

PokerStars Speeds Up Gameplay Following Player Feedback
PokerStars has announced changes to the speed of the game following player feedback. The time to make a decision in hyper-turbo SnG tournaments has been reduced from 16 to 12 seconds. The time to make a decision in non-turbo SnG tournaments has been reduced from 18 to 16 seconds. Many popular SnG tournaments now start 10 seconds after the completion of participant registration. The average time of a played super-turbo tournament has decreased from 2.9 minutes to 2.4 minutes.
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