Only ten days ago Ardelean Raul from Romania was scooping the top prize in Vienna worth a cool €18,678 after overcoming 481 other players. 32 countries were represented at the poker festival emphasising the multi-national interest and following for Betfair Poker.

The Betfair Poker LIVE! Tour incorporates games for all levels of people in a true poker festival. There are cash games and Sit&Go tournaments played all day and in some cases all night to ensure there is plenty of action even for the early departers.

All the attention is now turning to the Baltic hotbed of poker Tallinn in Estonia and Betfair wants you to be there. Simply sign up today and compete for your spot in any number of qualifiers or Sit&Gos depending on your bankroll. Sign up today through us and you will also benefit from 30-40% rakeback earning you a lot more money to play with. It might just make the difference in qualifiying for the next big event. To take advantage of this great promotion please

sign up here.

Rakebackpoker.com has announced its latest monthly exclusive rakeback race at Betfair poker. $25,000 will be split between the most determined players during March.
Betfair Poker has grown rapidly in recent years and is now the presenting sponsor of the World Series of Poker Europe. For a full review of Betfair Poker please click here . To fight for your share of $25,000 please sign up by clicking here .

Betfair Poker’s March Rake Race Terms and Conditions:

Prize Fund: $25,000
How to Qualify: Finish in the top 55 rakers at Betfair Poker during the qualifying period
Qualifying Period: 1st March 2010 to midnight 31st March 2010

The data we used is based on the 24 hour reports we get from the poker room. Players who finish in winning positions on our leader board will receive their prizes direct to their poker account on or before the 15th day of the following month.

Betfair $5000 Freeroll

Rakebackpoker.com has delivered another reason to sign up to Betfair with another exclusive $5,000 freeroll for new players joining this March. Simply join Betfair through us, earn one Betfair point and you will be entered into the freeroll on Sunday 18th April at 20.00GMT. Exiting players will need to earn 1,000 Betfair points to enter this freeroll.
Register now at Betfair to benefit from one of the best rakeback deals around and enter the $5,000 freeroll by clicking here .

$25,000 Rake Race

After Betfair Poker’s Pro Team player Annetee Obrestad’s amazing performance and resulting win at the Aussie millions 2010 tournament last month, she remains one of the true role models for women looking to make a career from playing poker and not just getting paid to be the “face” of poker.

There are a few high profile female players who no doubt can play poker, but one sometimes wonders if their aesthetic appeal for male players is a key factor in the decision by online poker rooms to include them in their pro teams line up.

If these female poker players are What Anna Kournikova is to tennis, Annette Obrestad is surely the Martina Navratilova. At 22 she has already had a very successful career that many men would be proud of and has a long time to establish herself as not only the most successful female poker player of all time but a name of the all time winners lists.
Her most recent win is was at the Aussie Millions 2010 tournament. She was the only female to make it to the main event final table alongside her Betfair Team mate Sorel Mizzi “Annette_15″ also took down a field of 160 players to capture the title of Event #4, $1,100 Pot Limit Omaha, of the 2010 Aussie Millions.

Obrestad already holds the record for the youngest ever bracelet winner at the WSOPE. Now she is over 21 we anticipate big things in the US tournaments as well – a true female role model and a great ambassador for the Betfair Poker Brand.

Finish in a winning position among the top of our players at Betfair to win a share of the prize pool

Dates of Promotion: 1st February 2010 to midnight on the 28th February 2010

Prize Pool: $20,000

How to Qualify: Finish in the top 55 rakers at Betfair Poker during the qualifying period and win a share of $20,000

Prizes:

Players who finish in winning positions on our leader board will receive their prizes direct to their poker account on or before the 15th day of the following month.

Sign up at Betfair Poker and get 30% Rakeback

Win a share of $5,000 in an exclusive freeroll just for signing up with Betfair Poker this month!

Dates of Promotion: 1st February 2010 to midnight on the 28th February 2010

Qualification:

• New Players: Earn 1 Betfair Point during the qualifying period and you will get automatic entry to the Freeroll.
• Existing Players: Existing players earn 1500 Betfair Points during the qualifying period.

Prizes

The freeroll will be held on Sunday 21th March 2010 at 20:00 GMT (15:00 EST)

Sign up at Betfair and get 30% Rakeback

Betfair Poker really is the poker room that offers the best event packages. Whether it’s for the WSOPE , the Aussie Millions or the current promotion for the Irish Poker Open 2010.

The Irish Poker Open has a real sense of history surrounding it not just because it is Europe’slongest running poker event, but because of the number of great poker players who have played in the tournament.

Even poker royalty Doyle Brunson is said to have stated that a win at [The Irish Open] would mean the most to him.
Every year the event seems to get bigger with more and more poker players turning up to compete. This year looks no different, last year’s Main Event prize pool topped a mammoth €3 Million with the winner netting a cool €600,000, and this year is set to be even bigger!

Join Team Betfair on the Emerald Isle this April for the Irish Poker Open 2010 at the beautiful Burlington Hotel, Dublin.

Satellite qualification starts from just $1 and we’ve given you two chances to win your package via the $510 Super Satellites on February 7th and March 21st, each with 2 x $7,000 packages GUARANTEED!
Every Irish Poker Open package winner will be treated to an all expenses paid, VIP day out at the races for the 2010 renewal of the Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse. Enjoy a few jars of ‘The Black Stuff’, a flutter on the horses and industry leading hospitality, all courtesy of Betfair.

Here’s how to qualify only at Betfair Poker:

Level 1 Irish Poker Open Final Qualifier

Level 1 Irish Poker Open Final Qualifier

Level 2 Irish Poker Open Final Qualifier

Level 3 Irish Poker Open Final Qualifier

Irish Poker Open 2 x $14,000 GUARANTEED Finals

23 year old, Sorel Mizzi is a big personality in the Betfair Poker Pro Team and he is bringing his personal style to the tables down under at the Aussie Millions 2010 event where he found himself amoung the chip leaders on Day 2 of the Main event.

In a recent interview with Pokerlistings Mizzi details what make sthe Aussie Millions event so special for him.

“I hit a lot of sets in Australia,” he joked. “But seriously, I have a really good feel for the table dynamic here. There’s something about Australia. Maybe it’s the air here that just helps me get in the zone a lot easier. Right now I’m playing the best poker I’ve ever played. Most of my reads are right on and feel like I have a good idea of where people are.”

“For some reason, every time I’m in Australia, I’m really focused,” he said. “Maybe it’s because I travel 25 hours to get here, so I might as well sit down and just focus on the task at hand.”

And while the live results have followed, including more than $1.6 million in career earnings over just the past four years, something is still missing from his resume. Among several deep cashes, Mizzi finished third in the 2007 Irish Open, second in the 2008 World Series of Poker Europe’s £5k Pot-Limit Omaha and second again in the 2009 WSOP’s $5k PLO.

Hopefully this will be his event, it’s a long flight home dwelling on another missed opportunity!

The last of the Betfair Poker 12 Plays of xmas promotion is scheduled on Boxing Day (26th of December).

Titled “A Royal Christmas” Betfair Poker players can win $1000 for hitting an exclusive Royal Flush!

Score a royal flush on any Texas Holdem cash game table on December 26th and you’ll win a $1,000 cash bonus! What’s more Betfair will also credit the rest of the table with $100 each just for being dealt into the hand!

How it Works:
• The royal flush must occur at a real money Texas Holdem cash game
• Both hole cards must be used
• 3 or more players must be dealt into the hand
• The hand does NOT have to go to a showdown

If your girlfriend is out at her office christmas party make sure you make the most of Betfair Poker’s champions League Promotion.

Tonight while you are watching the Champions League match you can also play in these super hot tournaments.

HOT! $10,000 Footie Special Stack Up
When: 8th and 9th December at 20:15 (GMT)
Buy-in: $60+$5
HOT! $10,000 Footie Special Turbo Pursuit
When: 8th and 9th December at 21:35 (GMT)
Buy-in: $110+$10
Structure change: Increase the Time to act from 15 to 20 sec and up the starting stack to 3,000
HOT! $7,000 EWS Footie Special
When: 8th and 9th December at 23:00 (GMT)
Buy-in: $55+$5
Now there’s even more reason why football and poker is the perfect match for a great night in!