PokerStars and Full Tilt begin becoming one platform for online play starting May 17.
Amaya Inc., which owns both platforms, announced they will begin merging players. While that is seen as having little effect on PokerStars, Full Tilt players will have access to larger tournaments and player pools.
Michael Josem, Head of PokerStars and Full Tilt Public Relations, said in a press release that the date was set to be near the end of the Spring Championship of Online Poker, which ends May 22.
Loyalty points and bankrolls will be transferred when the merger begins. According to Josem, players who have an account at PokerStars and Full Tilt will not have to update information or transfer assets from their account, such as cash balance and loyalty points. This amount will be transferred automatically to the PokerStars account. Players will then just log in to PokerStars to have access to their benefits, the release said.
