This week, Third Bullet Poker, a site on the popular Cake Poker Network, announced that it was merging its player base with the network’s flagship site.
In an official e-mail sent to its players earlier this week, Third Bullet Poker stated that the move had been in the works for some time and that, from today on, the company would be a part of Cake Poker: “Cake Poker has been operating and hosting our games for quite some time now. I’m sure you will agree that they have done a fantastic job. We are happy to announce that we are merging our players with Cake Poker.”
When players log into Third Bullet Poker, they will be directed to download the update that will move them to Cake Poker. A player’s login information will remain the same as what they had at Third Bullet and any funds that a player has on the site will also transfer over. If a player has an account already on Cake Poker, their Third Bullet Poker funds will be merged with their previous funds and the customer can play on Cake without any setbacks.
The reasons given for the switch to the new network are many. According to the e-mail message from Third Base Poker management, “You will have access to an increased technical and marketing support team that will make your play experience even better.” It adds, “We have full confidence that you will find continued play on Cake Poker to meet or exceed the level of professionalism and customer service you have come to know at Third Bullet.” The e-mail finishes with a statement that Cake Poker personnel will be contacting players within days and that any future inquiries should be directed to Cake Poker’s support team.
Cake Poker is currently in the middle of a revamping of its tournament offerings. Led by legendary Poker Room Manager Lee Jones and assisted by poker professionals Serge “adanthar” Ravitch and Eric “Rizen” Lynch, Cake Poker has instituted longer late registration periods, de-emphasized rebuy tournaments, and added new tournament schedules to their product. The poker tournament lineup is undergoing many other changes that should be completed by April of 2010.
Cake Poker currently has some excellent choices for players in the tournament arena and in their cash games. Besides offering satellite events for stops on the European Poker Tour and a chance to play at the Aussie Millions in January 2010, Cake Poker also has cash games that give players a chance to take on some of the biggest names in poker. These “Pro Tables” draw players such as Doyle Brunson and his son Todd, Phil “The Unabomber” Laak, and Ilari ‘Zigmund’ Sahamies to take on all comers at the 5$/$10 and $10/$20 limit cash games starting at 7:00pm Eastern Time Monday through Friday.
The Cake Poker Network encompasses 43 different poker rooms. The most prominent jewels in the network are arguably DoylesRoom, the site sponsored by the legendary Doyle Brunson, and PokerHost, both of which joined the Cake Poker Network earlier this year.
