Poker has been around for several lifetimes, but over the years, it has evolved to become the household game we know today. As a matter of fact, with each passing day, different variants of poker are rolled out by online poker rooms to have a competitive edge. Well, several years ago, Full Tilt rolled out a new poker product, Zoom poker (a type of fast-fold poker). Since then, several online poker rooms have joined the fray with their unique fast-fold poker variants.

This begs the question, is it more lucrative playing fast-fold poker?

 

Benefits of Fast-fold poker

#1 You only play the best hands

Poker is a game of probability and hence the cards dealt are random. In classic poker, you can either fold bad hands and spectate or you can play your way through them. However, fast fold poker offers a very unique experience.

Instead of waiting to see how a hand plays out after folding, fast-fold poker allows you to move to another table and instantly join the action. Therefore, you can fold as many times as you want until you get a hand that you believe is worth playing.

However, when the ante is in play, it may eat into your bankroll if you fold many times.

 

#2 High hourly earning potential

As mentioned earlier, you are likely to play more hands per hour when playing fast-fold poker compared to classic poker. Well, if you know what you are doing, you can grind a higher hourly rate. Simply put, playing more fast-fold tables translate to more money. However, for a beginner, it can also be to your detriment. You can bleed chips as fast.

 

Disadvantages of fast-fold poker

More competition

As mentioned earlier, fast-fold poker offers you a chance to only play strong hands. Therefore, assuming every player will be playing strong hands, it means that it will be more competitive. Therefore, there is a higher chance to get bad beats with fast-fold poker.

Also, it is worth noting that experienced players may play multiple tables at a go which increases the ratio of good players to bad players.

 

Difficult to make and apply reads

In fast-fold poker, you will be continually meeting new players which makes it impossible to make reads. However, you can make generalized reads on players from your pool, but they are not as effective as individual reads. In classic poker, you can easily make and apply reads to suit your playing style.

Even though fast fold poker offers a different gaming experience, in my own opinion, it does not have an advantage over classic poker. It always boils down to individual preferences and skill level.

 

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