This month we have exclusive promotions for our players at Betfair Poker with a points race and a freeroll to keep everyone happy. Listed below are all the details you need to know about each of these great promotions.

Exclusive $25,000 Points Race at Betfair Poker

The exclusive points race at Betfair Poker will pay bonus cash to the top 100 points earners at Betfair Poker who have signed up through us. There is a first prize of $2,500 so the more you play the better are your chances of earning some bonus cash.

Qualifying Period:

1st September 2010 to midnight on the 30th September 2010

Terms and Conditions:

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.

Exclusive $5,000 Freeroll at Betfair Poker

Play in our exclusive freeroll this coming October by qualifying in September. With $5,000  all for free you’d be mad to miss out.

How to Qualify: New players at Betfair Poker will need to rake $1 during the qualifying period

Existing players will need to rake $50 during the qualifying period to play in the freeroll

Qualifying Period: 1st September 2010 to midnight on the 30th September 2010

Date of Freeroll: Sunday 17th October 2010 at 20:00 BST (19:00 GMT, 15:00 ET)

If you want to play at Betfair Poker and earn valueback as you play then sign up with us today to Betfair Poker.

This September at Betfair Poker there is a huge $60,000 points race which is why we are letting you know with plenty of time to warm up. The top prize is going to be $10,000 and with points available from cash games, SitnGos and Multi Table Tournaments there lots of ways to pick up points at Betfair Poker.

Betfair Poker offers great promotions like this one every month and since their move to the Ongame Network there are even more varieties of poker which you can play to earn valueback. The official terms and conditions for the September points race at Betfair are:

• The race will run from 00:00 GMT on 1st of September to 23:59 GMT on 14th of September 2010.
• You will earn 1 Race Point for every £0.05 of rake
• You will earn race points when playing in cash games, SnG tournaments and in multi-table tournaments
• $60,000 prize pool – 100 prizes

In order to take part in this promotion you will need to opt in by entering the code 60KRACESEP before the 14^th September. The race will take place over two weeks between September 1^st and September 14^th. Points earned in the race can be combined with any loyalty reward bonuses and also combined with the SitnGo Challenge.

If you want to take advantage of this great promotion and aren’t already a member of Betfair Poker then sign up today to warm up and get used to the great new software. Sign up at Betfair Poker today.

At Betfair Poker new players can enjoy entrance into a new player freeroll with $2,500 up for grabs. The ticket lasts for 30 days so you have at least four tournaments to choose from as they are held every Thursday.

All you have to do to enter these freerolls is play in one raked hand after joining and you will receive a ticket within 72 hours for a new player freeroll.

Tournament details:

Name: Betfair $2,500 Welcome Freeroll
Date: Every Thursday
Time: 19:15 UK Time (20:15 CET).
Buy-in: $0, Open to all new players.
Prizes: $2,500 ADDED
Starting stack: 2,000
Blind increase: 10 minutes
Maximum number of players: 4,000

The Terms and Conditions from Betfair Poker are as follows:

• All new sign ups to Betfair Poker 2 that play one or more raked hands are eligible for a ticket to the ‘$2,500 Welcome Freeroll’ which is played every Thursday at 19:15 UK Time (20:15 CET).
• Tickets are issued within 72 hours and the ticket is valid for 30 days from the date issued.
• Definition of a raked hand: Any cash/ring game hand into which the player contributes rake or any tournament/SnG fees paid.

Betfair Poker may now only let players earn valueback instead of rakeback but with great promotions and great deals for new players along with all the new guaranteed tournaments Betfair Poker is one of the hottest poker sites around at the moment. To sign up follow this link: Betfair Poker Valueback.

Betfair Poker are the proud sponsors of the World Series of Poker Europe and are offering up packages from as little as $0.50! If you know how to sneak your way through a field then you could be suiting up at the World Series of Poker Europe courtesy of Betfair Poker and their great online qualifiers.

Betfair Poker have packages available for not just the Main Event (Event #5) but also the £1,000 buy in Event #3 which is a full ring NLHE event. There are satellites available for both packages and with the Main Event package costing a whopping $17,000 there is plenty to play for:

The Event 3 package value is $2,000 and includes:

• $1,550 tournament buy-in
• $450 expense credit

The Event 5 package value is $17,000 and includes:

• $15,500 tournament buy-in
• $1,500 expense credit

To win a package for Event #3 you will need to come out in the top 2 players in the WSOPE Event 3 Qualifier Level 4/4 tournament where there are a minimum of two packages guaranteed. The buy in for this tournament is $200 + $15 but you can work your way up the levels from as little as $0.50 or jump into the last chance qualifiers for $25.

The Event #5 final tournament has a buy in of $500 + $30 but again you can qualify your way in from as little as $0.50 or buy in to the level before for just $80. When the prize is a potential $17,000 this is some fantastic value.

If you want to play in the World Series of Poker Europe qualifiers then sign up today to Betfair Poker and start earning valueback. The great reward system we bring you for playing at Betfair Poker.

Betfair Poker may now be called Betfair Poker 2 but we aren’t changing at all and we’re still providing our members with the best exclusive promotions including a freeroll and rake race this month.

The $25,000 rake race will finish at midnight on 31^st August so you have plenty of time to enjoy the new Betfair Poker 2 setup and the more you play the more rakeback you earn. For existing members you will continue to earn your rakeback as normal and you are also eligible for the $5,000 freeroll if you rake just $10 during the qualifying period.

$25,000 Rake Race:

Dates of Promotion: 1st August 2010 to midnight on the 31st August 2010

Prize Pool: $25,000

How to Qualify: Finish in the top 70 rakers at Betfair Poker during the qualifying period and win a share of $25,000

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.

$5,000 Freeroll

Dates of Promotion: 1st August 2010 to midnight on the 31st August 2010

Qualification:

• New Players: Rake $1 at Betfair Poker during the qualifying period and you will get automatic entry to the Freeroll.
• Existing Players: Existing players SPECIAL! Rake $10 at Betfair during the qualifying period.

The freeroll will be held on Sunday 19th September 2010 at 20:00 BST (19:00 GMT, 15:00 ET)

For new players who want to join Betfair Poker you will benefit from valueback which is our great new reward system since Betfair Poker moved to the Ongame network. For more information on how to join Betfair Poker and start earning valueback please see our sign up page.

Today is the launch of Betfair Poker 2 which sees Betfair Poker join the Ongame Network and open up a whole new swathe of traffic for Betfair’s poker players. With new variants of the game, new tournaments and a huge $500k promotion to launch it is one of the biggest moves in online poker history.

The launch is now upon us with Betfair Poker players moving to the Ongame network. As mentioned previously all existing players will remain on their existing rakeback deal but new players who sign up will instead receive value back. This works on a similar system to rakeback and will ensure that you are making the most out of your poker time.

Once Betfair Poker 2 has been up and running for a short while we will provide you with more information on the changes and what are the highlights and lowlights of the new software. For now though we will have to contend with all the great promotions they are running and the new types of games on offer:

• 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

If you want to sign up to Betfair Poker and enjoy our new value back deal available at only a few affiliates then follow the instructions on our Betfair Poker sign up instructions page.

Betfair Poker have announced they will be moving to the Ongame Network and are celebrating with a $500,000 launch party for Betfair Poker 2. Playing poker at Betfair will be a whole new experience on July 27^th when the move is completed with new games, tournaments and a huge increase in traffic.

The $500,000 promotion has something for everyone with SitnGo leaderboards, a massive rake race, cash bonuses for existing players and a fantastic $50k GTD MTT with a buy in of only $20 + $2. If you already play at Betfair Poker you will be impressed with the changes and the huge increase in volume that the move to Ongame will bring.

The move will also see new variants of poker including Omaha Hi/Low, Seven-card Stud and Seven-card Stud Hi/Low. There are also more types of tournaments and more tournaments full stop including a $200k GTD tournament every Sunday. There are SitnGo Satellites, shootout tournaments, heads-up tournaments and multi table SitnGos.

Existing players at Betfair Poker will also be eligible for up to $1,000 in bonus cash just for playing on the new look site. For every 120 Player Points that you earn you will be rewarded with $5 and you can earn up to a maximum of $1,000 in the 30 days after the launch of Betfair Poker 2.

From July 27^th new players joining Betfair Poker will be eligible to receive value back instead of rakeback which will reward you as you play. If you want to take advantage of this then sign up through us at Betfair Poker.

Betfair Poker are the presenting sponsor of the World Series of Poker Europe and thankfully for all our rakeback players, Betfair Poker have a whole host of satellites so you can win your way to play at this year’s World Series of Poker Europe in September. Satellites start from as little as £0.50 so log on and win your way there.

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.

We have more promotions at Betfair Poker this summer with a rake race and a freeroll for you to get your teeth into. Whether you are a new player or an existing player at Betfair Poker you can win one of seven English Poker Open packages worth $7,000 including your main event buy in and some travel money to enjoy the sights and sounds of London.

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.

If you play at Betfair Poker and are currently earning rakeback then see if you can rake the 1,000 points required to enter this great freeroll or finish in the top 55 rakers to ensure your seat in the $35,000 freeroll with five EPO packages available. New players only need to rake 1 Betfair Point at Betfair Poker between now and July 31^st to enter the freeroll.

Betfair Poker Live! is coming to a town near you, as long as you live near Yalta in Ukraine. This huge live poker festival sponsored by Betfair Poker will see Europe’s best poker players converge on the city where Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin discussed the future of Europe at the end of the Second World War.

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.

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.

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.

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.