Everleaf and UPN merge
Posted on January 27, 2010 in Poker NewsIn a continuing trend that began last year, the two small networks Everleaf Gaming and the Universal Poker Network announced that they would merge this month (January 2010).
The new larger network is still called Everleaf so I guess you could say that the UPN was taken over by Everleaf. The details don’t matter too much. No players, or their bankrolls, were hurt in the making of that merger, so all is good.
The new larger network is still very small compared to the top ten poker sites, with still only a couple of hundred players at peak times. Hopefully the increased player base and assumed cost savings will be enough to keep Everleaf Gamings doors open for another while.
In the current economic climate smaller poker rooms and networks are coming under a lot of financial pressure and the economies of scale that a larger player base can bring must be most welcome.
Everleaf Gaming sites accept American players which should be a big boost, but the software is still being reported as quite buggy by a number of dissatisfied players and, until that gets sorted out, the network will most likely not flourish.
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