Betfair poker is owned by the The Sporting Exchange Ltd., the same company that operates the biggest sports betting exchange in the world. So, when it comes to reliability, BetfairPoker is definitely trustworthy poker room. In July 2010 they joined the Ongame Poker Network which resulted in a significant increase in traffic and an enhanced gaming environment thanks to their very solid software. After last upgrade Betfair client is now Mac compatible, there are a lot of new promotions, New Betfair Players' Club is launched, they guarantee $13 million in tournaments every month and much, much more.
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OnGame poker network (What does it mean? As a Betfair poker player you will play against players from Betsson Poker, BetSafe poker, Coral Poker, EuroPoker, Hollywood Poker and other online poker sites on OnGame poker network)
About software
Betfair's poker software was heavily criticized in the past but since joining the Ongame poker Network it has been improved and now offer all of the industry standard functions such as Multitabling with up to 15 resizable tables, notes, search and location of players, hand history, show folded and other features like streaming multimedia content directly through the software and Timebank option( extra 30 sec. thinking time during tournament play ). With last update Betfair Poker now offers "The New Betfair Players' Club" where you can exchange your PP's (Player Points) for cash, better graphics, new games like Omaha Hi/Lo, 7-card Stud Hi and Hi/Lo and 5-Card Draw. For Mac users it's good news that beside instant poker version Betfair software in now offered in download version.
- Tables (POT LIMIT and NO LIMIT), Stakes ($0,02 / $0,04 up to $100 / $200)
- Tables (LIMIT), Stakes ($0,02 / $0,04 up to $1000 / $2000)
RAKE:
Cash games
Rake is never more than 5% of the pot
Max. rake taken is $3
Max. rake taken on heads-up is $1
Betfair do not charge rake if there is no flop seen
Tournaments:
Never more than 10% of the tournament buy-in depending on tournament structure/stakes
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