Betfair Poker review

Betfair is owned and operated by Betfair.com, the company behind the world’s largest online sports exchange operation. Betfair Poker is an independent operation. Not being part of a poker network carries certain benefits and Betfair knows exactly how to put those benefits to use. On the downside: Betfair Poker doesn’t accept US players.

Player traffic is not a problem for the operation though as it already has access to a huge active player base.

Betfair’s software is their own in-house creation. It has gone through an overhaul in 2007, and it is currently a fast and clean online poker platform with excellent industry standard features.

The software features all the statistics you’d expect a modern poker room to have. They offer a hands history feature as well.

Multi tabling can be done at up to 15 tables. The tables can be resizes as well as attached to one another.

The graphics are a little dull, but they are nonetheless extremely functional.

Ring game traffic is around 1,200 players at peak hours, which is not overly impressive and most of it is focused on the low limit Holdem tables.

Tournament traffic is around 4,000 players at peak hours.

The sign-up bonus offered by Betfair is a 100% match on player deposits up to $1,500. Players will have to play in real money tournaments and cash games to redeem their bonus. Bonus redemption is done through poker points. It takes 400 poker points to have a $10 batch of your bonus transferred to your real money account.

Players have 60 days to unlock their bonus.

Betfair offers numerous freerolls, a poker point-based loyalty program as well as a refer a friend bonus. There are qualifiers running for various live events too. The points earned through the loyalty program can be used for tournament buy-ins, for bonuses and for Betfair gear.

The Betfair support is one of the better ones in the industry. It can be contacted via email or phone. The staff responds quickly and they do solve most issues efficiently. The site also features a FAQ section which you should definitely go through before you decide to ask for help.