FTP Introduces "Rush Poker"

[Mirage]

Online Poker at Full Tilt Poker - Rush Poker: Details

Rush Poker* is the world’s fastest poker game – and it’s only available at Full Tilt Poker.

This page shows you how to find and play a Rush Poker* game. For answers to frequently asked questions about Rush Poker*, see the Rush Poker* FAQ.

Unlike a standard ring game, when you play Rush Poker* you’ll join a large player pool and face a different table of opponents every hand you play. When you fold your hand, you’ll immediately be moved to a new table for your next hand.

Pros: Well, it's fast.
Cons: It's not real poker. You don't get time to develop reads or history. However, whoever comes up with the most game theory optimal strat for this is probably going to play a bagillion tables and rake it in.

More discussion here - Official Rush Poker Thread - Internet Poker - Online Poker Forum

[Mirage]

They also raised the minimum buy-in on normal tables to 35bb, and introduced a new "shallow" table type in which the buy-in is between 20 and 40bb. They raised the deep table buy in to 75bb. So that stuff is obviously great. Just hoping the Rush poker doesn't steal all the fishies.

[Mirage]

OK I'm gonna try it now. My preconceptions are that it's going to be hella fun, but not something that is going to catch on beyond 1/2NL.

[bigloser2448]

Sounds like that could be fun. Since you're likely to get one hand max per "sitting" no HUD would kind of suck, but I'd guess that standard ABC poker should be profitable.

And Johnny's gonna love the other news imo. Too bad they don't make you top-up or leave the table when you dip below a specified stack size. That would be the nuts.

[johnny]

shit that's how i play in autopilot mode when watching movies/eating dinner/websurfing/fapping all at the same time anyway. The question is that since it moves you right away HEM probably doesn't pick up the hand for your database.

Good news on the 35bb... I've run horribly against the 20bb pushbots in the last few days dropping 16 more flips than I've won, and flips is being generous since a lot of times I had them dominated.

[hiho]

This is sick. Can you short stack these?

[Mirage]

OK I played just now. Minimum buy in is 40bb, max is 100bb.

It's crazy! Addictive. HEM tracked all my hands, so np there. I started with one and jumped to 2 tables and had no problem. I would guess the most I could handle decently would be like 4. My impression is that, for the time being, nitting it up is good there. I managed to dump 3.5 bi's after getting off to a decent start. Not sure if I'm going to try it again later or not. I think I was just running shitty though because my friend won like 6 buy ins without breaking a sweat.

It's tough not knowing anyone's reraising or 4-betting ranges or even basic vpip/pfr and never being sat with them longer than one hand means you can't just observe them to find their play style. So being a nit is going to work out swell.

2 tabling my hands/hr was over 500.

[johnny]

Its still 50NL imo

Full Tilt Poker $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players - View hand 485763
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

MP2: $105.40
CO: $105.95
BTN: $15.50
SB: $61.30
Hero (BB): $50.00
UTG: $50.10
UTG+1: $48.80
UTG+2: $50.25
MP1: $76.50

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is BB with 5 5
3 folds, MP1 raises to $1.50, 4 folds, Hero calls $1

Flop: ($3.25) 5 6 3 (2 players)
Hero bets $3.25, MP1 raises to $10, Hero raises to $48.50 all in, MP1 calls $38.50

Turn: ($100.25) 6 (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: ($100.25) J (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $100.25
Hero shows 5 5 (a full house, Fives full of Sixes)
MP1 shows 6 6 (four of a kind, Sixes)
MP1 wins $97.25
(Rake: $3.00)

[johnny]

The beats just come 20x faster hahahaha

Full Tilt Poker $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players - View hand 485765
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

SB: $50.00
BB: $186.30
UTG: $60.15
UTG+1: $51.35
UTG+2: $31.50
MP1: $17.95
Hero (MP2): $59.30
CO: $109.55
BTN: $22.85

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is MP2 with K A
2 folds, UTG+2 raises to $1.50, 1 fold, Hero calls $1.50, CO calls $1.50, 3 folds

Flop: ($5.25) A 5 2 (3 players)
UTG+2 checks, Hero bets $3.50, CO calls $3.50, UTG+2 folds

Turn: ($12.25) 7 (2 players)
Hero bets $7.50, CO calls $7.50

River: ($27.25) T (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $27.25, Hero folds

Final Pot: $27.25
CO wins $25.90
(Rake: $1.35)

[bigloser2448]

Another Interesting side effect of this format is that you cannot rail somebody. The increased anonimity could be desirable to the fishes since you can't hunt them down and play against them.

Interesting. I don't know if I'd say "it's not real poker". It's not real poker the way we know it where we learn to take advantage of players tendencies to gain an edge, but I think I'd still consider it poker. At least there's more skill involved than those all-in flipaments they're running over at Aced and stuff.

If I was a fish, I think I'd be all over this. It absolutely removes some of the advantage regulars have over casual players imo.