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| PokerStars and Full Tilt brands to merge on May
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12/05/16 |
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• Full Tilt
players moved to Pokerstars platform
Amaya-owned PokerStars and Full Tilt have confirmed that they are
to finalise a previously announced merger of their liquidity pools on May 17.
In February, Amaya announced it would bring the two brands together in
order to allow its development and technology teams to focus on one platform
instead of two separate services.
Michael Josem, head of public
relations at PokerStars and Full Tilt, confirmed the news in a press release,
stating players can expect to play on a single, centralised network by May 17,
or at least by the end of the 2016 Spring Championship of Online Poker, which
runs from May 8-22.
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Full Tilt players will
be moved to the PokerStars platform, with all of their cash and loyalty points
automatically transferred when the merger goes through, "In coming days, Full
Tilt players will be emailed direct and personal information on how this will
affect them specifically, which depends on a variety of factors including their
jurisdiction and the status of their PokerStars account (if any),” Josem
said.
“In many cases, Full Tilt players who already hold a
PokerStars account will not need to update any information or transfer their
account assets (loyalty points, cash balances etc) which will be transferred
automatically to their PokerStars account and they can simply log in to their
PokerStars account and enjoy all the great benefits on offer, including even
more game choices and bigger tournaments.”
Once the migration has
taken place, players will have a single account that can be used to play on the
shared platform through PokerStars or Full Tilt software.
Rafi
Ashkenazi, chief executive of Rational Group, the Amaya-owned operator of both
brands, said: “Players will benefit from a larger pool of players offering
greater game choice, bigger prize pools.
Full Tilt players will gain
access to the PokerStars VIP Club rewards programme, but the brand will
continue to offer ‘The Deal’ that features a jackpot that regularly
surpasses $100,000 (€89,500).
Full Tilt Casino will also be
included in the migration process and be subject to the same automated account
change-over process, although web casino, video poker, baccarat and double-ball
roulette will initially not be available, but may be added at a later
date.
Amaya also noted that the migration will result in the elimination
of a number of roles at its site in Dublin, Ireland. Staff who are at-risk have
been notified and the company is in the final stages of a formal consultation
process to determine the extent of the redundancies and expects to conclude
that process in coming months.
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