Room description

Bet 365 is owned by one of the most famous bookmakers from the UK. The room has been operating on the market for more than 15 years. Almost all this time as a part of the IPoker network.

Bet 365 is the leading room of the network and the source of weak traffic from betting and casino. Many years of successful work in the industry has built a solid reputation around the room. All that is related with the servicing of players (support, transaction system) is at a high level.

Bet 365 also offers its players tables separated from the common pool of the network where you can find lots of amateurs from the UK and Ireland.

Pros

• Own pool of tables with weaker opposition;
• Higher rakeback;
• Convenient software with direct support for poker trackers;
• Flawless reputation and fast transactions.

Cons

• Not direct rake distribution system;
• Higher rake at low stakes.

Traffic review

The peak hours falls on a late evening Moscow time. The number of connections exceeds 5,000. At most cash tables the game currency is the euro. 6-max NLHE tables are the most popular at Bet 365:

• At the lowest stakes up to NL10 you can find around 40 tables in the evening;
• At NL20, NL50 and NL50 there are 10-15 tables of each limit;
• The more expensive games most actively run at NL200-NL400, usually there 5-8 tables;
• At the two highest stakes (NL600 and NL1000) there are up to 5-6 tables in the evening.

During daytime you can find some action at all of the limits described above, but there will be fewer tables.

Premium tables are tables available only to Bet 365 players. The game runs at limits up to NL100-200. Action is focused mostly at NL10-NL50. In the evening at these three limits you can find around 50 tables in total.
6+ Holdem is also presented at Bet 365. The most expensive limit is NL100. Starting from NL10 there are up to 10 tables in total.

At Bet 365 there is a fast poker format called Speed poker. The two most popular stakes are NL5 and NL20. During the peak hours there are about 60-70 connections at each of them.

Pot-limit Omaha is represented at Bet 365 by the same set of stakes as NLHE(the most expensive limit is PLO1000) but there are fewer tables. The biggest action can be found at stakes up to PLO100 — in the evening there are up to 7-9 tables at each limit. The most popular SnG format is Twister tournaments. This analogue of Spins offers action at 6 limits up to €100.

Software & trackers

Bet 365 uses the poker client developed by Playtech. Its new version was released in 2016. The core of navigation are six buttons of the horizontal menu, which give access to the lobby of the main types of games in the room.

There are three filter sets in the cash games lobby. Players can view tables from it, but there are no waiting lists. Table settings allow you to customize table themes, decks and betsizings. The maximum number of tables for simultaneous play is 15. Even at mini-tables fonts and their sizes for displaying stacks and bets allow a comfortable multi-tabling. HUDs are working directly at all tables.

Rake structure

At limits up to NL/PLO10, the rake size is 6.67% (caps up to €2). At higher stakes the rake is 5% with €2- €4 caps. At Twister tables the rake is 7%. At the cash tables the rake from the bank is distributed according to the Source Based Rake (SBR) system — players are charged less rake if the amount of their cashouts is greater than the amount of deposits.

Rakeback & bonuses

There is a 100% First Deposit Bonus up to €100. You will have 60 days to clear the bonus. The player receives the first five payments of €1 for every 10 Status Points generated (10 Status Points are awarded for every €1 of rake). All further payments will be €2,5 for every 150 Status Points. This bonus gives a 16,6% rakeback.

Loyalty Club
VIP-system of Bet 365 consists of five levels:

• Bronze — basic;
• Silver — 30 Status Points per month;
• Gold — 200 Status Points per month;
• Platinum — 800 Status Points per month;
• Diamond — 15,000 Status Points per quarter.

Point exchange is available only for the last two levels. It gives a 15% rakeback. There are some status tournaments for players of different levels:

• €100 Bronze — every Sunday;
• €500 Silver and €5,000 Mega (Gold+) — on the last Sunday of the month.