by Mario Alfonsi | Published on Jun 25, 2012 | Updated on Jun 25, 2012These days, it seems like every poker site on the planet either has – or plans to have – some form of fast-paced poker. Now the iPoker Network is joining the party, launching Sprint Poker, and making Bet365 Poker the first room to offer the game to players.The concept behind Sprint Poker is quite simple. Instead of joining a table, as in most poker games, Sprint Poker operates by using a player pool. Players are seated at standard tables, and as far as rules and basic gameplay are concerned, the Sprint Poker games will play just like any other game.Things change up a bit whenever a hand ends. If a player ever folds their hand, there’s no waiting: they are immediately taken to a new table where a new hand is set to begin. This allows players to quickly get in a large number of hands, since they do not have to wait for a hand to completely finish for all players before the next one is dealt.If you have even a little knowledge of the world of online poker, you’ll know that this isn’t the first game of this style in the industry. Full Tilt Poker was the first to innovate such a game with their creation of Rush Poker. PokerStars recently created their own version of the game called Zoom Poker, and that game’s popularity inspired many other networks and sites to create their versions, such as Microgaming’s Blaze Poker.As one of the most popular and trusted sites on the iPoker network, it wasn’t a surprise to see Bet365 get the honor of rolling the game out first. Still, Bet365 was excited at the opportunity.“We’re excited by the launch of Sprint and we think that our players will be too,” said Steve Ibberson, managing director of gaming for Bet365. “We want to provide the latest innovations, so it’s great to be first into the market with Sprint.”
