After a successful first year in New Jersey, WSOP.com and 888Poker have decided to partially combine player pools in an effort to increase liquidity. The announcement was made late last week as State Senator Ray Lesniak hinted that PokerStars might go live sometime in March. CBS Philadelphia reports that both sites will begin partially sharing player pools on Monday.

The partial combining of player pools will help the sites improve player liquidity and help to remain competitive in a market where only 25% of revenue is based on online poker. According to All-American Poker Network CEO David Licht, “Shared liquidity will help create a better player experience that we hope will attract a diversity of players and begin to bring poker to a broader audience once again.”

Low Limit Cash Games and Select Tournaments to Share Players

Players at low limit cash games and selected tournaments will be those pooled at the beginning. Tournaments with guarantees of over $130,000 will now consist of players from both sites, making the events comparable to those currently held at PartyPoker.com and BorgataPoker.com.