Another major step in the way PokerStars is changing its online ecosystem will be to restrict cash game players to no more than six tables at once.

They will be testing out this new system in Italy from July 17 with a view to rolling it out globally. Zoom and other games will retain the current table caps they have.

In a blog post Severin Rasset said that most of their customers only play one table at a time and that the most frequent complaint they get is that the game is too slow. While agreeing that multi-tablers act faster in general, they can suddenly slow down all their tables when they have a big decision.

Rasset said that 0.3% of their customers played seven or more tables at once. He commented:

We also fully expect the current multi-tablers to adapt by focusing more on each table and, as a result, win more at those tables. In light of previous changes, we expect that winning more will be achieved by playing a wider range of hands and giving more action, which will lead to a much more fun game for all players.

The same blog post was an update on the new SeatMe system that PokerStars are testing in Spain, France and Portugal which eliminates table selection entirely.