Originally Posted by
redietz
I don't much see the point in someone who's in a "mentoring" position trying to get people to test to see how fast they can play a primarily negative expectation game that's often referred to as "the crack cocaine of gambling." That's like the dude who can handle white lightning prodding you into a drinking contest.
Really, isn't that the point of most of the free promotional video poker tournaments? To get people conditioned to play fast as hell, and to practice a bit playing fast as hell? It all works out in the casino's favor in the long run.
So why promote such a thing? It isn't in the best interests of anyone but yourself, if you're showing off, and the casino's best interest as well.
You know, WoVers can't have it both ways. You shouldn't go raking recreational "ploppies" over the coals (I never use that "ploppies" term) for bad plays while promoting something that's not likely to be good for them.
For APs, playing fast certainly has its benefits. If you're playing something straight up, you can get more hands in during your 4, 8, or 12 hour shift. Granted, there's the "fatigue" factor, where you might make more mistakes the longer you play, especially at fast speeds. In my experience, it doesn't seem like I'm making any more mistakes near the end of a long session compared to the beginning. If anything I just play a bit slower.
If you're playing a promotion or need to hit a goal of X and then you're done, then playing fast means you'll be in the casino for less time than a slower player would. A "goal" would be to play until you get X amount of points, win or lose a certain amount, or hit a certain hand (ie: if you get paid extra on a RF or 4oak).
One problem I see with some players is trying to play so fast it looks like they're flapping their arms or something and it just looks weird. But that's just bad technique.....you don't need to hit the button 10 times, one or two will do.
I don't think many non-APs are interested in a speed competition, at least, I don't think they should be (but who am I to judge?).