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Betfair Goes Completely Nuts

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Tuesday, August 05, 2008

When Betfair Poker devised their new $100,000 poker promotion they were not anticipating it being won on the very first day! However, that is exactly what happened when redmist1 walked away $100k richer after scooping the "Completely Nuts" promotion. He successfully navigated his way through large fields to win both the Annette $20k Guaranteed and Nuts $6k Guaranteed tournaments on Friday evening.

Redmist1 from Gateacre in Liverpool has been a Betfair player since 2005 and is a regular winner on the site. Specializing in tournaments rather than cash games Redmist1 has become a formidable opponent on the Betfair poker tables. He intends to spend some of his winnings this weekend in Viga when he will be visiting the local card rooms with friends. He is also going to try and qualify online at Betfair for the WSOPE Main Event when he gets back.

Speaking about the win head of poker Bruce Stubbs commented

"This is by far and away the biggest online prize we have ever given away. I am delighted it has gone to a loyal Betfair Poker supporter in redmist and wish him all the best in the future. We hope to see him at the World Series of Poker Europe event in London later on the year to see if he can transfer his online skills to the offline world."

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Notes to Editors

ABOUT BETFAIR.COM

Betfair Poker was launched in the autumn of 2005 and operates on its own platform. It is the proud online exclusive sponsor for the World Series of Poker Europe event which is now in its second year. Betfair poker sponsors the winner and runner up from last year's event (Annette Obrestad and John Tabatabai) as well as online poker pro Sorel Mizzi. For more information on the World Series of Poker Europe visit www.wsope2008.com.
Betfair has become the world's biggest online betting community since successfully pioneering its betting exchange concept in June 2000. Driven by cutting-edge technology, Betfair enables customers to choose their own odds and bet against each other, even after the event has started. The company now processes 5 million transactions a day, more than all of the European stock exchanges combined.
Betfair remains one of the only betting company to win a Queen's Award for Enterprise, being recognized for Innovation in 2003 and most recently for International Trade earlier this year.
Betfair currently employs over 1,200 people, principally in Hammersmith, Stevenage, Malta and Tasmania and the company is a licensed betting operator in the UK, and also operates under licenses in Australia, Austria, Italy and Malta.
Contact Richard Bloch +44 07525 038839 or Amy Trodd on +44 7921 880938

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