$2 FullPay dueces downtown

[AxelWolf]

Well whatever the case I believe it's at least a mild surprise that the play is still active.

It's actually a big surprise to me.

[kewlJ]

I make about the same as that play is worth and it's a hell of a lot easier, and a lot more interesting, than grinding away on video poker all day. However, FPDW is one of the more enjoyable games to play.

I personally just never found any video poker play all that enjoyable. I guess that is part of the reason I couldn't advance beyond the lowest levels of machine AP. And I only got into the little bit of supplemental machine play that I did, because when I moved to Vegas, an AP friend practically twisted my arm. His words were something to the effect that the casinos in Vegas were practically "giving away money". "To not take advantage is throwing away money". So I did some, but just never found sitting at a machine enjoyable.

But on the other hand there are plenty of people that find blackjack play about the most boring thing in the world. And probably 5x as much for the way I play, moving around so much. To each his own...I guess.

[mickeycrimm]

Okay, I found the fastest video poker thread. The search feature on WoV don't work worth a damn. I punch "fastest video poker player" into the field and get everything but what I'm looking for. The easy way to do it is use google and punch "fastest video poker player" into the field.

So here's the guy, Dr. Antonius, that holds the record for fastest on one machine. He played 385 hands in ten minutes which is 2310 HPH, made a couple of mistakes which got some hands deducted, and was credited with a speed of 2262 hands per hour.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...vFvPZZHZrd6s1k

[mickeycrimm]

Here's the guy, Ken, that holds the record for playing two machines 2544 HPH.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...nhOl0yOWwosD8B

[AxelWolf]

Okay, I found the fastest video poker thread. The search feature on WoV don't work worth a damn. I punch "fastest video poker player" into the field and get everything but what I'm looking for. The easy way to do it is use google and punch "fastest video poker player" into the field.

So here's the guy, Dr. Antonius, that holds the record for fastest on one machine. He played 385 hands in ten minutes which is 2310 HPH, made a couple of mistakes which got some hands deducted, and was credited with a speed of 2262 hands per hour.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...vFvPZZHZrd6s1k

FYI I'm fairly sure this was fake

[kewlJ]

Didn't Wizard make a video in the last year or so, with someone from WoV, TomG (a tall guy) that was a challenge about setting a record playing video poker. I think it was filmed at Santa Fe Station. I think in that one TomG played for 10 minutes and then extrapolated number of hands per hour from that, which BTW isn't a fair measurement. That is what endurance is all about. Let's say someone ran 2 miles in 10 minutes. That doesn't mean they can run 12 miles in an hour.

[AxelWolf]

Didn't Wizard make a video in the last year or so, with someone from WoV, TomG (a tall guy) that was a challenge about setting a record playing video poker. I think it was filmed at Santa Fe Station. I think in that one TomG played for 10 minutes and then extrapolated number of hands per hour from that, which BTW isn't a fair measurement. That is what endurance is all about. Let's say someone ran 2 miles in 10 minutes. That doesn't mean they can run 12 miles in an hour.

I guess he kind of looks like Tom G, I thought that before as well, but Tom was the one that ate all the pancakes and Nuggets. The last video that MC posted was the correct one. I'm not sure why the discrepancy between Mickey's number a hands and the number Mike posted.

[mickeycrimm]

Didn't Wizard make a video in the last year or so, with someone from WoV, TomG (a tall guy) that was a challenge about setting a record playing video poker. I think it was filmed at Santa Fe Station. I think in that one TomG played for 10 minutes and then extrapolated number of hands per hour from that, which BTW isn't a fair measurement. That is what endurance is all about. Let's say someone ran 2 miles in 10 minutes. That doesn't mean they can run 12 miles in an hour.

I guess he kind of looks like Tom G, I thought that before as well, but Tom was the one that ate all the pancakes and Nuggets. The last video that MC posted was the correct one. I'm not sure why the discrepancy between Mickey's number a hands and the number Mike posted.

I got the numbers from this link which also came up when I googled "fastest video poker players." It's called Video Poker Speed Records - Wizard of Odds.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...FLyp4rQMb-7mHW

BTW, I think Ken was playing FPDW.

[mickeycrimm]

Didn't Wizard make a video in the last year or so, with someone from WoV, TomG (a tall guy) that was a challenge about setting a record playing video poker. I think it was filmed at Santa Fe Station. I think in that one TomG played for 10 minutes and then extrapolated number of hands per hour from that, which BTW isn't a fair measurement. That is what endurance is all about. Let's say someone ran 2 miles in 10 minutes. That doesn't mean they can run 12 miles in an hour.

I cruise at 1000 HPH. If I go faster I become mistake prone. My number comes from timing myself for 5 minutes which I've done repeatedly. But when we're talking about a four hour session my 1000 HPH turns into about 3000 hands because of all the jacking around I do in the four hours.

[PIGGY BANKER]

More than a couple individuals up over 20k now on play.

[Rob.Singer]

More than a couple individuals up over 20k now on play.

And you know this as fact exactly how? Oh....they told you. Now there's gospelspeak.

This discussion about vp speed--it means nothing if played past the first hour for most players, and past the first 1/2 hour for those misguided enuf to be playing two machines simultaneously. The claims sound amazing, the 10-minute videos are captivating, and the rocking between two machines make for a good laugh. But reality sets in, and EVERYONE'S accuracy--especially those trying to impress--declines in short order. That should be simple common sense to everybody.

[PIGGY BANKER]

Rob, on top of situation firsthand.
I could be one of those up 20k

[Rob.Singer]

Rob, on top of situation firsthand.
I could be one of those up 20k

Anything could be true, which is why you shouldn't be making multiple completely unsubstantiated claims.

[kewlJ]

Anything could be true, which is why you shouldn't be making multiple completely unsubstantiated claims.

Oh THIS is rich!!! Gotta give it to ya, Rob....you have a sense of humor.

[AxelWolf]

More than a couple individuals up over 20k now on play.

And you know this as fact exactly how? Oh....they told you. Now there's gospelspeak.

This discussion about vp speed--it means nothing if played past the first hour for most players, and past the first 1/2 hour for those misguided enuf to be playing two machines simultaneously. The claims sound amazing, the 10-minute videos are captivating, and the rocking between two machines make for a good laugh. But reality sets in, and EVERYONE'S accuracy--especially those trying to impress--declines in short order. That should be simple common sense to everybody.

I agree that such high rates of speeds 2500 plus an hour would be hard to maintain for anyone that could Achieve that rate in the first place. However I think they could easily do two thousand hands per hour for a long. Most Video poker Pros can get out a thousand hands per hour for a long time without any mistakes that would cost them too much. Whatever reasonable amount of hands you want to chop it down to, they are still making a nice wage per hour and the casino is still losing.

[PIGGY BANKER]

May take a break from play, exhausted.

[Rob.Singer]

Whatever the players' speed and accuracy for however long, I hope they bring the house down soon so we can get a true explanation for all this. I'm still surprised they haven't slowed the FPDW machines down. Even more surprised it's lasted this long.

[Rob.Singer]

Anything could be true, which is why you shouldn't be making multiple completely unsubstantiated claims.

Oh THIS is rich!!! Gotta give it to ya, Rob....you have a sense of humor.

The same could be said of you kew!

[jbjb]

Whatever the players' speed and accuracy for however long, I hope they bring the house down soon so we can get a true explanation for all this. I'm still surprised they haven't slowed the FPDW machines down. Even more surprised it's lasted this long.

According to your buddy Dancer:

"As of today, Monday, they are down to 8 $1 FPDW games. The other 30 or so machines that used to have $1 or $2 FPDW on them are 15-11-4-4-3."

[PIGGY BANKER]

Dancer is on the big play at The Palms currently