After Folding ‘Unfold’, Where Does PokerStars Go Next With Innovation?

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You’ve got to know when to hold ’em, but you’ve no longer got to know when to unfold ’em.

That’s because, after a six-week run, PokerStars is dropping Unfold Poker, the site’s latest twist on cash games. In fact, PokerStars’ Director of Poker Innovation and Operations Severin Rasset told Pokerfuse that after a strategic review, PokerStars made the decision to “fold ‘Unfold.’”

Unfold Poker is essentially a no-limit hold’em 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.

Just another rake grab?

Like many of the innovations PokerStars has rolled out recently, the game has been panned by critics. Most say it’s just another rake grab. Still, Rasset told Pokerfuse PokerStars’ attempts to try new game formats it believes will appeal to players will not end here:

“PokerStars is invested in creating and...

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Possibly in the near future we may have Google Poker, Facebook Poker, Wal-Mart Poker for money, etc. Also, we'll likely see big name existing websites who never ran in the US such as Betfair, Ladbrokes, and Everest Poker open their virtual doors for the very first time to the US, each branding among their very first provided US online gaming licenses. In the meantime, the alternatives for United States gamers are limited to websites operating in little countries or Indian reserves exempt to heavy guideline or independent auditing.

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