diff --git a/abstract-pool.ts b/abstract-pool.ts
index a5b6976..3caa12b 100644
--- a/abstract-pool.ts
+++ b/abstract-pool.ts
@@ -62,10 +62,127 @@ export class AbstractSimplePool {
     })
   }
 
-  subscribeMany(relays: string[], filters: Filter[], params: SubscribeManyParams): SubCloser {
-    return this.subscribeManyMap(Object.fromEntries(relays.map(url => [url, filters])), params)
+  subscribe(relays: string[], filter: Filter, params: SubscribeManyParams): SubCloser {
+    return this.subscribeMap(
+      relays.map(url => ({ url, filter })),
+      params,
+    )
   }
 
+  subscribeMany(relays: string[], filters: Filter[], params: SubscribeManyParams): SubCloser {
+    return this.subscribeMap(
+      relays.flatMap(url => filters.map(filter => ({ url, filter }))),
+      params,
+    )
+  }
+
+  subscribeMap(requests: { url: string; filter: Filter }[], params: SubscribeManyParams): SubCloser {
+    if (this.trackRelays) {
+      params.receivedEvent = (relay: AbstractRelay, id: string) => {
+        let set = this.seenOn.get(id)
+        if (!set) {
+          set = new Set()
+          this.seenOn.set(id, set)
+        }
+        set.add(relay)
+      }
+    }
+
+    const _knownIds = new Set<string>()
+    const subs: Subscription[] = []
+
+    // batch all EOSEs into a single
+    const eosesReceived: boolean[] = []
+    let handleEose = (i: number) => {
+      if (eosesReceived[i]) return // do not act twice for the same relay
+      eosesReceived[i] = true
+      if (eosesReceived.filter(a => a).length === requests.length) {
+        params.oneose?.()
+        handleEose = () => {}
+      }
+    }
+    // batch all closes into a single
+    const closesReceived: string[] = []
+    let handleClose = (i: number, reason: string) => {
+      if (closesReceived[i]) return // do not act twice for the same relay
+      handleEose(i)
+      closesReceived[i] = reason
+      if (closesReceived.filter(a => a).length === requests.length) {
+        params.onclose?.(closesReceived)
+        handleClose = () => {}
+      }
+    }
+
+    const localAlreadyHaveEventHandler = (id: string) => {
+      if (params.alreadyHaveEvent?.(id)) {
+        return true
+      }
+      const have = _knownIds.has(id)
+      _knownIds.add(id)
+      return have
+    }
+
+    // open a subscription in all given relays
+    const allOpened = Promise.all(
+      requests.map(async ({ url, filter }, i) => {
+        url = normalizeURL(url)
+
+        let relay: AbstractRelay
+        try {
+          relay = await this.ensureRelay(url, {
+            connectionTimeout: params.maxWait ? Math.max(params.maxWait * 0.8, params.maxWait - 1000) : undefined,
+          })
+        } catch (err) {
+          handleClose(i, (err as any)?.message || String(err))
+          return
+        }
+
+        let subscription = relay.subscribe([filter], {
+          ...params,
+          oneose: () => handleEose(i),
+          onclose: reason => {
+            if (reason.startsWith('auth-required:') && params.doauth) {
+              relay
+                .auth(params.doauth)
+                .then(() => {
+                  relay.subscribe([filter], {
+                    ...params,
+                    oneose: () => handleEose(i),
+                    onclose: reason => {
+                      handleClose(i, reason) // the second time we won't try to auth anymore
+                    },
+                    alreadyHaveEvent: localAlreadyHaveEventHandler,
+                    eoseTimeout: params.maxWait,
+                  })
+                })
+                .catch(err => {
+                  handleClose(i, `auth was required and attempted, but failed with: ${err}`)
+                })
+            } else {
+              handleClose(i, reason)
+            }
+          },
+          alreadyHaveEvent: localAlreadyHaveEventHandler,
+          eoseTimeout: params.maxWait,
+        })
+
+        subs.push(subscription)
+      }),
+    )
+
+    return {
+      async close() {
+        await allOpened
+        subs.forEach(sub => {
+          sub.close()
+        })
+      },
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @deprecated Use subscribeMap instead.
+   */
   subscribeManyMap(requests: { [relay: string]: Filter[] }, params: SubscribeManyParams): SubCloser {
     if (this.trackRelays) {
       params.receivedEvent = (relay: AbstractRelay, id: string) => {
@@ -178,10 +295,24 @@ export class AbstractSimplePool {
     }
   }
 
+  subscribeEose(
+    relays: string[],
+    filter: Filter,
+    params: Pick<SubscribeManyParams, 'label' | 'id' | 'onevent' | 'onclose' | 'maxWait' | 'doauth'>,
+  ): SubCloser {
+    const subcloser = this.subscribe(relays, filter, {
+      ...params,
+      oneose() {
+        subcloser.close()
+      },
+    })
+    return subcloser
+  }
+
   subscribeManyEose(
     relays: string[],
     filters: Filter[],
-    params: Pick<SubscribeManyParams, 'label' | 'id' | 'onevent' | 'onclose' | 'maxWait'>,
+    params: Pick<SubscribeManyParams, 'label' | 'id' | 'onevent' | 'onclose' | 'maxWait' | 'doauth'>,
   ): SubCloser {
     const subcloser = this.subscribeMany(relays, filters, {
       ...params,
@@ -199,7 +330,7 @@ export class AbstractSimplePool {
   ): Promise<Event[]> {
     return new Promise(async resolve => {
       const events: Event[] = []
-      this.subscribeManyEose(relays, [filter], {
+      this.subscribeEose(relays, filter, {
         ...params,
         onevent(event: Event) {
           events.push(event)