I have a large volume sample to contribute, that should be VP related and on on topic. casino_travel originally wanted hard HPH numbers for VP players out there. I have a bunch...
700 hands an hour was our minimum requirement for a team player, 500 HPH, if you were brand new.
To pass the training program for our team, the last step was a 3 hour live-fire session with a manger watching every hand, and you could only make 1 small mistake an hour.
Our pass/fail rate was around 20%/80%, with only 1 in 5 making the grade.
We only had twelve 1000+ hands per hour players (The A Team), and they were paid extra. Our other 50+ players were B Team and slower.
A total of 600 people went through our training program.
Therefore, I believe that in a random sample of people, only about 2% can play 1000 HPH +, regardless of their time or effort. It's just not something everyone can do. This is pure opinion from what I've observed. Feel free to contradict me.
One factor that could skew my numbers is that we only hired people that did not play VP before we hired them. Keep in mind, vpFREE is far from a random sample, and is likely composed of people that either like or have aptitude for VP. If they didn't, they would not be on the forum.
Hope this answers your question.
Oh...BTW, I was dirt slow for my first six months and almost didn't make the grade, partly due to the fact I had never played cards.
Expect about two years of daily play to get up to 1000+ HPH speed. And never sacrifice accuracy for speed.
~FK
P.S. Could we do a Poll on everyones HPH?
