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bet365 Review

With over 2 million customers in 140 countries, bet365 are one of the world's leading online gambling groups operating on the ipoker network.
 

On offer at bet365 is a selection of games well presented in the lobby limited to Texas Hold’em, Omaha (including Hi/Lo) and Stud games in various betting formats. There is a good volume of network traffic at bet365 Poker in both tournament and ring games.


In recent times an average of nearly 6,000 real money ring game players connect to the site each hour, with that figure exceeding 10,000 during peak hours. Overall player traffic is stable with a small amount of growth.

The site is managed in a positive manner with live support on hand to respond quickly to enquiries. There are numerous deposit methods and cash out is usually processed within 48 hours.

From the lobby

The lobby design is easy to navigate around with well thought out filtering on the left navigation bar taking players to their favourite game and buy-in level. With the filter gate closed, bet365 players initial choice shows features like Quick Search, My Tournaments and a Player Search facility that remains constantly on view.

Cash Tables, Sit and Go tournaments, Scheduled tournaments and Play Money games have their own sections.


Sit and Go tournaments

Sit and go tournaments are only open to Texas and Omaha (including Hi/Lo) players and are played in the common betting limits. As well as simple heads up action, there are double up, deep stack and turbo games on offer. The S‘n’G’s begin from a $0.10 entry up to $5,000. Plenty of micro players find their fun here with games $4 or below occupying half the take up.

There are plenty of participants in the medium level buy-in games, plus a good number of higher buy-in players frequenting some of the games above $100. If you have a spare half hour and fancy just watching a game or two, look out for the $200, $500 and $1,000 turbo games; they are all action and not for the feint hearted.

A cool section of S‘n’G’s are the jackpot games where if you win a small number of them consecutively you are awarded a worthwhile cash bonus (see the tournament lobbies for details).

Scheduled tournaments

The scheduled tournaments are well attended in all buy-in ranges. There is a good mix of guaranteed, freezeout, re-buy and turbo tournaments as well as a selection of satellites and freerolls. Typically around 1,000 players will begin a $1 NLH freezeout, 500 players attend the $5 buy-in, $7,500 re-buy/add-on, and 250 players try their luck in the $15,000 R/A.

Ring games

Cash tables best suited to the player can be easily found if not by using the quick search feature, by taking advantage of the left navigation sub menu. That menu divides all the Texas Hold’em, Omaha and Stud games into general type and subsections them into blind limits.

At the table

The software here really scores points with smooth, stable action. Avatars are optional both to display and see others’, plus a useful choice of other options including side bar, table or no chat, four colour decks, audio and side game settings.

The organized table layout is easy to get acquainted with. Action buttons allow players to place bets at pre-set amounts or use the slider to increase bets, or may enter any bet amount in a text window (provided limits allow).

There is a dedicated bar of in-play check boxes that gives players the opportunity to pre-set a betting action if they make an early decision, plus other common check boxes which allow players to sit out, fold to any bet and auto-post their blinds.

A tiled (4x4) mini view organises the tables for those who enjoy multi-tabling, and the site has a very helpful player stats windows that can be accessed at all times.

Bonuses

Opening Bonus

Open a poker account at bet365 to benefit from a fantastic $500 New Player Bonus.

You will qualify for a 100% bonus on the amount of your first Deposit/Transfer up to a maximum of $500.

It's easy to open an account, so get involved now and don’t miss out on your free chips! Your bonus is released at a rate of $10 for every 1,200 Merit Points earned on the poker tables.

New Depositor Freerolls

There is also a great opportunity to claim some extra bonuses when you make your first Deposit/Transfer to poker at bet365. Your account will be credited with a Tournament Token for a weekly 100,000 Merit Point New Depositor Freeroll.

With a prize-pool of 100,000 Merit Points, this tournament is the perfect chance to boost your Merit Point balance and get off to a great start with bet365. The cash equivalent of 100,000 Merit Points is $1,350. You can exchange your Merit Points for cash and Tournament Tokens as part of bet365's VIP Scheme.

The top 100 finishers in the 100,000 Merit Point New Depositor Freeroll also qualify for bet365's Monthly New Depositor Freeroll. A $2,000 cash prize-pool is available there and you can win a share of it absolutely free of charge!

To increase the excitement in the New Depositor Freerolls, a bet365 Bounty player will join the field. Knock this player out to earn a $22 Tournament Token for use in the event of your choice.

Unfortunately at the time of writing, US players are not accepted.
 

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