{"id":3945,"date":"2018-04-03T17:30:09","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T17:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=3945"},"modified":"2018-04-04T16:58:25","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T16:58:25","slug":"nj-online-gaming-scoop-cash-game-and-tournament-traffic-for-april-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/nj-online-gaming-scoop-cash-game-and-tournament-traffic-for-april-2\/","title":{"rendered":"NJ Online Gaming Scoop: Cash Game and Tournament Traffic for April 2"},"content":{"rendered":"
Last week, New Jersey<\/strong> online poker posted positive gains in both cash game and tournament traffic. This week was the opposite, with declines in traffic across the board according to PokerScout.com<\/em>.<\/p>\n Compared to last week, cash games had a 7.6 percent decrease and tournament entries posted a whopping 28 percent decline. All three of the major operators entered overlay territory, with WSOP\/888<\/strong> posting the largest at $7,200.<\/p>\n Peak traffic also took a hit posting an average 8.1 percent decrease. For the first time in three weeks, the busiest day of the week was not Tuesday. Monday claimed the title with a peak traffic number of 700. That number is considerably off last week\u2019s peak high of 843.<\/p>\n With that said, let\u2019s take a detailed look back at the cash game and tournament trends in the New Jersey online poker market for the week ending April 1, 2018.<\/p>\n New Jersey has seven online poker sites operating on four separate networks.<\/p>\n During the week of March 26 \u2013 April 1, New Jersey online poker sites averaged 252 cash game players, a decrease of 7.6 percent from the previous week\u2019s number of 273.<\/p>\n Peak traffic numbers came in at 622 players, a decrease of 8.1 percent from the previous week\u2019s figure of 677.<\/p>\n The busiest day of the week fell on Monday with a peak number of players reaching 700. That was a significant decline over last week\u2019s number of 843 which happened on a Tuesday.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s how those players are distributed across the four online poker networks.<\/p>\n The seven-day rolling peak traffic average for partypoker was 164 cash game players. Compared to last week\u2019s traffic average of 176, partypoker ended the week with a 7.1 percent decrease in traffic.<\/p>\n The seven-day rolling peak traffic average for WSOP\/888 was 191 cash game players. Compared to last week\u2019s number of 244, WSOP\/888 posted a significant 21.8 percent decrease in traffic.<\/p>\n The seven-day rolling peak traffic average for PokerStars was 259 cash game players. Compared to the 245 players that the site averaged last week, PokerStars saw the only increase of the week at 5.6 percent in traffic.<\/p>\n The seven-day rolling peak traffic average for Pala Poker was eight cash game players, which is a 25 percent decrease compared to last week\u2019s traffic number of 11 players.<\/p>\n *Cash game traffic data provided by PokerScout.com. Collected April 2, 2018.<\/em><\/p>\n Thankfully, all of the gains from last week\u2019s double-digit increase weren\u2019t lost as cash game traffic once again ventured into negative territory.<\/p>\n This week online poker welcomed on average 252 cash game players. The 7.6 percent decline undoubtedly reflected the lack of a big tournament series and the winding down of several promotions.<\/p>\n The only increase of the whole report belongs to PokerStars. They posted a 5.6 percent increase in cash game traffic compared to last week, welcoming an average 259 players per day to their online poker room. It makes PokerStars the winner of the week by default.<\/p>\n WSOP\/888 reported the largest gain in cash games traffic last week and this week they posted the biggest decline, outside of Pala Poker. While Pala Poker lost two players a day on average, WSOP\/888 saw the average number of cash game players go from 176 to 164, for a 21.8 percent decrease.<\/p>\n Following the conclusion of GSSS Spring \u201918<\/strong> tournament series last week, it is no surprise that partypoker saw a decline in traffic this week. Honestly, a decrease of 7.1 percent is smaller than expected considering the huge numbers they posted last week.<\/p>\n New Jersey online poker rooms can expect a few slow weeks as operators prepare for their spring promotions and the next wave of tournaments. Look for WSOP\/888 to start aggressively promoting satellites and qualifiers to the WSOP in Las Vegas, Nevada.<\/p>\n The event most likely to impact online poker in April is NJSCOOP<\/strong> hosted by PokerStars. The tournament series includes 80 events and offers $1.3 million in guarantees. PokerStars is touting NJSCOOP as the \u201crichest tournament series\u201d held online in the Garden State.<\/p>\n Last year, NJSCOOP shattered its guarantees and based on the performance of GSSS Spring \u201918, expect another great turnout. The big question remains will tournament traffic translate to cash game traffic? Check this space in a few weeks to find out.<\/p>\n New Players Get A Free Bonus At WSOP.com NJ<\/p>\n<\/div>\nNew Jersey traffic highlights for the week ending April 1<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Evaluating cash game traffic trends<\/span><\/h2>\n
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