- “PokerStars has decided to shelve the timed Sit & Go format to make way for new products that we wish to feature more prominently within the client.”
- The unceremonial shelving of the game is noteworthy, as it was one in a string of new tournament formats launched by PokerStars and other operators that focused on making games faster, simpler and more appealing to casual players.
PokerStars has withdrawn its fast-structure novelty tournament game Beat the Clock from its online poker client less than a year after it was introduced.
“PokerStars has decided to shelve the timed Sit & Go format to make way for new products that we wish to feature more prominently within the client,” the company said in a press statement issued late last week.
“This decision has also in part been dictated by the need to cater to evolving player tastes, which inevitably change over time.” The game was withdrawn last Friday.
Beat The Clock was introduced just ten months ago to great fanfare. The premise was simple—sit and go games that last just five minutes; survive the duration to win a guaranteed prize. The new games were positioned prominently among the top tabs of the poker lobby.
