accounts to claim as much as the bonus as possible.}

$2,000 Kickstarter Bonus

If you already have a Betfair Poker account you can still get in on the celebrations! Create a "new" Betfair Poker nickname and when you transfer funds from your old Betfair account (the one that was on Ongame), you will receive a $2,000 bonus! All you need to do then is earn the required VPPS to clear the bonus — the amount depends on which Bonus Tier you find yourself in. The more of the bonus you clear, the faster the clearance rates become!

To clear this bonus you must earn 20VPPs per $1 of bonus

_{Players have 90 days from creating their accounts to claim as much as the bonus as possible.}

The New Betfair Poker VIP Club

Betfair Poker have a fantastic VIP Club that every player can take advantage of free of charge. Every you play in a real money tournament or rake is taken from a real money cash game, you will be rewarded with some VIP Poker Points. These VIP Poker Points are earned at a rate of 20 per $1; 25 per €1 or 30 per £1 taken in rake or tournament fees.

The Betfair Poker VIP Club has ten tiers to it. Everyone starts at Level 1, but earn just 20 VIP Poker Points in a calendar month and you will be upgraded to Level 2. Keep earning VIP Poker Points throughout the month and the more you earn, the higher the tier you will reach.

Benefits of being a higher tier VIP include; entries into freerolls with larger prize pools; and a better rate when you convert your VPPs to cold, hard cash!

Background

Betfair is the world's leading betting exchange sites, providing comprehensive sportsbetting options and also an online casino service. A licensed bookmaker in the UK (with licenses in Australia, Malta, Austria and Germany), Betfair launched its poker service in May 2004. In 2006, Betfair launched new poker software, delivering a polished and detailed online poker experience. This was updated yet again during end of January 2009.

At Betfair Poker players of all bankrolls and abilities have the chance to play and Betfair Poker backs up their poker service with fantastic guaranteed tournaments and impressive on-going promotions. Betfair is also the home to four sponsored pros, John "kunku wap" Tabatabai, Elisabeth Hille, Jonathan Driscoll and Hans Martin Vogl.

Limits and Rake

Betfair Poker offers games from micro levels all the way up to the so-called "nosebleed" high stakes. Cash games with blinds of just $0.01/$0.02 all the way up to $300/$600 for Fixed Limit Hold´em, $200/$400 for No Limit Hold'em and $50/$100 for Pot Limit Hold´em, Fixed Limit Omaha and Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo. When it comes to Pot Limit Omaha you will find levels up to $100/$200 and $200/$400 for Fixed Limit Omaha Hi/lo

Betfair Poker applies a 'no flop, no drop' policy which is common across a number of online poker rooms, meaning if the hand is settled before the flop is dealt no rake is taken. For the most part the rake is set at 5% and is capped depending on game type, limit level and number of players involved. For No Limit and Pot Limit tables, the rake is capped at $3 up to $10/$20 and moves to a cap of $5 for levels $25/$50 and above.

Player Traffic

The recent move to the iPoker Network boosted the player pool significantly. Players can still find many loose vulnerable poker players attracted to Betfair through their huge Sports Betting system. Traffic peaks at around 5500 cash players during high traffic with a 7-day average of around 3000 cash game players. Betfair Poker players can now benefit from the network-wide promotions offered by iPoker. Soft opposition combined with excellent tournaments and frequent promotions should keep players coming back to Betfair Poker.

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Playability

The lobby at Betfair Poker is designed with the standard set of filters and tabbed browsing, meaning finding the table you're after is a simple exercise. Current cash balance, server time, number of players logged in and number of tables operating are all displayed, which are welcome additions to any online poker lobby. The tables themselves are surrounded by a variety avatars, which can be switched off, and the tables run at a comfortable speed.

Betfair Poker Software and Extra Features

Betfair Poker is powered by Playtech, an industry leader in gambling and poker software, and as such, the poker software and extra features are ahead of the curve in the online poker field. Features include:

• Resizable Tables – Adjust the size of your tables, making playing multiple tables easy.
• Auto Top-up – Have the software automatically reload your stack in cash games to maximize your potential profits.
• Player Notes – Easily create and manage notes on all your friends and foes.
• Hand strength indicator – Allow the software to display your hand strength so you never fold a winning hand again!
• Game History – Upon request, your entire game history can be sent to you, or view your recent plays in real time.
• Buddy system and player search – Keep track of your friends and the fish with a unique buddy system and player search facility.
• Full Screen Option – Maximize your experience by using all of the computer screen.

Customer Service

24 hour international and UK phone numbers are available to contact technical support directly. Email support is also available and Betfair Poker endeavours to answer all emails within two hours of receipt. Responses are accurate and build upon the excellent customer service that Betfair Exchange is known for.