Latest independent review of BetFred Poker. A popular UK owned online poker site operated by Bookmaker Fred Done and powered by the Playtech iPoker Network.
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The team at BetFred Poker offers first-class online poker. Playtech based, the BetFred Poker room provides a good range of play features and we rate their table format, support systems, & range of games & tables highly. Lots of "community" feel - more like an in-person poker room & always a fun promotion or two going on. Unlimited monthly deposit bonuses and a $600 first deposit bonus are great incentives to have a look at BetFred Poker.
betfred POKER SITE LOOK & PLAYABILITY
Betfred Poker is the online poker division of BetFred, one of the UK’s top five sports betting companies (licensed & regulated in the UK since 1967). Betfred Poker is licensed in Gibraltar & complies with the recent changes in UK Gambling legislation.
Betfred has partnered with Playtech for its poker software platform (Europes Most Popular Online Poker Network) & has a management team with strong land-based & online gaming ops experience. Their aim is to offer you a poker experience just as you would expect to find it in a non-virtual card room. All good.
BetFredPoker's game engine is impressive & undoubtedly crafted with input from online poker players. Table options let you to customize your game to suit your play. Useful features include a search facility to find friends (or tagged fish) online. A recent upgrade has meant that the games play faster & smoother. It's easy to navigate & good and stable. Player Avatars are optional.
BetFredPoker operates on a PLAYTECH iPoker software platform - PlayTech has won industry awards & is a market leader in the online casino space. The servers are reliable & everything runs very smoothly. The free software download is reasonably quick and is well worth the effort for safe, secure and stable poker play.
BetFred Poker accepts Visa & Mastercard & all major UK debit cards (Solo, Switch, Delta, Electron, Maestro, Laser). myCitadel, Neteller, 1-Pay & Moneybookers, Western Union, mail or FedEx a cheque or bankdraft. Pay cash at a BetFred shop. Account set-up is easy & we've found payments to & from our accounts are made quickly & as requested. 1xfree deposit per day or all free if over £170/€300. Withdrawals to the method you used to deposit where possible (some credit cards won't let you).
BetFred Poker's rake is industry average - 0% to 5% of each total pot, not more than $3. BetFred systems use 128-bit encryption to protect details of your transactions over the Internet. They have a strong focus on anti-collusion (good for them & it protects you).
BetFred Poker is a member of the Playtech iPoker Network and site traffic reaches a good levels during peak hours (~35,000 players) & is growing. The room automatically scales to ensure tables are available at all levels with little wait-time. BetFred Poker offers good, reliable tournament player traffic & lots of cash game action, especially at lower to mid stakes tables.
Play Texas Hold'em, Omaha or Omaha Hi/Lo either as Fixed Limit (or "Limit"), Pot Limit or No Limit. (Many players regard "No Limit" as the highest craft in poker, requiring tactics, nerve & undoubtedly some luck to win big) A good range of heads-up (1:1), Sit 'n' Gos (fixed player numbers), & tournament play is available at BetFred Poker weekdays & Sat/Sun. Freerolls occur frequently (no entry fee tournaments) - often with 1000+ players. Special promotional satellite tournaments to win entry to major poker world virtual & non-virtual poker events.
BetFred Poker offers a good balance of poker newcomers, confident risk takers & old hands. The BetFred bookmaker (sports book) side of the business ensures an ongoing stream of fish... The mid-stakes tables are where to go for the money. The freerolls (8 per day at least) offer lots of play opportunities but more considered poker is found on real money tables
Bet Fred successfully carries through the "Bonus King" reputation from his sports book into the BetFred Poker room (see below). Join bonuses are real & unlike many Poker room bonuses are readily achieveable if you're a just a keen player rather than a pro.
We have found the BetFred Poker customer service team first class - they are polite, efficient and friendly. Free phone numbers for UK and the US only is a bit of a pain - but email support is "rapid response service" and operates 7X24. BetFred Poker offers start-up tips and have a good set of simple play rules and a glossary of terms. We recommend you join the BetFred Poker League once you're up to it to keep your skills up.
Company name: BetFred Limited
Around since: 1967 (Casino and Poker Room
launched in 2005)
Contact address: Betfred
Spectrum, Benson Road
Birchwood
Warrington
WA3 7PQ
Phone: UK: 0800 032 08 78
US: 1-800 780 9364
Rest of the World: +44 1925 285023
e-mail: support@betfredpoker.com
1. They are safe - these guys are serious about the industry and are not "fly-by-night".
2. BetFred has great software for a smooth all round playing experience
- Full screen option for more real estate
- Player notes (to record opposition habits for future reference)
- Buddy List (find & check the status of players you want to play again)
- Real time game and transcation history
- On-line support - mid game if you need it!
3. You can play in 16 currencies (not just EURO, Pounds or USD)
4. Good, plain english play rules and information plus a useful quick-start poker house tour
5. Friendlier players play at BetFred... (strange but true!)
6. The uncapped loyalty bonus is great. Limitless to reward loyal players.
1. Lower action levels at mid range tables than we'd sometimes like (off N. hemisphere peak only).
The current JOINING BONUS at BetFred Poker (new customers)
A 100% cash match bonus of up to $600 on your first deposit. For every 500 Player Points Fred releases $10 of bonus. (Play at a cash table for 40 hands where the rake was taken + Play in 20 Sit‘n’Go games + Play in 4 Multi Table Tournaments will give you that first $10 of your bonus. Check 'My Account' for progress). You get free entry into 2x $250 New Player freerolls.
This weeks PLAYER PROMOTIONS at BetFred Poker:
Earn €/£/$ per month as an UNCAPPED Loyalty Bonus
Play cash tables & tournaments for Loyalty Points. 6 levels – Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum & Platinum Plus. (2,000-3,999 points equals $15 & 50,000+ points is worth a bonus of $200).
Side Games Freeroll in June - win iPods, Cash Tourney tokens
Lots of Tournament action in June at all play levels
Over $11,000,000 in Guaranteed Texas Holdem Tournaments every week
Jackpot Sit N Gos, $1000 Player Bounty Tournament, Friday $100,000, Saturday $50,000, $150,000 GP Sundays, $45,000 Daily ($50 Rebuys). Lots of Daily Beginner freerolls.
European Championships of online poker: Win either the ECOOP Main event, ECOOP event 8 or ECOOP event 5 to win a WSOP Main event package
worth $13,000. You can also win 5% of the BetFred
sponsored players, plus other great ECOOP related prizes.
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The team at BetFred Poker clearly understands what is needed for first-class online poker. Whether you're aiming big or just to have some fun - try BetFred Poker. It's a good, safe place to play - and with friendly players (but not all easy beats!)
BetFred's Playtech poker software is slick & quick.
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$2000 Side Games Freeroll
Wager over $200 in June on Casino-side games (all games qualify) and you'll be invited to play in an exclusive freeroll to win iPods, cash and tourney tokens
June $15,000 Cash Race:
$15,000 to be given away in June - check out the leaderboards - play cash games, MTT or STTs
Bet Fred Poker Review by independent online poker enthusiasts. June 2009 update.
We only review sites we play - see you at a BetFred Playtech poker table soon!