UK Online Poker Site Leaves Cake Poker Network
This was published 02-04-2011Yet another online poker site has announced that it is leaving the ever-shrinking Cake Poker Network. This time, the UK-facing online poker room, Gutshot Poker announced that it will be defecting the network and joining the iPoker Network instead. The move will be almost immediate and players will be able to find new poker action from the beginning of this month already.
In a brief statement, Gutshot Poker said: “Here’s the news you’ve all be waiting for: Gutshot Poker is moving to iPoker, the world’s largest poker network, on April 4th!”
Gutshot Poker joined the Cake Poker Network in 2008, after transferring over from Microgaming’s poker network.
The Cake Poker Network has been seeing the backs of too many online poker sites of late, beginning with Doyles Room which left in January to join the rival Yatahay Poker Network. There are still unconfirmed reports that Victory Poker, which currently resides on the Cake Poker Network will be jumping ship to join the Cereus Network (home to UB.com and Absolute Poker).
Late last month, Cake Poker entered into a strategic alliance with Poker Listings poker portal, and a press release from the network read: “A notable aspect of this partnership includes an ongoing commitment from Poker Listings to drive a minimum of 2,000 new depositing players per month to the Cake Poker Network, which will have a significant impact on the number of recreational first time depositors.”
“This partnership adds considerable strength to the position of the Cake Network by ensuring a steady stream of new depositing players every month, which will soften games and increase liquidity across the network,” concluded the group in its press statement.
