{"id":4330,"date":"2018-04-10T16:51:03","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T16:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=4330"},"modified":"2018-04-11T16:06:15","modified_gmt":"2018-04-11T16:06:15","slug":"nj-online-gaming-scoop-cash-game-and-tournament-traffic-for-april-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/nj-online-gaming-scoop-cash-game-and-tournament-traffic-for-april-9\/","title":{"rendered":"NJ Online Gaming Scoop: Cash Game And Tournament Traffic For April 9"},"content":{"rendered":"
According to data collected from PokerScout.com<\/strong> on April 9, New Jersey<\/strong> online poker cash game traffic declined for the second week in a row, while tournament traffic in the state remained flat.<\/p>\n Both average cash game traffic and peak cash game traffic posted a decline at 4.5 percent and 1.6 percent, respectively. The busiest night of the week was Monday for the second week in a row with 666 players showing up to play poker.<\/p>\n Tournament entries remained flat at 578 entries spread among the three most significant tournaments of the weekend. All three of the major operators (Pala Poker<\/strong> data was unavailable), entered overlay territory, with PokerStars<\/strong> contributing\u00a0 $7,242 to the player prize pool to meet its $45,000 guarantee \u2013 the largest overlay of the group.<\/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 8, 2018.<\/p>\n New Jersey has seven online poker sites operating on four separate networks.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n During the week of April 2 \u2013 8, 2018, New Jersey online poker sites averaged 240 cash game players, a decrease of 4.5 percent from the previous week\u2019s number of 252.<\/p>\n Peak traffic numbers came in at 612 players, a decrease of 1.6 percent from the previous week\u2019s figure of 622.<\/p>\n For the second week in a row, the busiest day of the week fell on Monday with the peak number of players reaching 666. That was a significant decline over last week\u2019s number of 700.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Here\u2019s how those players are distributed across the four online poker networks.<\/p>\n partypoker bounced back from a 7.1 percent decrease in cash game traffic last week to a 12 percent increase this week. The seven-day rolling peak traffic average for partypoker was 184 cash game players compared to the previous week\u2019s number of 164.<\/p>\n The seven-day rolling peak traffic average for WSOP\/888 was 183 cash game players compared to last week\u2019s number of 191. While its 4.4 percent decrease in traffic is not as severe as last week\u2019s decline of 21.8 percent, this is not a good look for WSOP\/888 as they prepare for a busy summer at the WSOP.<\/p>\n PokerStars posted the only increase in traffic last week. It wasn\u2019t so lucky when this week ended, showing a 10.4 percent decrease. The seven-day rolling peak traffic average for PokerStars was 232 cash game players compared to the 259 players that the site averaged last week.<\/p>\n The seven-day rolling peak traffic average for Pala Poker was 13 cash game players, which is a 57.9 percent increase compared to last week\u2019s traffic number of 8 players. And while the traffic numbers are low compared to the other operators, this is the most significant increase Pala Poker has posted in months.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It\u2019s the second week of declining traffic for New Jersey\u2019s online poker cash games. That is not good news for an industry that typically sees a nice bump in April. There is hope on the horizon, however, with the speculation that combining player pools with Nevada is imminent.<\/p>\n A lack of a signature tournament series typically affects cash game traffic and this week was no different. Thankfully, that is about to change. NJSCOOP gets underway on Saturday, April 14 on PokerStars. Additionally, the Show Me Series begins on WSOP.com on Sunday, April 15.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It\u2019s hard to know if the Show Me Series will have much of an impact. The buy-ins are small, and historically, players seem to turn out for the bigger buy-in events which will be found on PokerStars.<\/p>\n In the end, players will be looking for NJSCOOP, and the WSOP Show Me Series to move traffic numbers into positive territory for\u00a0the next few weeks.<\/p>\n New Players Get A Free Bonus At PokerStars NJ<\/p>\n<\/div>\nNew Jersey traffic highlights for the week ending April 8<\/span><\/h2>\n
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PokerStars NJ<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Pala Poker<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Evaluating cash game traffic trends<\/span><\/h2>\n
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