According to PokerScout’s data and Pokerfuse’s analysis, the annual low point of the global poker market traffic has arrived. Compared to last year’s 30 days moving average, this year’s bottom is 3% higher than that of the last. Among other processes, this indicates that the restart of Full Tilt Poker did, in fact, boost traffic recognisable on a worldwide scale.
The past week still shows that most rooms, in fact, managed to increase their cash game traffic. This might also indicate that the market is indeed beginning to gain momentum, similar to last year’s statistics from after August. PokerStars is, of course, in the lead and continues to expand but it is now more and more clearly the iPoker network that occupies the runner-up position. In terms of the last seven and thirty day averages, they are definitely ahead of Full Tilt Poker, while the 90 days statistics still indicate FTP in the second place.
For the fourth position, the battle keeps raging between 888 and PartyPoker; however, the latter has been continually showing decrease in cash game player numbers and the former managed cut ahead by the end of the last 30 days period.
The reason behind this is most likely the new approach taken by bwin.party to shift the preferences of the room from regular players to the recreational. This process will culminate in the launch of the site’s brand new poker software, expected by late August and still under beta testing. The new client, together with the overall approach of the company, has an inherently social focus, aimed at less experienced punters who enjoy poker on a hobby level.
The past week still shows that most rooms, in fact, managed to increase their cash game traffic. This might also indicate that the market is indeed beginning to gain momentum, similar to last year’s statistics from after August. PokerStars is, of course, in the lead and continues to expand but it is now more and more clearly the iPoker network that occupies the runner-up position. In terms of the last seven and thirty day averages, they are definitely ahead of Full Tilt Poker, while the 90 days statistics still indicate FTP in the second place.
For the fourth position, the battle keeps raging between 888 and PartyPoker; however, the latter has been continually showing decrease in cash game player numbers and the former managed cut ahead by the end of the last 30 days period.
The reason behind this is most likely the new approach taken by bwin.party to shift the preferences of the room from regular players to the recreational. This process will culminate in the launch of the site’s brand new poker software, expected by late August and still under beta testing. The new client, together with the overall approach of the company, has an inherently social focus, aimed at less experienced punters who enjoy poker on a hobby level.
