Bet365 Review

Established in 2001, Bet365 Poker is one of the iPoker Network’s most popular poker sites. Although Bet365 does not accept US players, it is populated by users from all over Europe. This broad European player base, in conjunction with Bet365 Poker’s membership in the iPoker Network, causes the site’s traffic to reach high levels. Although high-stakes games are often sparsely populated, the competition can be quite high. However, winners from Bet365’s online casino and sportsbook often flock to low and medium stakes tables. As such, the competition at these tables is usually fairly soft.

Bet365 Poker Deposit Bonus

Bet365 Poker offers a competitive 100% bonus on a new player’s initial deposit of up to $500. This bonus money is released by earning Merit Points. To earn Merit Points, a player must simply participate in cash games and tournaments. Bet365 Poker awards Merit Points based on how much the house rakes in a given hand. For instance, if a player participates in a hand that has a rake of $0.75, he or she will earn 2.4 Merit Points. If the hand has a rake of $2.00, the player will be awarded 9.6 Merit Points. In addition to cash games, players automatically earn 15 Merit Point for every $1 spent in tournament fees. Once a player has accumulated 1,200 Merit Points, $10 of bonus money will be instantly released into his or her Bet365 Poker account.

Tournaments

Bet365 Poker offers a comprehensive tournament schedule that has several guaranteed tournaments every day as well as occasional satellite tournaments for events such as the World Series of Poker or the World Poker Tour. The daily tournaments generally have anywhere from 300 to 600 players participating.

Bet365 Poker also offers several types of freeroll tournaments. Eight freerolls are held daily. These freerolls have winnings of anywhere from $200 to $1,000. In addition to these eight, a daily freeroll with a prize pool of $365 is also held. Freerolls are held on Saturday and Sunday that have winnings of $1,000 and $1,500 respectively. To enter the Saturday or Sunday freeroll, a player must have participated in at least 10 raked hands in the last 7 days.

Cash Games

Bet365 offers a large variety of cash games including types such as Texas Hold’em, Five Card Stud, Seven Card Stud, Omaha and Omaha Hi-Lo. Most of these games are available in No Limit, Pot Limit and Fixed Limit forms. Stakes for each game type also can differ greatly. Blinds can be as low as $0.05/$0.10 and as high as $100/$200. This provides the player with a fairly generous amount of options for choosing a game that matches his or her requirements.

Bet365 Poker Software

Bet365 Poker uses iPoker software, which generally runs smoothly and has a reputation for being dependable. It suffers from very little downtime. Bet365’s software is available in 14 different languages. The software offers useful features such as hand history, player notes, mucking, game history and opponent statistics. The software’s lobby also includes useful filters and advanced options, allowing the player to sort games by hands per hour, average pot size, viewed flop percentage and other parameters.

Depositing and Withdrawing

Bet365 Poker offers a variety of banking options for its European player base. Popular deposit options include:

• Visa
• MasterCard
• Maestro
• EntroPay
• Click2Pay
• UKash
• Neteller

Popular withdrawal methods include

• Visa
• MasterCard
• Maestro
• Click2Pay
• Neteller
• Bank Transfer
• Check by Mail

Customer Support

Bet365’s customer support staff can be reached in several ways. Each method is available 24 hours a day. Emails can be directed to support@customerservices365.com. Inquiries submitted by email are generally answered quickly, regardless of the time of day. In addition to email, Bet365 poker offers toll-free customer support phone lines for many countries. Bet365 also offers support via fax, but using email or a phone is strongly recommended in order to ensure quick turnaround time. Bet365 Poker also features an extensive FAQ section that has answers to common questions.