How many hands per hour in a typical casino game?

[icemanjmw]

Just wondering about how many hands you see an hour in Omaha 8b. I remember last time each hand at showdown could seemingly 1 minute to sort out the winners, especially with a couple of the dealers that weren't too bright.

[Ali shmali]

well in Tx. holdem it seems that 35 is average. so omaha must be considerably less thatn that. maybe 20??!! I do not play in casino's though, so just a guess. dam, that would suck to play live

[Buzz]

icemanjmw - The casinos have shuffling machines now, which speed up things a bit.

You're right about some of the dealers being obtuse, but most of them do a fine job. However, you do have to be alert to the pot being awarded incorrectly.

I think roughly thirty hands per hour is a fair approximation.

Buzz

[EffenDolts]

Loose-aggro full games can be as slow as 20 hph. I have seen fewer than 10 hands per dealer in my regular game. I think the best dealers might get 15 hands in if there are a few scoop hands and a few hands that don't go to showdown.
Shuffle machines would improve on this. (Sigh!)

Effen

[MandM_WSU]

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The casinos have shuffling machines now, which speed up things a bit.

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Not all of them. In fact, at Tulalip in Washington, every table but the Omaha table has shuffling machines.

In terms of speed, its up to the dealer's competence.

[booger]

anything over 25 hph is decent, over 30 and you have competent knowledgable dealers who have the pot already split before showdown and can pick hi/lo hands quickly with accuracy.

[Lunar Tweak]

on a side note, anyone do anything else while playing omaha hi-lo live, since the game is so slow? like read a book or something? i've tried to play it live, but always get impatient and play too loose since i usually multi-table it online.

[TMTTR]

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I think roughly thirty hands per hour is a fair approximation.

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You may get to (or surpass) thirty hands per hour at a tight higher limit game without many showdowns. At a small or medium limit game with a lot of action and many showdowns, you will rarely get to 30 hph.

(Benefit: Much easier to go to the bathroom during O8 without missing a hand.)

[SenecaJim]

[quote(Benefit: Much easier to go to the bathroom during O8 without missing a hand.)

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ROFL , I have hurt my knee and knocked over old lady slot players trying to do this in hold'em.

[donger]

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on a side note, anyone do anything else while playing omaha hi-lo live, since the game is so slow? like read a book or something? i've tried to play it live, but always get impatient and play too loose since i usually multi-table it online.

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I usually contemplate suicide.