Online Turbo Poker

Online turbo poker is online poker played at a faster pace than you would experience in a regular game. The exact speed at which turbo poker games are played varies from site to site, and in some cases there are several different ‘speeds’ of turbo poker at a single poker site. For example, at Betfair Poker you can play both Turbo and Super Turbo games.

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All online poker games put a limit on the amount of time that a player has to make a decision, and turbo poker games make the game faster by reducing that time limit. If you don’t make a decision within the amount of time allocated, your hand is checked or folded automatically. In most cases an audible alarm sounds a few seconds before this automatic action is taken, and that is a useful feature, especially if you are in the habit of playing multiple tables.

Some poker players might be wondering why anyone would want to play a Turbo poker game instead of one that is played at the ‘regular’ online poker speed. There are several possible answers to that question, but perhaps the main one is that faster games allow players to pack more action into the time they have available than regular ones do.

For example, a regular nine man Sit n Go poker  tournament takes around an hour to play, but a turbo might take just 45 minutes or even less. That makes turbo games very handy if you have an hour and a half to spare and fancy playing a couple of games instead of just one. Turbo games are also useful when playing during your lunch hour (but only if your boss permits this, of course...)

It is worth pointing out that turbo games tend to attract more than their fair share of maniacs who are addicted to action but can’t play for toffee. If you can handle such players then turbo games could provide some relatively easy pickings for you, but do remember that maniacs can also get lucky from time to time.

Although you might be tempted to play more loosely than usual in an online turbo poker game, the best approach is usually to keep a lid on such urges, at least in the early stages. If you play tight and aggressive from the outset, the maniacs will often play themselves out of the game by the middle stages, and if they are still there in the later stages you can always finish them off when you get a particularly big hand.

Some players fare better in turbo games than they do in regular ones (usually because they are good at dealing with poker fish and maniacs), so if you would like to try turbo games it is worth having a go at a few small-stake turbo sit n go tournaments to see whether or not they suit you. Good luck!