Hands per hour
 

I'm sure this has been covered, and it's just my poor search skills, so I apologize in advance ...

How many hands per hour on average are dealt:

Auto Shuffler

Dealer Shuffler

My guess is 45/30, and am wondering how close I am.

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I have never see anywheres close to 45 hands per hour with an auto-shuffler. My guess is it's closer to 30/22.

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I have never see anywheres close to 45 hands per hour with an auto-shuffler. My guess is it's closer to 30/22.

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I expect at least 40 per hour, unless its a very slow table or one with constant rebuying (which tends to make up for the slowness in EV).

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My estimate was based on 10 person SnGs with 15 minute rounds, where I often see an entire orbit get through before the blinds go up. (shuffler)

However, I haven't really counted at rings.

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Limit (3/6 or 6/12)
San Jose, Ca .. Garden City & Bay101
Shufflers
~42 hands
Before shufflers
~36 hands

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It makes a huge difference if its limit or no-limit. Limit will go quickly because there's no huge decisions to make per say. People talk about 40 hands an hour, but I've never seen anything close to that in NLHE.

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If you have the really old lady at Showboat you can expect a maximum of 9.

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My guess is 45/30, and am wondering how close I am.

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you're not close. I have worked with shufflers and without in the same room. I have gone through and counted for about a week how many hands I was getting. Averaged 38 hands without and 40 with. It's not this big mystical number in difference that everyone seems to think. A better dealer really doesnt' need a shuffler. The slower ones will see more of a difference than the faster ones.

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Yeah, I haven't noticed much difference for me when I don't have a shuffler. Speed comes from getting the cards out and running the game smoothly.

I generally do 18-20 hands a down (35-40/hr) of LHE, depending on the table. If I'm doing 15, it's either a really juicy game or there are problem players. Short-handed mid-limits I can usually pull of 30, but that's because the players are all working with me.

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My guess is 45/30, and am wondering how close I am.

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you're not close. I have worked with shufflers and without in the same room. I have gone through and counted for about a week how many hands I was getting. Averaged 38 hands without and 40 with. It's not this big mystical number in difference that everyone seems to think. A better dealer really doesnt' need a shuffler. The slower ones will see more of a difference than the faster ones.

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I think the real difference comes from wear on the dealer. When I was dealing I could deal a lot longer with a machine. Without a machine I couldn't feel my fingers by the end of a shift.