Betfair Poker was established in 2025 by Betfair, the most popular sports betting operator online. They are a part of the OnGame network a medium sized network with online player numbers of around 7000 at peak times.
In 2025, Betfair became a publically traded company. As such the company doesn't simply answer to its customers; the company is equally responsible to a group of shareholders. This adds a layer of security and overall peace of mind for online poker players.
Betfair doesn't just offer online poker games; in fact, they're one of the largest betting chains in the United Kingdom. In addition to that, the company offers a very well-known online casino, as well as real money arcade games, and a fun arcade style online bingo game.
If you're opening an account at Betfair Poker for the first time, you qualify for a 100% deposit bonus of up to $2500.00. The minimum deposit amount accepted by Betfair is $10, however, the minimum bonus amount is $25, so a player with a limited bankroll could deposit $25 and actually end up with $50 in poker chips, after clearing the bonus.
On the other hand, a player with a larger and more liquid bankroll could deposit $2500, and receive $2500 in free poker chips, provided they've got the skill to clear that kind of bonus.
The way to clear your bonus at Betfair is to play poker. The fastest way to get it done is to play low-mid limit cash (ring games). For every $1 in rake paid at a Betfair table poker players earn 5 points toward clearing their bonus. Every time a player earns 14 points, they clear $1 in bonus funds. That means that it would take 35,000 points to clear $2500. That means a player would have to play through $7k in rake to clear a $2500 bonus.
There are lots of promotions on the Betfair promo calendar at any given time. Promotions range from rake-races to satellite tournament events that allow players to play smaller stakes games and win their way into major tournament events.
In addition, Betfair features leader-boards, and prizes, like the $10,000 SKILL & GO WEEKLY which pays a prize pool of $10,000 to the top 200 places.
Bonus | Payout Increments | Points Per Payout | Hands Per Payout | Bonus Code |
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$ 2,500.00 | $ 500.00 | 7000 | 43077 (Average Pot: $ 1 ) | |
$ 1,000.00 | $ 100.00 | 1000 | 6154 (Average Pot: $ 1 ) | |
$ 500.00 | $ 25.00 | 225 | 1385 (Average Pot: $ 1 ) | |
$ 250.00 | $ 10.00 | 80 | 493 (Average Pot: $ 1 ) | |
$ 50.00 | $ 5.00 | 40 | 247 (Average Pot: $ 1 ) |
Betfair features both Windows compatible software and Mac computer compatible software that is available in 7 different languages. The poker sites software is powered by the On Game Network.
Major software features include Multi-Tabling mini-view which is incredibly handy given the fact that mutli-tablers can play as many as 15 tables at any given time at Betfair. If 15 isn't enough tables for you, check out PokerStars for more tables.
There are some areas where the software could be improved, especially when it comes to navigation which can still be a bit confusing to newer players.
For players looking to play poker from their iPhone or Android Cell phones, Betfair features a mobile client. The mobile poker app is available at the Betfair website, or by clicking Here to reach the Betfair mobile website. Additionally, players smart phone users with QR code readers can simply point there phones toward the funny looking image above and head straight to the mobile app.
The easiest way to set up a poker site like Betfair on your mobile phone however is to follow the steps below:
In 2025 Betfair became a part of the ONGame network of online gambling sites. The OnGame Poker Network doesn't operate within the United States market, however, they're ready. There's already a free-play network operating in the United States Poker Market so that when the time comes, the company will be ready.
With the newly available mobile app for Betfair, in addition to the fact that the company offers a sportsbook and an online casino, Betfair poker features really juicy traffic. The competition is soft, with the usual group of regs and 2+2ers spattered amongst the softer players.
Unfortunately due to the UIGEA in The States, off-peak traffic is down for European-based players given the lack of USA players. During peak hours, there are around 1200 cash game players at Betfair on average, which makes the site a mid-level site as far as traffic is concerned. As far as tournaments go, there are roughly 4000 players online during peak hours on average.
Having been in the industry for several years, Betfair has forged relationships with several online payment processors and therefore offers a nice selection of account funding and withdrawal options.
Cashier Options | Deposit | Withdrawal |
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Paypal | ||
Neteller | ||
Moneybookers | ||
Debit Cards | ||
Entropay | ||
Bank Transfer | ||
Click and Buy | ||
Instadebit | ||
Western Union | ||
UKash | ||
Cheque | ||
Visa | ||
Mastercard |
Whether you're looking for freerolls, or higher stakes events, you'll likely find something playable at Betfair. On the downside, the 'big' tournament is the $200k guaranteed weekly event that's held each Sunday, the Champion Chip. It isn't the PokerStars Million, but it's a decent game with decent blind increases and a pretty big field.
Satellite tournaments are the most cost effective way for the average poker player to get a seat in a major event such as the WSOP, the WPT and the EPT, as well as Betfair's own Betfair Live Poker Series which features events in countries such as Estonia, and Ibiza. Betfair features satellite tournaments for pretty much every major tournament event.
If you don't have a bankroll, or the means to create one, then you're freerollin'. Betfair Poker features no less than 30 freeroll events each week. Freeroll winners can win a couple of bucks to start a poker bankroll with, or they can win their seat in a major poker tournament event, and who knows, maybe even win the WSOP.
Betfair offers support via Email, and telephone. The website features a variety of toll free customer support telephone numbers dependent upon the country the player is calling from. There's no live chat option available at this time.