It was the day players on the World Series of Poker<\/strong>-branded online poker sites in New Jersey and Nevada, 888 Poker<\/strong> in New Jersey, and the Delaware Park<\/strong>, Dover Downs<\/strong> and Harrington Raceway<\/strong> sites using 888 software in Delaware, started competing against each other.<\/p>\n WSOP.com<\/strong> Head of Online Poker Bill Rini<\/strong> called the day \u201cmonumental.\u201d Partly because it meant the framework for widespread online poker across the entire country was finally in place.<\/p>\n The launch of tri-state shared liquidity showed the rest of the country what is possible. It planted the seeds for US-wide online poker. It paved the road towards a return to the game\u2019s glory days in this country. The days when players could log on to any number of online poker sites and play from wherever they were from coast to coast.<\/p>\n It was practically an invitation for every state in the union to pass online poker legislation of their own. An invitation to join in the growing interstate network.<\/p>\n Tri-state shared liquidity came with the promise of improved cash game traffic<\/strong> and infinitely larger tournament prize pools<\/strong>. The numbers have shown that. However, with just three states in the network, they\u2019ve hardly been earth shattering.<\/p>\n Clearly, a return to online poker\u2019s true glory days in the US will have to wait for a few more states to jump aboard. However, the events that unfolded on the morning of June 23 could give the existing network a significant boost.<\/p>\n New Jersey isn\u2019t exactly Missouri. But frothy eloquence neither convinces nor satisfies the people there. Sometimes, they need to be shown something before they buy in.<\/p>\n One online poker player from the Garden State showed part of what shared liquidity makes possible on June 23. And now that New Jersey has been shown that, the sky is really the limit for online poker there.<\/p>\n Matt \u201cmendey\u201d Mendez<\/strong>, a 28-year-old stay-at-home father and part-time poker player living in rural New Jersey won a WSOP bracelet on that day \u2014 from home.<\/p>\n Mendez took down the second of four online bracelet events<\/strong> on the 2018 WSOP schedule. With that, he became the first person to win a WSOP Bracelet during the annual six-week tournament series while playing outside Nevada.<\/p>\n Mendez\u2019 historic win came in the $565 Pot Limit Omaha<\/strong> online event that drew 657 players and another 566 re-entries. The total field hit 1,223 entries, creating a $635,960 prize pool that paid the top 99 players.<\/p>\n New Players Get A Free Bonus At Global Poker<\/p>\n<\/div>\nPlanting the\u00a0seeds for US-wide online poker<\/span><\/h2>\n
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