RE: [vpFREE] Re: I Need Help with my VP Playing Style

I can only play 200 hands an hour. I'm 52 and suffer from carpel tunnel syndrome. I'm college educated and don't think I could process info at a rate of 800 per hour.
I also think the faster you play, the more likely you can injure your hands and fingers.

James Thompson
former HRH Casino Monitor

To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
From: harry.porter@verizon.net
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 15:40:45 +0000
Subject: [vpFREE] Re: I Need Help with my VP Playing Style


























Jeffrey Wilens wrote:

>

> Can anyone explain the logic of trying to play VP at warp speed,

> like an assembly line machine (to mix metaphors)?

>

> How "fun" is it to actually play at that 500, 800, 1,000+ hph? Or

> is just about bragging rights? Is anyone else on this forum in

> favor of slow and easy?



I can understand that when someone writes of playing 1000 hph (or even 1200 hph) it can seem as if they must be painfully pushing for high speed play.



But I hope that it's common sense that an active recreational player who play 400 or 500 hours a year, for 10+ years, will only find that play at faster speeds comes as a matter of ease. Frankly, vp play isn't rocket science and you only have so many choices for any given hand.



I observe that most practiced players manage at least 800 hph, even while carrying on an active conversation with the player next to them. Discipline will ensure that play is accurate, even with modest distractions.



Advancing play to above 900 hph does take added discipline not to permit distractions to cause frequent interruptions to play. But with decent hand coordination, we're still not talking lightning speed play.



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Speaking for myself, my "casual" speed is approx 1000-1100 hph. This is a speed I maintain naturally and comfortably ... relaxing with a soft drink and often carrying on light conversation.



The only "push" involved in maintaining such speed is that necessary to maintain rigid attention to the cards (hopefully without exception) and not allow myself to be distracted. That said, it's my experience that such a "push" is necessary at most any speed.



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There are occasions where my play time is tight. Typically, I have a fixed play goal before I walk onto the casino floor. When time is constrained, I can be motivated to push my speed.



At such times, I tend to hold myself to a fast beat in my head (as one might during fast paced exercise reps). I keep conversation to a minimum. This isn't my preferred play pace, but with appropriate motivation I don't find it uncomfortable (at times it can be a little exhilarating).



Given a reasonably paced machine, I can manage 1200-1300 hph for extended periods. But it goes without question (at least in my case) that a couple of hand errors an hour is the norm during such play, and as such, it's not the most desirable pace.



The fastest machine I play occasionally is a triple play machine with extraordinarily fast speed and crisp, accurate keys. When I want to push play, it's not uncommon for me to record over 1400 plays/hr.



















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