The problem may be related to issues with localized servers in certain countries as some players are having no problems playing on 888poker.
PokerScout.com traffic stats also reflect that there have been no traffic data being recorded for more than 3 hours.
Players from Canada, Australia, Estonia, Ukraine, Germany and Ireland having been reporting the problem for the last 17 hours.
Anyone who was affected by disconnections during the downtime should contact 888 Poker Support to lodge their complaints.