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Rush Poker Player Reactions

By Brett Collson for POKER NEWS DAILY | Posted on January 20, 2010

"Online poker on steroids." That's how one TwoPlusTwo poster described Rush Poker, the newest spectacle introduced by Full Tilt Poker that has action junkies drooling over a fast-paced format we've never seen before.

Full Tilt, the world's second largest online poker site, launched Rush Poker in its latest software update on Tuesday. The concept is this: Players join a large player pool in a ring game and face a different table of players every hand they play. As soon as they fold their hand, they'll be moved to another table for their next hand.

The player response thus far has been overwhelming.

"Hats off to Full Tilt, the update is awesome," said TwoPlusTwo forum poster Robusto1. "PokerStars should take notes. FTP has taken a risk deviating away from the norm and I'm sure it will pay off. Now that the two sites aren't as homogeneous they might start competing on price (rake)."

"I think it's amazing," added another TwoPlusTwo member. "It's like FTP found a way to turn what would be semi competent players and turn them into complete donkaholics. I played $25NL and it felt like I was playing on PartyPoker back in the day. I never got paid off more with my big hands. Villains were pushing all-in on complete bluffs when I had full houses, calling me down with mid pair. Plus I get rakeback so it's like a wet dream."

Rakeback seems to be a leading reason as to the popularity of the new concept. Both rakeback and Full Tilt Points (FTPs) are calculated the same as they would in a regular ring game, but players will play far more hands at a table of Rush Poker. On average, players will see around 300 hands per hour.

In a poll on TwoPlusTwo asking if members like FTP's Rush Poker, 72% of poll takers said "Yes" through 700 votes. While most agreed that the new concept is enjoyable, many questioned whether it is good for the game.

"It's more like video poker in my view than normal poker," said TheGaussBeast. "No reads, no table dynamic. Furthermore, playing you get into gambling mode. I am susceptible to this as I suppose many, but not all players are. You are clicking away getting that mental stimulation that is akin to slots. You can take your time, but will you?"

"I don't like it for these reasons. Moreover, I am concerned that this is exactly where the fish will go. To the rush tables to gamble it up, leaving a bunch of regulars to fight and grind it out at the normal tables."

TwoPlusTwo member StoneRoses agreed: "What good is finding a read on a player if you don't seem him for another 20 minutes? This, if anything, promotes ABC poker in my opinion, no player specific plays just standard lines non-stop."

Full Tilt Red Pro and CardRunners instructor Taylor "Green Plastic" Caby weighed in with his opinions, addressing both ends of the spectrum: "I actually think the Rush games will benefit thinking players. The 35 big blind buy-in makes short stacking harder, the lack of HUD (heads up display) might even more than make up for the fact that you can't get 'traditional' reads on players."

"Yeah, I don't know if a guy historically opens light on the cutoff or what his cold-four-betting range is," Caby continued, "but I do know he's from Spain, bought in for 41 big blinds, and his FTP name is FelipeIvey1948 -- I'd like to think I have a pretty good idea what he's all about."

"In sum, I don't think these games will become more popular than regular poker, but there are a lot of reasons why I think it's good for sites to experiment with stuff like this in order to offer a more options for their customers."

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Good read, thanks Pat.

I tend to agree with the opinion that this will become a donk fest - if you like to gamble, fine. But if you are a serious grinder, stay away from these tables.

Personally, if I'm gonna gamble, I'll throw some money in a slot machine and mindlessly pull the handle

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I agree. Any serious poker player will stay far away from this gimick. However, a lot of the novice players might actually like this, and this should create a faster revenue stream from them for Full Tilt.

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from an affs POV ... (this assuming that tracking is competent of course, and I cannot say in this case one way or another) but anyway, yes, the faster the rakes the more pappa takes. Same for the cardroom. Should be good all around with exception to what has already been mentioned. The more serious players will probably give it a hard look before getting involved but then again as is speculated here ...

if its nothing but a bunch of players who don't have a clue then the sharks will sense the underlying confusion and they will quickly circle and then ... nature will take its course.

And suspect greatly I am not chatting with any confused or clueless ... so don't say never thru those pearly whites my sharp-teeth showing friends.

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that said, and perhaps it is because I am not a pro, (and this the sit and go tourneys I am speaking of) that I would much rather play at a table with some people who really know their game, than be playing at a table with nubes and crudes.

They don't have a clue that even if you're all in holding AK, that your chances of winning if you get called by someone holding ... say a queen queen (since that's what i found on a quick search) that your odds of winning are

Two red queens against a black A-K offsuit is a 57-to-43 favorite.

not even 60-40. barely more than half. Most good players wouldn't risk calling in such circumstances unless ante was an issue. Most bad players would spill their drinks in such haste to be calling that 57% chance of winning.

(I used to really hate small stakes online poker lol). There is ALWAYS somebody there with no respect for playing the game for the sake of keeping score, that will call your all in AK with a J,10 (unsuited, of course) and 1 out of every 4, 5 or 6 times (i'm guessing. Will need Gooner's abilities to get a true reading on that equation) but anyway, every once in an all-too-often while ... they're going to beat your decent hand with their crap. And that just shouldn't ever be a factor.

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