Poker.com makes network?

Online poker room, Poker.com, announced today that it has made some changes to its business model, which include the creation of a new poker network.The new network is called the Merge Gaming Network, the first member of which is a new room, CarbonPoker.com. Carbon Poker is a clone of Poker.com and all Carbon players will be playing at the tables along with Poker.com players. Interestingly, the Poker.com website will no longer have its own poker software. Instead, it is turning into an online poker portal.Poker.com, as an online poker room, will essentially become defunct, as it will not take any more new signups. Current Poker.com customers will still be able to play as normal and can always re-download the software if need be from their player admin section.The old Poker.com management will be running the Merge Gaming Network, as well as continuing to oversee the existing Poker.com accounts. The network plans to add more brands in the months to come.The most curious part about all of this is Poker.com’s new function as a poker portal. The oddest part of the whole thing is that the website has links to other online poker rooms, including Full Tilt Poker and 888.com. Why a site that will supposedly be a front for the Merge Gaming Network would want to send players to other poker rooms is unknown at this time.