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full tilt poker to merge with pokerstarsFull Tilt Poker to Merge with PokerStars on 1st April and it’s no April fools joke, Amaya has made the decision to merge the two platforms into one player pool.

The merger makes perfect sense for the company from a business point of view making it easier to run as a single entity sharing the same games and promotions.

Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars will still be separate software downloads but they will share the same network, poker games, players and promos. Players signed up on both sites will benefit from the merging of the software. Full Tilt Poker recently dropped out of the list of top 10 poker sites in the World.

Full Tilt Poker to Merge with PokerStars

online poker sites top 5The Top 5 online poker sites and networks have changed so much over the last decade but has since seemed to stabilize after Black Friday.

One of the constants for the most part of the decade has been PokerStars leading the way since 2006 when PartyPoker withdrew from the US market after the UIGEA was introduced.

Full Tilt has since fallen from the list of top 5 online poker sites and focused on online casino games which now includes a Liver Dealer casino. Amaya Gaming acquired The Rational Group, the company which owns both PokerStars and FullTiltPoker, under new ownership the online poker giant hopes gain first position in the regulated poker market in the United States.

888 and bwin.Party were amongst the first to start operating in New Jersey, 888 also provides it’s software for the official WSOP poker site which operates in New Jersey and Nevada. 888 also operates the All American Poker Network and provides software for the Delaware Poker Network which features three online poker sites.

The iPoker Network of more than forty online poker sites keeps their current position in 3rd place with only a few hundred players difference between 2nd place poker site 888poker.

Top 5 – Online Poker Sites and Networks in 2014

fast fold pokerFast Fold Poker games have become increasing popular with online poker players and there are many poker sites which offer the game as a regular feature on their poker software.

Fast fold poker has revolutionized the game of poker and provides more action than regular cash games and tournaments. Players get to play up to 400 poker hands within an hour and there is less time sitting around waiting for a playable hand.

Another great feature of these Fast Fold Poker games is that it is almost impossible for players to read your playing style as each new hand will be on a different table up against a pool of random players.

It also suits players of all poker playing styles with aggressive players able to steal pots but not knowing who they are up against and tight players waiting for the right opportunity to play their best hands.

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fulltiltpoker claimsFullTiltPoker claims will start today, 16 September 2013, eligible players will be able to submit their Petition for Remission.

Players will be refunded the amount they had in their bankroll on Black Friday, 15 April 2011.

For two and a half years USA poker players have not had access to their Fulltilt funds, while the rest of the World have already been refunded to the sum of $184 million.

US Players must submit their claims before 15 November 2013 using the submission form available on the Full Tilt Poker Claims Administration website.
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Full Tilt Poker player traffic dropsPlayer traffic at FullTilt Poker has been on a rapid decline as measured by their cash game traffic according to the stats found on Pokerscout an independent poker traffic stat tracking site.

The once popular poker room Full Tilt, find themselves occupying the number four spot in global poker traffic stats since being reopened under the control of PokerStars.

When FullTilt Poker reopened back in November 2012, albeit without their USA players, they immediately catapulted back to their original second place spot that they had occupied prior to closing and it certainly seemed like Full Tilt  were back on track to maintaining steady traffic flow once again, however this traffic was short lived as many players simply cashed out their funds (USA players can only cashout now) and moved on to greener pastures including the likes of PartyPoker, 888 Poker and iPoker (Titan,Winner).

To a large extent, FullTilt Poker have created their own demise by offering players below par bonuses and thinking along the lines of PokerStars management who offer little in terms of player rewards.

One could always argue that PokerStars deliberately intended to crash Full Tilt Poker, doing so would surely improve their own position in the market with less competition.

PokerScout Current Traffic rank (7 day average):

  1. Pokerstars – 23,600
  2. PartyPoker – 3,300
  3. iPoker (Winner, Titan) – 3,200
  4. Full Tilt Poker –  3050
  5. 888 Poker – 2,450

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