2012 also saw the rise in popularity of fast fold poker games, a new poker format which became popular with players when Full Tilt Poker released Rush Poker. Similar games have since been released and are known as PokerStars Zoom Poker, Party Poker FastForward and TitanPoker Speed Poker.
Mobile Poker has also been a new popular choice for players, with mobile poker apps being released by most of the top online poker sites including 888Poker, PokerStars and Bwin Poker.
A new count down timer appears on fulltiltpoker.com counting down the days till the poker room is back online, with less than a month to go many poker players have been anxiously waiting for this day since June 2011.
Gus Hansen has been confirmed as the brand ambassador and face for the new Full Tilt Poker. Popular promotions will also been returning including the Full Tilt Online Poker Series FTOPS XXI which is scheduled for December 2012.
Full Tilt Poker will be managed separately from PokerStars both sites will continue to operate as they always have with different promotions and tournaments, after all they are separate companies.
Regaining players trust will be one of the hardest feats that the GBT will have to overcome since it’s been several months since the poker site has been offline. The silence and lack of communication with players has created much doubt in the poker community, but the recent news that the site may relaunch soon offers some hope.
