Betfair Poker Review

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Betfair is a long standing provider of sports betting, casino games and poker. The company was established between 1999 and 2000 by Bert Black and Edward Wray. They started with their betting service in 2000 and launched their poker client in 2004. So Betfair has been around the block a time or two.

Betfair is licensed and regulated, too, as well as publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange. So all in all, you can feel good about playing their sports, casino and poker games. Your money is safe with them, as they are one of the safest poker sites on the market.

Playing Poker at Betfair.com for Real Money

Unfortunately, Betfair does not accept US players.

For everyone else, Betfair Poker is on the OnGame Network which provides Betfair PC users with a download and a browser (no-download) version for Mac and Linux OS users. At this time Betfair does not have a mobile version of their poker software. They do have mobile software for their casino games and sports betting, though.

Once an account is created, real money players will be able to deposit at Betfair using the following methods: MasterCard, Click and Buy, Western Union, Bank Transfer, PayPal, Neteller, Solo, Laser, Visa and Visa Electron. Keep in mind that many banking methods are location specific, so you'll want to double check what's available to you.

Most of the deposit methods can be used for withdrawals too.

Betfair's Bonuses and Rewards

Betfair offers 5 different deposit bonus options and lets you choose whichever one you'd like to have. Here are your options, along with the increments you're paid in and the points needed to be paid.

• » $50 - $5 for every 40 points earned.
• » $250 - $10 for every 80 points earned.
• » $500 - $25 for every 225 points earned.
• » $1,000 - $100 for every 1,000 points earned.
• » $2,500 - $500 for every 7,000 points earned.

All bonuses have an expiration date of 60 days from the time you make your deposit. The exception is the $50 bonus which expires in 90 days. I recommend basing your decision on how quickly you think you can earn the required number of points. Also note that the $2,500 bonus is slightly harder to earn than the $1k bonus, which is just as easy to earn as the $500 bonus.

New players are also eligible for the $2500 freeroll. The freeroll runs every Thursday.

Other Betfair Promotions

There are a number of promotions running at Betfair. Here are the longest going promos in more detail.

77 Ways to Boost Your Bankroll - Betfair adds cash to 77 tournaments each week. 48 of them are freerolls and 11 of them are daily tournaments that have no house fees. So there are several ways for you to start or build your bankroll.

Players Club - Betfair's Players club has 7 levels. Each level has exclusive freerolls, points multipliers and cash back opportunities. Here is an overview of each level including the points needed to get there.

• » Bronze - 0 points | $1000 in monthly freerolls
• » Silver - 400 points | $2000 in monthly freerolls | 2x points multiplier
• » Gold - 1300 points | $3000 in freerolls | 3x points multiplier
• » Sapphire - 3500 points | $3000 in freerolls | 4x points multiplier
• » Diamond - 6000 points | $5000 in freerolls | 5x points multiplier
• » Master - 14000 yearly points | $5000 freerolls | 5x points multiplier
• » Grand Master - 60000 yearly points | $5000 freerolls | 7x points multiplier

Overall you can earn up to 40% in cashback.

Refer-and-Earn - If your friends sign-up using your link and earns 500 points within 31 days you can earn a $50 bonus. You can earn up to $2000 in additional bonuses over the following 3 months.

Other promotions offered by Betfair include reload bonuses, leader boards, live events, points races and freerolls.

What Poker Games Can You Play at Betfair?

Betfair runs Texas holdem, omaha, omaha hi/lo, 7-card stud and 7-card stud hi/lo. Stakes start at .05/.10 and cap out at 1000/2000.

If you're a tournament fan you're sure to like Betfair. They guarantee over $12 million dollars in tournaments every month. $2,500 to $10,000 guarantee tournaments run daily, up to $25,000 guarantees run Monday through Friday and tournaments with $100,000 guaranteed prize pools run on Saturday and Sundays.

In addition to online tournaments, you can also buy-in to live events that are happening all around Europe. This includes events in London, Malta, Prague and Kiev, and many others.

How to Contact Customer Support at Betfair

Betfair has a large FAQs page. So if you have a question I'd recommend starting there.

However, if you need to contact Betfair you can do so using their contact form. You'll find it by clicking on their Help link (in the top navigation) and finding the contact link in the top-right of the page.

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