Betfair Poker Bonus Code

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Betfair was founded in August 1999 by two individuals, Andrew Black and Edward Wray. Betfair is also a very popular online casino and sportsbook. You will also find a lot of these gamblers on the poker tables. Betfair has several Poker Pros that play on the site and also write articles for the players to read. BetFair recently won the "Queen's Award", which is given by the Queen in 2003 and in 2008. This award was given to them for Enterprise, in the Innovation catergory.

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Betfair Poker is a room on the OnGame network, along with other popular online poker rooms such as Hollywood Poker and bwin Poker.

Bonuses

$1500 PokerBonuses exclusive bonus- Bonus is very difficult to difficult to clear at full ring games and moderately difficult to moderately easy to clear shorthanded.

Support

Betfair provides a telephone number for its players to call. However, if you do end up calling them, you will need your "TAN" (Telephone Account Number). The "TAN" can be found with the 'My Profile' section while you are logged in to your account. The also provide a general FAQ that is very helpful. Betfair states on their website, that they will "endeavour to answer all emails within 2 hours."

Game Features

Betfair offers cash games in No Limit Hold'em, Pot Limit Hold'em, Fixed Limit Hold'em and Pot Limit Omaha. The stakes for the cash games range from $0.05/$0.10 all the way to $1,000/$2,000. Although, it is hard to find a game that high. The games tend to be very loose due to the amount of casino/sportsbook gamblers taking a "break" to play on the tables. Tables are set up with 9 seats, 6 seats and 2 seats.

Betfair also runs daily Single and Multi Table tournaments. Betfair has Super Turbo, Turbo, Standard, and Deep Stack tournaments with buy-in's ranging from freerolls to $1,000 plus!

Software Features

Betfair's software is pretty straight forward and easy to use. The graphics are simple and easy to read with no avatars to get in the way. The lobby offers a filter feature for the players to find the max number of seats, stakes and game they wish to play. You also have the choice to download the complete version of Betfair or a smaller version. The smaller version is for older computers and does not take as long to download as the full version. You can also set your preferences to where your folded cards are displayed while the hand is still being played. A 4 color deck is also available and you can mute observer chat if you wish. Betfair also allows you to save your hand history by checking the box in the "Preference" section in the lobby.

Player Restrictions

Betfair Poker does not accept players from the U.S. or Australia.

Misc Info

You earn Player Points through playing Real Money games. Only players that have invested money into a pot will be awarded an equal amount of Player Points and only when the pot is raked.

For cash games, Player Points are awarded based on the rake that you contribute to each pot. 3.25 Player Points are awarded for every dollar you contribute in rake.

If you are choosing to clear the bonus through single and multi-table tournaments:
5 player points are awarded for every paid dollar in entry fee (real money tournaments). For example, if you enter a $20+2 tournament, you will be awarded 5 * $2 = 10 points, if you enter a $5+$0.50 tournament, you will be awarded 5*$0.50= 2.5 points. The points are awarded when the tournament finishes. Players playing for valueback will receive valueback of 6%-40% of tournament fees depending on VIP status.

Percentage of tournament rake refunded when clearing the bonus:
8x: 63%
10x: 50%