The poker ecosystem is fragile. Some years ago, while regulars arrive to play more and more tables and that recruitment of casual players has greatly slowed, online poker rooms are implementing various systems to protect fish.
In the case of PartyPoker, they already had their tables "of welcome' where only new players could participate. But since the last update of the PartyPoker software, some players have begun to complain that there was less traffic than before and that recreational players were almost absent from their tables.
The players have begun to compare their lobby and realized that they did not necessarily see the same tables than other players and that several tables were missing. After information, PartyPoker confirms that it is not a coincidence, but rather a new way to PartyPoker.
(translation) We are continually searching for how to balance the ecosystem of our poker room. As we already announced, we test various features to make poker a more fun and entertaining game for players both new and inexperienced. Our extensive research shows that these players enjoy more the game and continue to play longer if in the early stages of game, they play with players with similar skills which includes, but is not limited to our tables "welcome".
This is obviously a terrible new to regular of PartyPoker, which are therefore limited to players who are similar to them gain rate... in addition to PartyPoker withdrawn the above VIP levels from April 1, 2013 (the "Palladium Elite" will no longer exist).
Discuss this news on the forum by clicking the following link: PartyPoker divides its pool of players based on winrate.
