Betsson Casino Offering Poker Tournaments - What Do You Need to Know?

Some of the best and highest profile casino brands active in Canada are based in Europe, with Swedish firm Betsson offering a relevant case in point.

If you look at this Betsson Casino review by Casimoose, you’ll also see that this site offers one of the best and most popular dedicated poker platforms in the Canadian marketplace.

The brand, which has recently earned a new Greek gambling license and is looking to target players further afield, definitely offers outstanding poker tournaments and promotions to players. Here’s a breakdown of exactly what the site has to offer from the perspective of online poker players.

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What to Expect as a Poker Player at Betsson?

When you first arrive at the Betsson online casino, you’ll be struck by just how many online poker tournaments are available for players to join.

More specifically, the poker room lobby conveniently divides the available tournaments into Guaranteed, Regular, Heads-Up, Freeroll, Satellites and Private categories, enabling players to select the gameplay that best suits their skillset and outlook.

Within these diverse categories, players can choose from Freezeout, Rebuy, Turbo & Super Turbo, Bounty Hunter, Deep Stack and Shootout poker tournaments iterations, while regular ‘Sit and Go’ competitions (where a preset number of players are scheduled to compete) are also available on a frequent basis.

In fact, live tournaments and games are updated on a regular basis, alongside limited time and targeted promotions that translate into free gameplay.

This leads us neatly to the poker platform’s primary welcome bonus, which is worth up to $2,000 and spread across your first four deposits as a new player.

Using a predetermined bonus code, you can initially enjoy a $100 bonus that’s paid out in four increments and requires them to generate a total rake of $500 in 60 days. Beyond this, additional codes can be used to trigger further bonuses in three increments, after generating a total rake of $1,500 within another 60 days.

This makes for a generous welcome offer and one that’s ideal for serious and competitive poker players who have a healthy bankroll with which to play.

Interestingly, Betsson is also renowned for sponsoring a number of the world’s leading poker professionals, despite a spate of such partnerships having recently been dissolved within the industry.

Unsurprisingly, all of Betsson’s sponsored professionals are Norwegian, including Stephan Kjerstad, Anders Smadal, and Ove Stenberg. Each of these players is highly popular in Scandinavia, while they boast years of experience and are considered to be amongst the best performers in the world.

You may be particularly familiar with Smadal as a poker fan, with this talented player having won the 2013 Norwegian Championship as well as over 1 million NOK in another blue-chip event in Dublin during the same year.

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Why Else Should You Choose Betsson?

Of course, Betsson has a great deal more to offer than just poker, so it’s also worth checking out if you’re a fan of slots, table games and similar verticals.

To this end, there’s an exceptionally generous welcome offer in place at the site, in the form of a 100% deposit match up to the value of $100 and 101 free spins on a select number of compatible slots.

The minimum deposit required for new players to access this bonus is $10, while the wagering requirements of 35x the value of the bonus are more than competitive.

To put this into context, if you credit your new account with $10 and receive $10 in your bonus balance, you’ll have to play through $350 before making any associated withdrawals.

The site also offers a comprehensive selection of casino rewards and VIP Programs, which currently includes 13 bonuses across different verticals.

What’s more, VIPs can participate in a number of thrilling initiatives, including a $20,000 Sports Cash Race, $50,000 Mega Tournament for high rollers and a raft of exclusive live casino competitions.

These include blackjack, roulette and poker tournaments, so there really is something to appeal to every big spender and high-stakes gambler!

If you're a sports betting enthusiast, you can also benefit from a bespoke sportsbook welcome offer and so-called “Acca Insurance”. This affords you $20 cash refunds on failed bets, enabling you to keep more of your bankroll and pursue bigger returns over time!