The waiting is finally over and Betfair Poker players can enjoy their new look software and huge increase in traffic. For months Betfair Poker players have been telling us that they love the site but wish the software was a better for multi-tabling and had more players actively playing. Well as of July 27^th these wishes should have been answered.

Currently the Betfair Poker site is down as they make the move but once it is back up and running we will be looking to try it out and give you an honest review to let you know what the new site is like. We have been promised some sweeping changes and the Ongame Network software is well respected in the industry.

Some of the changes that are expected include:

• Enhanced client software
• Larger player pool
• Bigger prize pools – $13 million in guaranteed tournaments every month
• New games – including Omaha hi/lo, 7-Card Stud and 5-Card Draw
• Betfair Players’ Club loyalty program
• Mac compatible download client
• Sunday $200k GTD Tournament every week
• $50k GTD MTT with $20 + $2 buy in
• Up to $1,000 in bonus cash for existing players
• SitnGo satellites
• Shootout tournaments
• Heads-up tournaments
• MTT SitnGos

Betfair Poker players can be assured that they are now getting one of the best deals in poker and with our promotions for existing rakeback players and future value back players there are few places better to enjoy your poker.  If you want to earn the most you can from Betfair Poker then check out how to sign up and start receiving value back.

Betfair Poker will complete its move to the Ongame network on July 27^th in a move which will see a huge increase in the volume of traffic in poker rooms on the site and also opens up a whole new variants of poker to Betfair Poker players. Betfair are marking the occasion with $500,000 in promotions to launch Betfair Poker 2 with a bang.

The move to the Ongame network means Betfair Poker players will be able to play Omaha Hi/Low, Seven-card Stud and Seven-card Stud Hi/Low as well as more tournaments than ever before and SNG satellites, heads up tournaments and multi-table SNGs. For multi-table tournament players there is a $200k tournament every Sunday to get your teeth into as well as a special $20+$2 tournament on August 22^nd with a GTD $50k prize pool.

The $500,000 in promotions includes twice daily freerolls from July 27^th to August 20^th all with a $500 prize pool and no entry requirements. There is also a $60,000 rake race where the top 100 points earners will all receive cash prizes. There are also two SNG leaderboards with a combined $30,000 in prize money.

Existing Betfair Poker players are entitled to a cash bonus of up to $1,000 simply by playing on the new site from July 27^th. Once you’ve opted in you will receive $5 for every 120 Player Points that you earn.

If you aren’t already a member at Betfair Poker and the previous software had been stopping you before then there really is no reason not to sign up now. You have access to value back from July 27^th which will reward you for your hands played. Betfair Poker are known for their superb promotions and with a huge increase in traffic the site is ready to really take off.

The World Series of Poker Main Event is currently underway but already many are turning their attention to the World Series of Poker Europe which is presented by Betfair Poker. Luckily for all of our Betfair Poker players there are some great ways to win your entrance into the five events.

At the World Series of Poker Europe there will be five events this year with the £10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event as the crowning glory of the entire Series. In addition to this there is Event 1 which is held over three days and is six handed NLHE with a buy in of £2,500. Event 2 will be a Pot Limit Omaha event (£5,000), Event 3 is a five day £1,000 No Limit Hold’em event. Event 4 is the High Roller event with a buy in of £10,000 and then Event 5 is the Main Event which starts on Thursday 23^rd September to finish the series.

The World Series of Poker is without a doubt the biggest tour or series of tournaments in the poker world and Europe is delighted to have had its own edition since 2007 when Betfair Poker became the presenting sponsor of the Series in conjunction with Harrah’s. Betfair Poker have satellites adn qualifying competitions online for the WSOPE and if you want the best chance possible to play at the World Series of Poker Europe you really need to join Betfair Poker.

We offer a fantastic rakeback deal at Betfair Poker along with huge promotions including rake races and freerolls. If you want to sign up to Betfair Poker then follow the sign up instructions found here: Sign up to Betfair Poker.

This summer at Betfair Poker we have introduced some great promotions with a Betfair Poke rake race and a freeroll to keep you on your toes. These are open to new and existing poker players at the site so take advantage and you could be heading to the English Poker Open in London this September.

The summer freeroll is open to new and existing players, new players at Betfair Poker will need to rake just a solitary Betfair Point whilst existing players will need 1,000 Betfair Points to qualify for the chance to win one of two English Poker Open packages worth $7,000.

If you finish in the top 55 rakers in either June or July you will be entered into a freeroll where five English Poker Open packages will be up for grabs.

Betfair Poker’s Rake Race Terms and Conditions:

Prize Fund: 5 x $7,000 EPO Packages

How to Qualify: Finish in the top 55 rakers at Betfair Poker in either June or July and qualify for a freeroll to win one of 5 English Poker Open packages worth $7,000 each.
The freeroll will be held on Sunday 15th August 2010 at 18:00 BST (17:00 GMT, 13:00 ET)

Qualifying Period: 1^st June 2010 to midnight 31^st July 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 Poker players this month can take advantage of these great promotions we are bringing to you as well as all of the other promotions run by Betfair Poker themselves. If you want to sign up and start earning rakeback then follow the instructions on the sign up page.

Betfair Poker LIVE! – the leading poker festival that is touring Europe is heading to beautiful Yalta in Ukraine. This fantastic poker festival will feature some of Europe’s best poker players and hundreds of online qualifiers from Betfair Poker.

Betfair Poker have announced details of their latest live event in Yalta, Ukraine. Betfair Poker players can qualify for this event by playing online or alternatively stumping up the cash and flying over there anyway. The live poker festival will be held between 25^th July and 1^st August 2010.

Betfair Poker are guaranteeing a minimum of 20 packages for this great event which will include the buy in for the main event and also substantial funds to cover travel and accommodation, which may well be necessary if the ash cloud still hasn’t dissipated. Each package is worth $1,700 with the $900 Main Event Buy in included and $800 to spend on travel and somewhere to stay.

The fifth Betfair LIVE! event will follow a similar format to its predecessors with an entire festival of poker on offer. The $900 main event is only the beginning with loads of side events and some cash games for all those knocked out of tournaments.

Satellites for this event start from as little as 55 cents so everybody has a chance to earn their way to play in beautiful Yalta. The Main Event has a guaranteed prize pool of $100,000 and you can book your place on the plane by winning any of the weekly finals that remain before the event kicks off. Yalta was the city where Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin decided the future of Europe and is a wonderfully historic city befitting a festival of such acclaim.

If you want to win yourself one of these twenty great packages to play at Betfair Poker LIVE! Yalta then simply click here to sign up with Betfair Poker.

Betfair Poker have introduced the World Cup Half Time Ultra Turbo for poker players out there who need something to do during half time in this World Cup. If you don’t like making a cup of tea during your half time and need some action then head to Betfair Poker and enjoy these great freerolls for a chance to play for a prize pool of $10,000.

World Cup half times will take fifteen minutes and if you are watching in the UK that either means putting up with the BBC analysis team for fifteen minutes or watching about 10 minutes of commercial breaks if the game is on ITV. Either way a rapid fire freeroll which could put you in a tournament with a guaranteed prize pool of $10,000 is much more preferable.

The top 10 finishers from each of these half time Ultra Turbos will qualify for the Closing Ceremony MTT on Monday 12^th July at 19.15 UK time. The prize pool will be a guaranteed $10,000 so make the most of your half times and win your way to this tournament. Each freeroll will have 1 minute blind levels and starting stacks of 300 chips to ensure you will be back watching the game before the second half starts.

If you aren’t already a member of Betfair Poker and aren’t earning 40% rakeback well you really should be. So click here to sign up today!

Betfair Poker have brought yet another reason to play with them this summer. With a 40% rakeback deal confirmed for the duration of the World Cup they have also announced details of huge World Cup promotion they will be running. Betfair Poker have added $170,000 which can be won in MTTs, SitnGos and Freerolls during the World Cup.

There will be a huge points race with $125,000 in cash prizes up for grabs in June and July. There will also be two $10,000 Guaranteed MTTS with only a $10 buy in as well as Ultra Turbo freerolls during every game in the World Cup. Don’t worry these freerolls will take place during half time so you won’t have to miss any of Algeria v Slovenia.

There is also the $10,000 SitnGo five-a-side special for players who can win five SitnGos in a day. They will then be entered into the $10,000 5-A-Side Final. If you like a bet on the side you can also win free bets via Betfair’s Football Frenzy Twitter Quiz.

Betfair Poker have consistently provided great promotions to their players and they are making no exceptions with the World Cup on the horizon. We offer 40% rakeback and a great sign up bonus along with our own great promotions. So if you like what you see then sign up to Betfair Poker by clicking here.

Betfair Poker, the large European online poker provider, have said that they will increase their Rakeback percentages whilst the world series poker is running in 2010. They have dispatched an email to their clients stating that “We are pleased to announce our fantastic 40% Rakeback promotion to go with our other great Poker World Cup 2010 Promotions!”

This means that any person signing up to the site in June will get a forty per cent Rakeback immediately.

It doesn’t matter how much that person rakes, there are no rake requirements, so they will receive the forty per cent immediately.

The rake back is paid out on a bi-monthly basis, the third and first Thursdays of each month.

Additionally they are running a Points Chase of $125,000; this means participants get a bonus of $50 or $100. This opportunity exists between the 11th of June and the 11th of July 2010.

It works out at an extra 10% value back additional to the current Rakeback deal.

Rakeback players at Betfair Poker this month can enjoy another fantastic freeroll courtesy of Rakebackpoker.com. Betfair Poker players who join through us can enter the freeroll for their chance to win one of two packaged to the 2010 English Poker Open in September.

New members will need to earn 1 Betfair Point during the qualifying period of 1^st June to midnight 31^st July whilst existing members will need 1,000 Betfair Points. The freeroll itself will take place on Sunday 15^th August 20:00 UK time.

Register now at Betfair to benefit from one of the best rakeback deals around and enter the freeroll by clicking here .

We have another fantastic rake race for rakeback players at Betfair Poker this June. With a rakeback deal at Betfair Poker, the more you play the more you earn and with the added bonus of this fantastic rake race with the reward of five $7,000 packages to the English Poker Open you can’t lose! Simply sign up with us at Betfair Poker for your chance to compete for your shot at being in the freeroll wher eyou could win one of these five great prizes.

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 $7,000 package please sign up by clicking here .

Betfair Poker’s Rake Race Terms and Conditions:

Prize Fund: 5 x $7,000 EPO Packages

How to Qualify: Finish in the top 55 rakers at Betfair Poker in either June or July and qualify for a freeroll to win one of 5 English Poker Open packages worth $7,000 each.
The freeroll will be held on Sunday 15th August 2010 at 18:00 BST (17:00 GMT, 13:00 ET)

Qualifying Period: 1^st June 2010 to midnight 31^st July 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.