In a message dated 12/12/2006 7:29:37 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
coachvee@aol.com writes:
Thanks for the congrats. You're right, it's a real grind to go that deep
into
a tourney (I played for 12 1/2 hours) and was happy to discover that I could
still handle a marathon like that. I'm 63 now and had a few questions about
my
stamina while playing against all the 20-something computer whizzes out
there. But, I was very pleased with the way I performed physically and
mentally. I
think part of it is that I've been playing Hold 'Em for over 35 years and
just
love the game!
35 years? Wow, you've seen every possible combination of hands and
situations. I did a little mathematical comparing Hold'em to Video Poker in your
experience. It's like playing VP for 25 min at a fairly fast clip given 27 hands
per hour and I deducted 2 hrs for the lunch break in my calculations. You came
out well but no wonder the word "tilt" is so common to Hold'em. Imagine
having to spend 12.5 hrs at VP and only be allowed approx 300 hands to work with.
JT
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