Full Tilt players will see the client upgrade and join the PokerStars liquidity pool in less than two weeks time.

It was announced in February by Amaya that they would be upgrading the Full Tilt software client, and migrating all the players over to the PokerStars liquidity pool.

Today Amaya have revealed that the merger will take place on May 17. In a statement to the press they confirmed that:

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). 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.

It is estimated that PokerStars command 68% of the global online poker market and Full Tilt boasts just 2%. The reason for the merging of the two liquidity pools is said to be so that Amaya can focus more easily on one platform, and to "innovate more quickly and enter newly-regulating and existing markets swiftly."

Barry Carter Barry Carter is the editor of PokerStrategy.com and the co-author of The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2. Twitter

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