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The Rise of Fast-Fold Poker

All Adrenaline Rush tables are 4-handed and all action takes place preflop. Betting is capped at 10 big blinds with buyins ranging from 5 to 10 big blinds.
Full Tilt Releases New Fast-Fold Variant “Adrenaline Rush”

Full Tilt Poker launched its latest innovation in online poker, “Adrenaline Rush,” Tuesday, in a software…

Snap cash games and tournaments are available. The tables are listed among normal cash games with a special legend, and also have their own tab in the main window.
888poker Testing Fast-Fold Product “Snap Poker”

Players alpha-testing latest 888poker client, featuring fast-fold “snap” cash tables and tournaments.

Currently the format is available in no limit and PLO at just 2c/5c and 5c/10c, and limited to just one entry per player. Its debut on Bovada makes it the first of its kind in either offshore or regulated US poker sites.
Bodog Launches Zone Poker, Only Fast-Fold Product Available to US Players

The anonymous poker network debuts its fast-fold product.

5% rake at Strobe NL10, and 4% rake for NL30 and higher. Reduction should compensate for commonly observed rake/hand increases at fast-fold tables.
Amaya Announces 20% Lower Rake for “Strobe”

Soon after the launch of the new Strobe Poker on Ongame, network owner Amaya has announced a rake reduction of 20%.

Real money fast-fold comes to Ongame, with 2 microstakes pools already up and running. Update pushed out to entire dot.com network.
Ongame Gets into the Fast-Fold Game with Strobe Poker Debut

Quiet launch across the dot.com network with 2 microstakes NL pools already running.

Zoom tourneys debut in the upcoming MicroMillions series on March 14th and 17th. They will carry guaranteed prize pools of $75,000 and $50,000 respectively.
First Zoom Tournaments to Debut During PokerStars MicroMillions Series

PokerStars has announced that its first “Zoom” (fast-fold) poker tournaments will be held in March, as part…

PokerStars could launch Zoom Poker tournaments within a week.
PokerStars to Launch Zoom Tournaments

The popular fast-fold poker product will soon be available for Multi-Table Tournaments

A recent client update on the PokerStars.com software indicates that Zoom multi-table tournaments will be coming soon.
Latest PokerStars Update Suggests Zoom MTTs Coming Soon

Filter for Zoom tournaments now available in the client, though nothing scheduled yet.

PokerStars plans to pursue a strategy to enforce the intellectual property it now owns following its purchase of Full Tilt. Its Rush Poker patent application…
PokerStars Working on “Patent Enforcement Strategy” For Zoom, Rush

Both Rush and Zoom patent applications will be reviewed to ensure “broad protection” of fast-fold poker.

PartyPoker’s entry into fast-fold poker debuted for real-money today at micro-stakes. Along with 6-max tables, there have also added a fast-fold HU…
PartyPoker’s Fast-Fold Variant Debuts Heads-Up Pools

Speed dating for online poker: Party adds heads-up lobbies for its new FastForward poker variant.

Zoom competitor Fast-Forward debuts with a play-money test on PartyPoker.
FastForward: A First Look at PartyPoker’s Zoom Competitor

bwin.party finally gets into the fast-fold game with the play-money beta test of FastForward.

Italian players will soon be able to take part in the fast-fold phenomenon, as the Italian regulator AAMS announced this week that the format is now permitted…
Italy Hopes to Reinvigorate Gaming Revenues with Fast-Fold Poker

Italian Speed: Zoom Poker.IT coming soon as regulator permits fast fold poker games online.

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