{"id":13662,"date":"2018-09-12T14:51:54","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T14:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=13662"},"modified":"2018-09-12T17:41:29","modified_gmt":"2018-09-12T17:41:29","slug":"after-folding-unfold-where-does-pokerstars-go-next-with-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/after-folding-unfold-where-does-pokerstars-go-next-with-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"After Folding \u2018Unfold\u2019, Where Does PokerStars Go Next With Innovation?"},"content":{"rendered":"

You\u2019ve got to know when to hold \u2019em, but you\u2019ve no longer got to know when to unfold \u2019em.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s because, after a six-week run, PokerStars<\/strong> is dropping Unfold Poker<\/strong>, the site\u2019s latest twist on cash games. In fact, PokerStars\u2019 Director of Poker Innovation and Operations Severin Rasset<\/strong> told\u00a0Pokerfuse<\/a><\/em> that after a strategic review, PokerStars made the decision to \u201cfold \u2018Unfold.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Unfold Poker is essentially a no-limit hold\u2019em ring game where players pay an additional Unfold ante. Then, the players who fold preflop have an option to go after the side pot created. They just need to match it, which allows them to pull their cards out of the muck. The antes are returned if all players pass. If more than one player Unfolds, the best hand of the bunch wins the side pot. PokerStars rakes both the main and Unfold ante side pot.<\/p>\n

Just another rake grab?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Like many of the innovations PokerStars has rolled out recently, the game has been panned by critics. Most say it\u2019s just another rake grab<\/strong>. Still, Rasset told Pokerfuse<\/em> PokerStars\u2019 attempts to try new game formats it believes will appeal to players will not end here:<\/p>\n

\u201cPokerStars is invested in creating and testing products and new variants of poker to suit a variety of player tastes. While not every new development will be a home run, we will keep trialling, listening to player feedback and analysing engagement with our goal of continuing to offer fresh promotions, formats and updates that enhance our players\u2019 experience and bring more people to the game.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

PokerStars\u2019 Split Hold\u2019em<\/strong>, played with two boards, and Showtime Hold\u2019em<\/strong>, which reveals all player holdings after they have folded, have both come and gone this year. Both faced similar criticisms in the short time PokerStars offered them.<\/p>\n

A question of motives<\/span><\/h2>\n

All these stops and starts raise an important question. Should the poker community be applauding the world\u2019s leading online poker site for its attempts at innovation, or panning it for failing to produce anything that is still around?<\/p>\n

It really comes down to a question of the site\u2019s motivations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

If the only innovations PokerStars comes up with are games the poker community widely considers rake grabs, its research and development team are nothing more than a bunch of con artists trying to fleece the community out of its cash. If money is the only motivation here, it\u2019s time to call a red spade a red spade<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

However, if PokerStars is really testing new game formats in a legitimate effort to bring more people into poker, it\u2019s important the site be recognized for its effort to grow the game.<\/p>\n

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        Is Short Deck the answer?<\/span><\/h2>\n

        Pokerfuse<\/em> did some digging into the PokerStars client. Based on that, it seems to think either something called Fusion Poker<\/strong>, or Six Plus Hold\u2019em<\/strong>, will be the next innovation the site rolls out.<\/p>\n

        Leaving Fusion aside for the moment, since little other than the name is known about the game, releasing something like Six Plus Hold\u2019em could go a long way towards convincing the community the site\u2019s motivations are pure<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

        Otherwise know as Six Plus Hold\u2019em<\/strong> or Short Deck<\/strong>, the game is hold\u2019em. Although, it\u2019s played with a deck where the deuces through fives have been pulled out. The game evolved out of some of the biggest cash games in the world<\/strong> over in Asia. It is quickly gaining steam all over the world. The Poker Masters<\/strong> just ran one of the first Short Deck events on US soil this week.<\/p>\n

        It\u2019s an action game with increased variance<\/strong>. It\u2019s the kind thing most poker players seem to love.<\/p>\n

        Releasing Six Plus Hold\u2019em simply makes sense for PokerStars because of its appeal to players. Plus, perhaps even more importantly, it\u2019ll be seen as more than just another way to generate rake.<\/p>\n

        It may not be purely PokerStars\u2019 innovation. However, it\u2019s the kind of idea that can help improve the image<\/strong> of the site\u2019s Poker Innovation and Operations department. It\u2019ll give the poker community something it clearly wants. A move that can only help the community begin to see PokerStars is after more than just its money.<\/p>\n

        If PokerStars wants to continue to be the world\u2019s largest poker site<\/strong>, making a decision that\u2019s as much public relations as it is innovation is the right move right now.<\/p>\n

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