CbslcI own one; there is a pole in the middle but you can fit tow people each side of it. On thing though it s there is a tag on top that would let you suspend it from an external frame or a tree.
CbslcI am not going to lie to you it can be an issue but I have not found it that bad. However I tend to pitch it a bit higher off the ground or am using it in the snow and dig in a bit