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Anonymous poker tables aren\u2019t a new innovation in the online poker world but, when launched by PokerStars, they have the potential to make a big impact. PokerStars will be testing Stealth poker tables<\/strong> very soon and, while they didn\u2019t change the game when Unibet and Bovada tried it years ago, anonymous tables will be an interesting addition to the lobby. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new anonymous tables can be selected from the lobby as \u201cStealth\u201d\ngames. When you join a stealth game, you won\u2019t be able to see any usernames.\nYou\u2019ll be competing completely anonymously with the other players at the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PokerStars has stated that anonymous tables have the potential to prevent collusion<\/strong>. This has been somewhat of an issue in the online poker world and the company wants to keep its players safe from any potential harm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even though the tables will be anonymous, hand histories won\u2019t\nbe. Players will still be able to view their hand histories with usernames\nattached to them. They will become available 24 hours after the hand was\nplayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a handy feature of anonymous tables, as hand histories are a useful tool in identify bots and suspicious behaviour. So, players will still be able to keep an eye out for any shady activity while playing at PokerStars<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Look Into Behaviour at Anonymous Poker Tables <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It was way back in 2011 that the first anonymous poker tables were launche<\/strong>d. Bovada allowed players to compete without being identified, with Unibet and Winamax following suit in 2014. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A study conducted by MPN<\/a> in 2014 showed that anonymous tables weren\u2019t a game-changer. \u00a0It found that 40% of cash game players took part in anonymous games<\/strong>, with the majority of players participating in them at higher stakes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it came to analysing the activity at the tables, things\ngot pretty interesting. Fewer hands were played at anonymous poker tables, but\nthere was more action in the hands that were played. For example, there were\nmore called bets and the average size of each called bet was larger than in non-anonymous\ngames. The average pot size had also increased. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is certainly the potential for history to repeat\nitself at PokerStars\u2019 Stealth tables. It makes sense that players would play a\nbit more loosely when they can\u2019t be identified \u2013 but, the game of poker has\nchanged a lot in the past five years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, only time will tell how players respond to anonymous tables at PokerStars. The company will be keeping a close eye on the activity of Stealth tables <\/strong>and it will be very interesting to see whether action and pots increase when players don\u2019t have their usernames attached to the online poker activity. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Anonymous poker tables aren\u2019t a new innovation in the online poker world but, when launched by PokerStars, they have the potential to make a big impact. 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