Betfair Poker is an independent site operated by world’s largest sports exchange The Sporting Exchange Ltd. This site enjoys great popularity and reputation and an active player base. Betfair offers fantastic promotional offers and loyalty programs, highly reliable software and a huge customer base access through the sports exchange.

This site offers the player buddy feature where it is possible for players to replay hands after analyzing hand histories. Loose play is another great option which results from sports bettors who want to wager their new found money and try their hands at the tables.

With mid-sized traffic volume, statistics of players playing for real money on this site at the January 2010 shows 4000 tournament players and 1200 ring-game players.

Bonuses, Loyalty Programs and Promotions

Betfair offers exclusive bonus offer of 100% match for those who sign through the PokerListings website up to a maximum of $500. PokerListing players can use the bonus code PL2000 to claim bonus.

On this site, it is possible for players to start earning the moment they start playing and they are offered weekly payouts. Betfair offers real money play rewards for loyal players who have Betfair points. Players can access special tournaments also through the points acquired or purchase nice bonuses or gears.

Cash boost promotion which is currently on offer allows players to pick $25 to $2000 reload bonus.

Tournaments

A number of tournaments are on offer in this site. For larger tournaments, the buys-in go even up to hundreds of dollars. Some of the popular tournament with guaranteed prizes at Betfair Poker includes the $66,000 weekly tournament held on Sundays.

The site is connected to every prestigious and large poker event such as EPT, WPT and WSOP through satellites. There are 30 tournaments offered by the site every week.

Software and Features

Software for the Betfair Poker room is privately developed and offers an excellent interface. The site loads fast and offers great stability and functionality. Quality of the software also ensures excellent overall gameplay. Stat functions are extremely user friendly and offers the option of taking down player notes.

The software is being updated and monitored carefully and constantly to offer enhanced features for players. Some of the exciting features on offer include improved graphics, multi-table mini-view, option of playing simultaneously at 15 tables and enhanced search functions.

Table functions are user friendly and easy to learn. You can customize the well oriented tables for limits, game, currency and table size. Betfair Poker interestingly is one of the very few poker rooms offering multi-media content. Range of competition at this site is from the loose micro levels to the higher stakes. This site offers a wonderful clean-up opportunity for the skilled and experienced players.

Customer Support

Support for this site is excellent as it is backed by the biggest Sports Exchange. You can contact staffs through email and telephone and can expect a speedy response to issues.

Payment Options

Betfair Poker offers a variety of payment options. Withdrawal options include Check, Bank Transfer, MoneyBookers, Neteller, Credit Card and Debit Card. Deposit options include Check, Bank Transfer, MoneyBookers, Neteller, ClickandBuy, Solo/Maestro, Delta, Mastercard and Visa.