$500 Sign-up bonus for all new players

In times of financial hardship, like the times were are currently part of, there is nothing more welcome than free money!

Betfair Poker realises people love free cash so have increased their sign-up bonus for new players up to $500 regardless of how much you actually deposit. All you have to do is download the client, opt into the bonus and start playing.

You get 60 days from the first day you play a hand on Betfair Poker to sign-up for the poker bonus and once you opt in you have 60 days to earn as much of the $500 as you possibly can. The bonus releases in $10 increments for every 400 Betfair Points you earn at the cash and tournament tables.

The bonus will be paid into your Betfair account every Wednesday based on the amount of points earned in the previous week, as long as you have earned 400 or more during that time period.

A lot of sites brag about $600 or $1,000 sign-up bonuses but you have to deposit that amount and they match it, this is $500 absolutely free. Quite a useful way to add to your bankroll.

Betfair Poker Buddy

In order to improve as a poker player you must be prepared to learn and never stop learning as long as you shall play.

Take a look at Doyle Brunson, he's been playing poker for 60 years yet I can guarantee that he will still pick up tips and tricks during his daily grind.

One way to improve your play and makes sure you're continuously learning is to review your hand histories but I know how time consuming it can be to go through a huge text file to find key hands you have played.

Yes there is tracking software available that will record your hand histories but these after-market products, whilst very good in their own right, are not designed specifically for Betfair Poker and neither are the completely free of charge! That's right, totally free, you don't even have to earn a single Betfair Point!

Betfair Poker Buddy stores a complete database of all your hand histories in one place,m be they from Hold'em, Omaha, cash games or tournament play. By having all this data in one place it is much easier to track your results and analyse key hands you have played against specific players.

You can also quickly view your profit and loss for a session or over a particular period of time, nice and handy if you have had a prop bet with someone or if you want to prove you are indeed a winning player over a significant sample size.

You can download Poker Buddy for free at the bottom of the page that will open when you click here and there are more frequently asked questions on this page here.

Whilst all information given is as accurate as possible, the above text is written by Betfair Poker Guy and is not an official response from anyone connected with Betfair or their products

WSOPE Caesars Cup

Betfair Poker are currently running a promotion where the winner will have a once in a lifetime opportunity to represent Europe in the inaugural Caesars Cup.

The Caesars Cup has been inspired by golf's Ryder Cup and sees a team of European poker players take on a selection of players from The Americas in a a series of games.

One lucky Betfair Poker player will have the chance to be part of 2007 WSOPE Champion Annette Obrestad's team as she prepares to do battle with Daniel Negreanu.

To claim your place in Team Europe all you have to do is compete in the Caesars Cup leaderboards by taking part in SNG and MTTs in June until August. SNG and MTTs up to $22 will earn points for the $3,00 Guaranteed Low Stakes board whilst any SNG or MTT commanding a fee over $22 will earn points for the $7,000 Guaranteed High Stakes board.

The top 200 Low Stakes and top 100 High Stakes players will each month go through to Heat Low or Heat High and play an online tournament in which the top 18 finishers progress to the monthly $5,000 Guaranteed Monthly Final. Points will be awarded to the top 36 finishers of the $5k GTD Monthly Final and at the end of August the top nine players in the Caesars Cup Leaderboard will play in a one-off tournament where 2nd to 9th place share $25,000 but the inner wins the right to represent Europe in the Caesars Cup to be held September 25 at the 2009 World Series of Poker Europe.

Over $70,000 is up for grabs between now and the end of August along with large sign-up bonuses too.

A Warm Welcome

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