Rating

Background

Bet365 Poker is the poker room of the Bet365 Group, one of the world's largest gaming companies. It is part of the iPoker network, one of the busiest around, and it shares players with the likes of other rooms like Betfred, Bluesquare, and Chilipoker. The focus here is on low stakes poker, so it is great for newbies. It is also one of the first iPoker rooms to introduce their new features, including significant improvements to the graphical display, resizable tables, updated seat selection and the introduction of Razz.

Traffic & Game Variety

The iPoker network has the third largest number of players on the net. There is a lot of action in lower stakes tournaments and cash games. So in that sense, it's a great place for beginners. It is a great site for tournaments - scheduled, satellites, freerolls, sit-and-gos alike. Bet365 Poker hosts the European Championship of Online Poker worth with over $4M guaranteed.

Competition

Competition can vary. Obviously, the lower the stakes the worse the players are. Compared to PokerStars and Full Tilt, there are probably more fish here.

Software

The interface is simple, but sleek, and looks very professional. In 2010, Bet365 were one of the first iPoker rooms to introduce iPokers new features to their poker client. In addition to the significant improvements to the graphical display, the new version will see an overall increase in game speed, a new Favourites system allowing players to quickly find their choice tables, a popular new game variant - Razz, seat selection and to the joy of many bet365's devoted players the introduction of resizable tables.

Promotions & Bonuses

Bet365 offers a 100% bonus up to $500. They have a simplified loyalty programme, where the more you play, the more rewards you get. They also have the Monthly Million Guaranteed Tournament, as well as the iPoker Jackpot Sit-and-Go's that offer huge payouts!

Support

Bet365 Poker has pretty good support, including live chat