WPT Global's Traffic Surge: Cash Games Boost Rankings

WPT Global’s traffic data now includes cash game activity, which has significantly impacted its ranking in the online poker industry. Previously, the data only covered MTT entries, giving a less complete picture of the site’s overall traffic. With both cash game and tournament figures now available, WPT Global’s PRO Score has risen from around 1,500 to approximately 2,000. The score has since settled at about 1,870 in the latest rankings, although the site reached an all-time high of 2,082 at the end of August based on its 30-day moving average. That was enough for WPT Global to overtake CoinPoker and move into fourth place in the Poker Industry PRO online poker room rankings.

WPT Global’s cash game numbers of 1,833 put it considerably closer to PokerStars than its tournament figures would suggest. PokerStars currently has a cash game number of 2,274, around 24% higher than WPT Global. The difference is considerably larger when looking at tournament traffic. PokerStars averages 178,903 MTT entries, around 144% more than WPT Global’s 73,325.

WPT Global is now fourth at 1,870, followed by CoinPoker at just over 1,800 and iPoker in sixth at 1,458. A substantial portion of WPT Global’s traffic comes through network partners operating in Asia. That Asian presence is also reflected in the way WPT Global runs its online poker offering. Many of its games, guarantees and buy-ins are denominated in Chinese yuan, while several of its tournament brands and schedules are designed around the time zones and preferences of Asian players.