Betfair Poker

As you would expect, No Limit, Pot Limit and Limit HoldEm are all readily available, with fixed limits ranging from $0.10-$0.20 to $250-$500. No Limit and Pot Limit blinds are the same but with a lower $0.05-$0.10 option as well. Other games include Omaha hi-lo, Omaha and 7-stud. As for tournaments, the cheapest buy-in for a single table is $2.50, with $5 for a multi and $10 heads-up. These range up to $800 single, $250 multi and $5,000 heads-up. Player traffic is decent, with figures showing 1,200 ring-game players at peak hours and 4,000 peak hour tournament players.

With so many sports bettors using the site, the action is typically loose and passive, providing plenty of opportunities for a skilled player to turn over a tidy profit.

As well as offering excellent qualifiers for their sponsored WSOPE, Betfair Poker also offers packages to the Irish Open and up-coming EPT Events. Qualifiers for the $23,000 WSOPE Main Event are already underway, with satellites starting from as little as $5.50.

The recent introduction of a multi-table option, allowing the user to play up to 15 tables simultaneously, is a massive plus. The software runs extremely smoothly and more importantly is one of the most dependable in the industry. They have also recently started a player buddy program, where players can analyse their previous hand histories, again an excellent feature for the serious player.

Betfair Poker offers a number of ways to deposit and withdraw funds. These include credit and debit cards, cheques, Neteller, Western Union, Bank Draft, Delta, Solo , Switch, Maestro or wire transfer. Games can be played in Euros, Dollars and Sterling. Unlike some other industry leaders, Betfair Poker's customer support is excellent, with knowledgeable staff on hand via telephone or e-mail 24 hours a day.

The rake at Betfair Poker is at par with the industry average at 5% with a $3 maximum rake at any game. There is a "no flop, no drop" policy that lets players collect pots won pre-flop without a rake.