Hits
- First deposit bonus of 100% up to $500
- High volume in Sit & Go tournaments
- Fairly loose and easy games
- Very attractive promotions
Betfred Poker Review
5.48 / 10
(Note: this poker room does not allow U.S. players. See more below). BetFred Poker is a fairly new poker site on the 'iPoker network'. Games are quite loose thanks to lots of sports betting and casino players, plus BetFred Poker offers high value...
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Info
- Name Betfred Poker
- Website www.betfred.com
- Established 2004
- Country UK
- Auditor n/a
- Software PlayTech
- Size 11.9 MB
- Email support@betfredpok...
- Telephone 001 800 780 9364 (US)
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Score
5.48/10
- Total weighted score 5.48
- Software & Graphics 5
- Ring Game Traffic 7
- Tournament traffic 7
- Game variety 6
- Rake 5
- Soft competition 6
- Sign up bonus 5
- Loyalty bonus 3
- Promotions 3
- Support 6
- Financial security 8
- Deposit & withdrawal options 6
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Bonus Info
- Sign-up bonus in $ $500
- Deposit bonus in % 100%
- Referral bonus per friend $0
- Clearing Requirement
- Bonus expiration time
Game Volume
5.0/10
- Game Peak hours
- Cash game 2,200
- Tournaments 9,000
Special Features
- First deposit bonus of 100% up to $500
- Multi-currency deposits, 15 different currencies supported for deposit
- Betfred Million Tournament July 16th
- Sit & Go jackpots up to $25.000
Special Bonus Details
Support Quality
6.0/10
- 24/7 Support Yes
- Website FAQ Yes
- Support features Email, Phone, Chat
- Email confirmation Yes
- Speed Very fast
- Knowledge Good
- Friendliness 75%
- NETeller payout time 24 hrs
- Withdrawal smoothness 80%
Hits
- First deposit bonus of 100% up to $500
- High volume in Sit & Go tournaments
- Fairly loose and easy games
- Very attractive promotions
- Note taking support
- Many daily free rolls
Misses
- No US players allowed
- Low player volume in high stakes games
- Only Texas Hold'em and Omaha games
- Few Multi Table Tournaments
Summary (5.48)
Due to US legislation to prevent credit-card companies from collecting payments for bets, Betfred Poker has determined to suspend all their real money gaming business with US residents.
BetFred Poker is a fairly new poker site on the 'iPoker network'. Games are quite loose thanks to lots of sports betting and casino players, plus BetFred Poker offers high value promotions. BetFred Poker is an old name in sports betting circles and combined with, high value promotions and the already fairly loose game of the iPoker network this makes for relatively loose and easily beatable competition. The software from Playtech is functional and close to bug-free thanks to recent updates, the graphics are informative and it is easy to get familiarized with. The games offered as of today are Fixed-Limit, Pot-Limit and No-Limit Hold'em and Omaha (High and High-Low) ring games, as well as heads-up, sit-and-go and multi-table tournaments.
Real money player statistics - ring game: 2,000-2,200 players at peak hours and tournaments had 7,000-9,000.
Ring Game Traffic (7)
The iPoker network is one of today's the fastest growing mid-sized networks and the attractive promotions from the sites on the network provides a steady stream of loose players. Bet Fred and the iPoker network had 2,000-2,200 ring game players at peak hours.
Game variety (6)
BetFred Poker has moderate game variety with Texas Holdem and Omaha Hi-Lo and High, which are available in both limit, pot-limit and No-limit. Table stakes are from $0.5/$1 to $30/$60 in the fixed games, with $0.25/$0.50 up to $10/$20 in pot-limit and no-limit versions (the fixed limit Omaha games have a bit lower maximum limits). There are both heads-up, sit-and-go and fixed schedule multi-table tournaments, anytime except for peak hours however the traffic is very highly concentrated to the lower limits No-limit and Fixed-limit Texas Hold'em.
Soft competition (6)
BetFred hosts some quite soft games. Most of the volume is in the no-limit Texas Holdem games where the view flop percentage sometimes is very high, combined with the presence of passive calling-stations this makes up a easy to beat game at the lower limits in particular. The potential for the iPoker network to build soft games is very good as they recruit from the PlayTech online casinos, the BetFred sports betting customer base and with aggressive marketing.
Loyalty bonus (3)
Earn as much money as you can play at BetFred as Loyalty Bonus. BetFred Poker uses a Player Point system as part of their good VIP program. Loyal players get entered into special free rolls and can get high value re-load bonus offers. For each played hand (getting dealt cards) in a raked pot a player earns 1-11 points depending on rake taken and the players VIP level (Silver, Gold, Platinum-levels). Points are awarded as follows (Silver level), $0.25/$0.50 rake give 1 point, $0.51/$1.00 rake give 2 point, $1.01/$1.50 rake give 4 points, $1,51-$2,00 rake give 6 points and $2,01-$3,00 rake give 8 points. For each $1 in tournament fees 20 points are awarded (25 for Gold members and 30 for Platinum members).
Support (6)
The support at BetFred Poker is good with 24/7 telephone support as well as live online and email support, the support is friendly and knowledgeable.
24/7 support: Yes
Website FAQ: Yes
Support Features: Email, Phone, Chat
Email confirmation/receipt: Yes
Speed: Very fast
Knowledge: Good
Friendliness: 75%
Avg. NETeller pay out time: 24 hrs
Withdrawal smoothness: 80%
Deposit & withdrawal options (6)
Deposit & withdrawal options (9) Deposit options; VISA, MasterCard, NETeller, Citadel, Western Union, Prepaid ATM, BTS, InstaDebit, wire transfer, bank draft and personal check.
Cash out options; VISA, MasterCard, NETeller, Citadel, Western Union, Prepaid ATM, BTS, InstaDebit, wire transfer, bank draft and FedEx check or bank wire.
Software & Graphics (5)
BetFred Poker's software and players base is part of iPoker, which in turn is developed by PlayTech. It's available in four languages, English, French, German, Spanish and Italian. The graphics are nice and clear and the functionality is good. BetFred Poker has a buddy list function, game history function, player notes, several options for/sounds/etc, pot- and no-limit ring games, live floor managers and all types of tournaments. Most of the functions of the software are highly configurable and easily personalized.
Tournament traffic (7)
If you are looking for a wide variety of loose and juicy sit n go tournament you have come to the right place. BetFred Poker together with the rest of the sites on the iPoker network sports Jackpots on Sit & GO tournaments that rewards consistent winners with $2,000 to $100,000 extra cash when winning 4-6 consecutive tournaments (for complete details visit BetFred Poker).
The traffic at the tournaments is relatively high but is highly concentrated to Sit & Go tournaments obviously because of the high value jackpot promotions. Total tournament players peak around 7,000-9,000 players at peak hours.
Rake (5)
The rake at BetFred Poker is actually better than the average online. The general policy is the standard 5% rake taken in increments up to $3. But on several types of tables there are lower max rakes. On fixed limit tables up to $1/$2 there is a $1 max rake. More importantly all tables with 2-3 players have a max rake of $1 and tables with 4-5 players have a $2 max rake - which also includes no-limit and pot-limit short handed games! There is a "no flop - no drop" policy for hands not reaching the flop.
Sign up bonus (5)
BetFred Poker sports a 100% Sign-Up bonus up to $500. Bonus dollars are earned as you play, where every 500 points earn $10 of your bonus automatically added to your play balance. Only raked hands played at blinds of $0.25/$0.50 and above for pot limit / no limit, or stakes of $0.50/$1 or above for fixed limit will count towards clearing the bonus. Your bonus clearance progress can be monitored through the cashier in the poker software.
Promotions (3)
First deposit match bonus at 100% up to $500.
BetFred Poker has a some very nice promotions such as free rolls, refer-a-friend, low buy-in tournaments and the different Sit & Go jackpots that provide great value. The refer-a-friend promotion earns the referrer $25 as soon as the referred player plays 250 raked hands. There are massive Sit & Go jackpots pay out from $2,000 to as much as $100,000 based on the player winning 4-6 consecutive Sit & Go tournaments. BetFred is also hosting the "BetFred Million" a $1 Million guaranteed tournament, to which there are several free roll and low buy-in satellites. All in all there is quite a few nice promotions available at BetFred Poker.
Financial security (8)
Financial security should be very good since BetFred is a long-time bookmaker and the Poker-room is a part of iPoker, which is backed by the renowned casino software developer and operator PlayTech.












