iPoker phasing out $ buyins, moving to € & £

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As above, ipoker will be gradually phasing out $ buyins for both cash tables and tournaments. Cash tables will only be available in € and £ in future. Not clear at this stage whether sngs and tournaments will be just € or also include £. Will link to full story soon.

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Re: iPoker phasing out $ buyins, moving to € & £ Not too surprised as these are Euro site's , so makes sense to run in the currency we upload in , though must say I like the look of $100 in cashier to £62 ahaha

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Re: iPoker phasing out $ buyins, moving to € & £ [h=2]Excerpt from Poker strategy: 1. Currency consolidation[/h] Currently iPoker's cash games offering is mostly in USD. The network’s activity proves that in some stakes, EUR and GBP tables are equal or higher in popularity than the USD tables. Thus, the network will undergo a USD phase out process, and by the end of it only EUR and GBP will be offered. Tournament buy-ins will change to EUR as well. [h=2]2. Clear, simple, and accessible games offering[/h] With the majority of players looking for fun, fast, and easy to find games, iPoker want to give them just that. They are also looking ahead for mobile players, and want to make sure it is even easier for them to find their game and start playing. They will therefore condense their offering by having less negligible sitting options, but in a way that will allow them to keep all games variants. Right now there are seven different table types, in three currencies in both turbo and normal action times. iPoker will soon only offer four types (Shallow, normal, ante and anonymous) with 18 second action time. Players will also be able to enjoy them from a much more accessible lobby. [h=2]3. Staying up to date with the market trends[/h] Over the past two years iPoker have implemented many features that has enriched their games selection; KO and Shootout tournaments, antes in cash tables, and more. They have also added features that allow them to provide a better poker experience which has at the same time made some of their tables redundant, such as the recently added time bank on cash tables. iPoker will therefore update their games selection with recent industry trends, adding or removing games to result in a better poker portfolio. [h=2]4. Protecting players' funds[/h] iPoker's efforts to optimise their games selection does not end with the above actions of condensing and reducing variants. They are also looking at their games selection with a clear aim to protect less skilled players that tend to lose their money, having analysed the loss per player for every stake. With this analysis iPoker have identified specific stakes which they will remove. Stay tuned to PokerStrategy.com as we will announce more details on these planned changes as they become available.