Tag: Zoom Poker

  • PokerStars’ US Fast-Fold Patent gives them a Tremendous Advantage

    PokerStars has struck out three times in their efforts to enter the US online poker market. Nevada flat-out denied them, New Jersey said wait two more years, and Delaware didn’t want an operation without an online casino. But while Stars has watched fellow competitors like 888 and partypoker enter the US market, they still hold…

  • Is PokerStars moving to Zoom-Only?

    It’s been a few weeks since PokerStars made the controversial decision to switch all of their regular high stakes games (50/100 NLHE, PLO and up) to Zoom Poker format. And Stars recently struck again by changing their $25/$50 PLO games to Zoom on February 1st. Given these huge changes, a poster on TwoPlusTwo raised a…

  • Why is Zoom Poker so Tough?

    If you’ve ever played Zoom Poker at Stars – or any of the other fast poker variants like Speed Poker (Titan), Fast Forward (Party Poker) or Fast Poker (Unibet) – you have probably noticed that these games are tough to beat. In fact, most people find that they’re far less profitable playing quicker poker variations…

  • Tips for Fast Poker

    For about a year, the fast poker craze died out because Full Tilt went down along with its Rush Poker software. Rush was well known for allowing people to play more hands in less amount of time. But ever since the emergence of Zoom Poker at PokerStars and several other sites rolling out speed poker…