Poker Rooms Review

Poker Review: Betfair Poker

Published by admin on March 19, 2009

Betfair Poker Short Review

Betfair Poker is an online poker room that is operated by one of the largest online sports exchange company in the world. Thanks to the already established brand, and to the fact that they already had a large customer base, Betfair Poker managed to start their business without joining an online poker network.

The poker client that they are offering suffered a major update back in 2007, and ever since that time things improved a lot. Betfair Poker is now offering some of the most innovative features in the online poker industry. One of the coolest features is the multi table play. This way you will have the opportunity to play at up to 15 tables at once. Signing up is very easy, and you will gain access to $4 million online poker tournaments every month.

Sign up Bonus and Promotions

Signing up for an online poker room has never been easier. You will be able to complete the registration process in less than 5 minutes. Once you are a member of Betfair Poker, you will be able to get a pretty generous sign up bonus. Right now Betfair Poker offers a $150 bonus at 100% match up rate.

Other promotions offered by Betfair Poker include a $10 house fee for any online poker tournament that you will attend. This is one of the lowest in the industry. You will also be able to find a good amount of satellites that can lead you to the Europe’s greatest live poker tournaments out there.

One of the most popular online poker tournament at Betfair Poker is going to take place on Sunday, when the prize pool will be $55k.

Traffic and Competition

Betfair Poker is able to offer a good amount of player’s traffic. And since they are the leading online sports exchange website in the world, many of the players that you are going to find at the tables will come from there. This type of players is well known for offering a soft competition. This way any experienced online poker player will find Betfair Poker a good place to win money.

The online statistics are showing that during the peak hours there will be around 4,000 players at the online poker tournaments, and up to 1,200 ring games players. This amount of players will allow you to easily find the right table for you.

Software and Graphics

The latest software updates made by Betfair Poker, will allow you to play at up to 15 tables at once. And thanks to a great mini-view mode, you will be able to fully take advantage of the multi table play feature.

The functionality of the Betfair Poker client is very good, and you will be able to find many useful features, including the player buddy, player notes, and hand history.

Customer Support

Betfair Poker is currently offering a customer support service via e-mail and phone. You will be able to contact them 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Betfair Poker is an online poker room that is base in the UK, so you should expect to find an English accent, along with some precise and helpful answers.

Payment Methods

The moment you want to make a deposit at Betfair Poker, you will be able to use all the major credit cards out there including: Visa, Visa Delta, Visa Electron, Maestro, MasterCard, Laser and Solo. There also other online payment methods available.

In case you decide to cash out you must be a patient person since it will take around 2-5 days in order to have your transaction processed. They might ask you for additional information or documents the moment you cash out, so it’s best that you check your e-mail address daily after you have submitted the request.