I believe Frank's numbers & his ability to play that long at such a high
level. I play only part-time but I can come approach some of his numbers
depending on the machine. In order to play that fast you have to zone out &
play every hand automatically & that's a bad habit for normal play although
it's a good habit for speed tournaments. Several reasons it's a bad habit
for normal play:
---On high-value hands, you should pause to make sure the right cards are
held.
---Carpal tunnel syndrome will affect you especially if you play a lot.
---It's bad for your health. I used to have a job maintaining a real-time
inventory for multiple warehouses which sometimes required 40 hrs straight
so when I started playing VP, it wasn't any problem to put in long hrs & I
once did 60 hrs straight. At some point, I began to think of the long-term
consequences to my health. (It may have been helped along by meeting some
mid-level professionals who had bad habits & were in poor shape physically.)
I began to plan my trips so that I could do session more efficiently &
compactly & also not trying to do as much as was on my plate. I now try to
make sure that I get enough rest because when you don't, you REALLY pay for it.
In a message dated 2/5/2011 1:09:41 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
vpFREE@yahoogroups.com writes:
_Re: Hands per hour _
(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vpFREE/message/111807;_ylc=X3oDMTJzMWIyYnNqBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzQ2NDEwMTcEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDY1
NzMyBG1zZ0lkAzExMTgwNwRzZWMDZG1zZwRzbGsDdm1zZwRzdGltZQMxMjk2ODk2OTc0)
Posted by: "bdhabm" _bdhabm@yahoo.com _ (mailto:bdhabm@yahoo.com?Subject=
Re:%20Hands%20per%20hour) _bdhabm _ (http://profiles.yahoo.com/bdhabm)
Fri Feb 4, 2011 6:11 pm (PST)
In my humble opinion, a bunch of B.S.
--- In _vpFREE@yahoogroups.vpF_ (mailto:vpFREE@yahoogroups.com) , "Frank"
<frank@...> wrote:
>
> Since you asked...
>
> My old hand speed record, on 10 coin hand feed deuces at Sam's Town,
during a Marathon was 1180 an hour for 72 hours straight with no breaks.
>
> On regular machines of Circe 1990 I averaged 1465 an hour for shorter
times. Though I did play 1400 and hour for 24 hours straight on a Christmas
promo.
>
> I no longer try to play fast, so it's difficult to say I'm still the
fastest. I not trying to be anymore, and there aren't the types of tournaments
there used to be that made it worthwhile.
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