Betsson Poker

Betsson Poker is a distinguished member of the online poker industry, owned and operated by Betsson Malta Limited, who's 40 years in the business have given them the expertise and know-how to run a hugely successful poker room online. Listed on the Stockholm Stock Market as Bets-B, players can rest assured the integrity of Betsson Poker is well intact. Betsson is also home to sporstbook, casino, exchange and scratch lottery operations. Betsson Poker was launched in July of 2004. The company gained 100,000 members as of March, 2005, skyrocketing to 400,000 by January of 2006.

Every aspect of the online poker room meets or beats the industry standard. Game variety is excellent, payment methods abundant and the customer support team is fast, friendly and professional. Powered by the Ongame Network, the software is available as a downloadable client or in a no-download Flash version that opens directly in your browser. The Betsson Poker site is available in 17 languages.

Betsson Poker presents what they call a 'campaign bonus'. It works much like a deposit bonus except that the bonus isn't received when you deposit to your Betsson account, rather when you transfer money from the base account to a poker account. The amount you deposit does not effect the bonus, it's the amount you transfer. For example, a 50% bonus on a $200 deposit and $100 transfer would award a $50 bonus on the $100 transferred.

Betsson Poker offers 4 campaign bonuses, 1 for low-limit poker enthusiasts and 3 better suited for high-rollers. Upon deposit/transfer, enter the Bonus Code "Bonus21" for a 100% matching bonus up to $30. High-rollers who are depositing/transferring $1,000 or more can enter the Bonus Code "VIP1200", "VIP1400" or "VIP1600". VIP1200 = $1200 bonus, VIP1400 = $1400, VIP1600 = $1600. The VIP bonuses are not based on percentages, but rather an exact bonus amount that is received, so long as the player deposits/transfers at least $1000.

All bonuses have the same wagering requirements - collect 10 points for every $1 of the bonus, which is released in a lump sum. Bonus release period expires after 60 days.

The Loyalty Rewards Program at Betsson Poker awards Player Points for all raked cash games a tournament fees paid. Players who accumulate enough points weekly and/or monthly are eligible to enter the weekly and monthly free tournaments. Every Saturday a $2000 prize pool Cash Back tournament is held for players who've earned 200 points that week. The first Sunday of every month, the online poker room holds a $10,000 prize pool VIP tournament for players who've earned 1000 points in the previous month.

Every $.10 raked in a cash game awards 0.1 point. A max rake of $3 would grant 3 points. 5 points are awarded for every $1 paid in tournament fees (real money tournaments only). Points are used to release campaign bonuses and reload bonuses.

Betsson Poker offers the standard poker game variety and then some, including Texas Hold'Em, Omaha and Omaha Hi/Lo, Seven Card Stud and Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo, as well as 5 Card Draw and BlackJack. Play poker in Limit, No Limit and Pot Limit varieties with heads-up, short-handed and full-table action available. Hold'Em stakes range from $.05/$.10 to $500/$1,000 - Omaha, 7 Card Stud and 5 Card Draw range from $.10/$.20 to $25/$50.

Betsson Poker is powered by the Ongame Network, a leading online poker software developer. All of the necessary stats are offered in the Lobby, with more in depth info shown by clicking once on a table. Average pot size, player stacks, viewed-flop percentage, hands per hour, etc. During play,the user-friendly software makes it easy to understand and play each game. The chat is located in the bottom right corner, also providing play-by-play of the game. Notes can be taken on players throughout a poker game, and the hand history features are very good.

The online poker software can be downloaded to your computer, or choose the instant-play Flash Version, especially convenient for Mac users and those who want to play from another location, where downloading the software might be an issue. The Java client is a lighter version of the downloadable software platform, so not all of the features will be available.

The recent addition of Mini-Tables to the software platform now allows players to join in up to 12 simultaneous poker tables. Each table is displayed in a mini-view. Even with 12 tables running, the software seems to keep up well, running smooth and easy.

The Betsson Group has grown enormously over the past few years, totaling 400,000 customers by January of 2006. The Betsson Poker room averages 20,000 to 25,000 players at peak hours. Player traffic is mostly found in low limit and no limit Texas Hold'Em. Tournaments are well visited. The softest competition is easily found at lower limit Hold'Em tables, as Betsson's sportsbook, casino and other venues draw in more and more unexperienced players.

Poker players find a full, well structured tournament schedule at the online poker room. Sit'n'gos start up regularly throughout the day. Guaranteeds, Qualifiers to larger events and Short-Handed Turbos are a constant. Players who enjoy the fast paced, action packed tournaments should check out the Frenzy Tournament schedule. Betsson even has Limit 7 Card Stud Freezout Tournaments for a low buy-in of $20+$2.

Freerolls are held once a day. Monday through Saturday, the online poker room presents a $250 Freeroll, Sunday's a $500 Freeroll. Both the $25 and $500 Freerolls are absolutely free to enter. The only requirement is to enter before it's full! $25 Freerolls are open to 1,600 players max - $500 Freeroll on Sunday's grants entry to the first 2,000 entrants.

Guaranteed Tournaments offer a wide range of cash prizes, up to $100,000/week and $150,000/month, with buy-ins starting at $1 up into the hundreds.

Betsson Poker offers consistent promotions as well as new promotions on a regular basis. Join in the $200 Weekly Cash Back Freeroll and $10,000 Monthly Cash Back Freeroll by accumulating 200 points in a week, or 1,000 in a month. Win a $10,400 prize package to the Master Classics in Amsterdam or a $13,650 prize package to EPT London. Take on the Team Bettson poker pro's every Sunday or join in the Mad Tilt Sit'n'Gos, where players start with 60 chips and blinds of 10/20 - good luck!

Betsson offers different payment methods, specific to the country in which a player resides. Withdraws are most often automatically made in the same manner as deposits. If this is not available, a list of optional withdraw methods will be made available to the player.

Betsson Poker Payment Methods: Visa Card, Master Card, NETeller, Moneybookers, Click2Pay, ClickandBuy and Bank Wire.

The online poker room's support staff can be reached 24/7 by phone, e-mail and live chat. Toll-free numbers are available for most locations. If toll-free calls to Betson Poker Customer Support are not an option in your area, fill out the help form and they'll call you back. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable, generally offering quick responses to all inquiries.