Rushing through some poker hands
This morning when I loaded up Full Tilt, their new form of poker greeted me -- rush poker, which they claim is the World's Fastest Poker Game.
Basically it's online poker combined with a teleporter, as you are immediately whisked away to another table -- and a fresh poker hand -- as soon as you fold your current hand. (You can even hit the "Quick Fold" button and not even wait your turn -- you'll be whisked away although I don't think it passes that extra information on to other players, who will see you still seated until the end of the hand).
One of the tables I was at played at an average of 278 hands per hour! Incredible!
Drawbacks I think are obvious include never really being able to set up hands or analyze opponents. It's more like a tournament when the tables get busted and you're placed against a new handful of opponents.
It's also very dizzying -- you do more hands but it can be harder to keep up with them. Apparently you can "multitable" your rush poker session by re-joining the rush poker lobby.
I wonder if it's mainly for action junkies who can't sit still for very long.
Basically it's online poker combined with a teleporter, as you are immediately whisked away to another table -- and a fresh poker hand -- as soon as you fold your current hand. (You can even hit the "Quick Fold" button and not even wait your turn -- you'll be whisked away although I don't think it passes that extra information on to other players, who will see you still seated until the end of the hand).
One of the tables I was at played at an average of 278 hands per hour! Incredible!
Drawbacks I think are obvious include never really being able to set up hands or analyze opponents. It's more like a tournament when the tables get busted and you're placed against a new handful of opponents.
It's also very dizzying -- you do more hands but it can be harder to keep up with them. Apparently you can "multitable" your rush poker session by re-joining the rush poker lobby.
I wonder if it's mainly for action junkies who can't sit still for very long.
posted by kurokitty at
11:26 AM
1 Comments:
more hands = more rake... wheeeeeee
I guess if you can figure out how to break even, you can get some pretty decent rakeback...
also - if you sign up multiple times, can you be sat at the same table with yourself? (I haven't seen this in action yet, still at work)
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BLAARGH!, at 12:48 PM
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