25 billionth hand Estimated Time at Pokerstars?

[bubbasbestbabe]

So if I get home by 3:30 est, do you think it will have played?

 

[TRB1965]

Here's a question for the 'trackers' ...

[?] How does Pokerstars know ahead of time that the next millionth hand will be dealt ONLY at a ring table?

[?] How much real control does any site, or even Stars, have over what happens at which table - selectively??

I'm not 'suggesting' anything necessarily improper - just posing the question ... Inquiring minds need to know ...

I'm sure Stars simply wrote a code snipet that hand # xxxxx can only be dealt at a ring table. Simple enough to do. Just jump the hand # count to over the benchmark on the MTTs and SNGs once it gets over x.

As to the advance announcement, it is not really in advance. If you watch these table, you will see the hole cards are actually deal, then the table is frozen and the announcement is made.

A more accurate announcement might be that the "hand is about to be played."

 

[nevadanick]

24,967,000,000 11:01
24,968,000,000 11:33
24,969,000,000 12:03
24,970,000,000 12:33
24,971,000,000 13:01
24,972,000,000 13:28

Looks like people are starting to wake up a play poker.

^^^ Glad they did. I've picked up +$4 on the 04/08 stud tables already this morning. Fishing is EXCELLENT today ...

 

[TRB1965]

^^^ Glad they did. I've picked up +$4 on the 04/08 stud tables already this morning. Fishing is EXCELLENT today ...

Yesrteday I was up a few dollars on the $.02/$.04 Limit holdem tables just playing around the milestone hands. Today I'm just plan running bad and down about 50 cents.

 

[TRB1965]

So if I get home by 3:30 est, do you think it will have played?

3:30 as in 15:30 on Sunday or 3:30 as in 03:30 on Monday?

If 15:30 then certainly. 03:30 is a maybe. We'll have a much better idea later on.

 

[nevadanick]

I'm sure Stars simply wrote a code snipet that hand # xxxxx can only be dealt at a ring table. Simple enough to do. Just jump the hand # count to over the benchmark on the MTTs and SNGs once it gets over x.

OK, I'll buy that. I'm farthest thing in the world from a computer genius ... Just made me wonder ...

As to the advance announcement, it is not really in advance. If you watch these table, you will see the hole cards are actually deal, then the table is frozen and the announcement is made.

Looks to me like it is 'in advance'. Advisor says 'is about to be dealt'. Then a few minutes later it announces which table has been dealt the hand, and they pause that game.

A more accurate announcement might be that the "hand is about to be played."

Their second announcement IS the "hand is about to be played." pause at that table.
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edit: TRB quotes in his sig line "Put yourself in their shoes before you decide on the best way to take their shirts."
I always liked the "Walk a mile in their shoes. That way you're a mile ahead of them and they have to catch up without their shoes."

 

[TRB1965]

Looks to me like it is 'in advance'. Advisor says 'is about to be dealt'. Then a few minutes later it announces which table has been dealt the hand, and they pause that game.

Yes. about 100,000 hands away the announcer says it is about to be dealt. That appears to based strictly on hand count and does not indicate the table where it will be dealt.

The next announcement is that hand x "is being dealt at" table x.


24,967,000,000 11:01
24,968,000,000 11:33
24,969,000,000 12:03
24,970,000,000 12:33
24,971,000,000 13:01
24,972,000,000 13:28
24,973,000,000 13:54

Slowly speeding up.

 

[TRB1965]

24,967,000,000 11:01
24,968,000,000 11:33
24,969,000,000 12:03
24,970,000,000 12:33
24,971,000,000 13:01
24,972,000,000 13:28
24,973,000,000 13:54
24,974,000,000 14:18

 

[TRB1965]

24,967,000,000 11:01
24,968,000,000 11:33
24,969,000,000 12:03
24,970,000,000 12:33
24,971,000,000 13:01
24,972,000,000 13:28
24,973,000,000 13:54
24,974,000,000 14:18
24,975,000,000 14:42

 

[PokerVic]

Currently at 975, so that's just 25 million hands left to go.

Obviously, my guess of Tuesday morning is going to be wrong. I'm re-guessing very early tomorrow morning (Eastern time), but there are 234K players on PS right now, and they are surely going to speed up the hand rate. Either way, I'm guessing PS is going to break a record for active players sometime today.

 

[nevadanick]

Currently at 975, so that's just 25 million hands left to go.

Obviously, my guess of Tuesday morning is going to be wrong. I'm re-guessing very early tomorrow morning (Eastern time), but there are 234K players on PS right now, and they are surely going to speed up the hand rate. Either way, I'm guessing PS is going to break a record for active players sometime today.

It was up over 240k earlier. But I agree, I think today will be a record breaker for them in many ways. At this rate, 25Bil could be very late tonight or early AM est.

The more the merrier ... fishing is GREAT today ... !!!

WOW - up to almost 250,000 online now.

 

[TRB1965]

24,967,000,000 11:01
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24,969,000,000 12:03
24,970,000,000 12:33
24,971,000,000 13:01
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24,976,000,000 15:07

 

[nevadanick]

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes. --Jack Handey

^^^ Yep, that's the one !!! ...

 

[PokerVic]

The more the merrier ... fishing is GREAT today ... !!!

Definitely. I'm running at 38 ptbb/100 so far today; mostly from people shoving into my nuts. (less painful than it sounds)

252,274 Players online at PS right now. Don't know if I've seen higher than that.

 

[TRB1965]

24,967,000,000 11:01
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24,976,000,000 15:07
24,977,000,000 15:??
24,978,000,000 15:56

 

[smd173]

I think it'll go off around 1 AM to 2 AM EST on Monday. For those wanting to be on when it hits, check around 10 PM EST tonight to see where it is at. Grab a pot of coffee or a Jolt cola and hang out til 2 AM.

 

[TRB1965]

I think it'll go off around 1 AM to 2 AM EST on Monday. For those wanting to be on when it hits, check around 10 PM EST tonight to see where it is at. Grab a pot of coffee or a Jolt cola and hang out til 2 AM.

Do they still sell Jolt Cola? All the sugar and twice the caffine! :questionm

 

[TRB1965]

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[TRB1965]

24,967,000,000 11:01
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24,969,000,000 12:03
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[smd173]

Do they still sell Jolt Cola? All the sugar and twice the caffine! :questionm

Via joltenergy.com:

Where can I buy JOLT?
You can check at your local Walgreens or convenient and grocery stores ... if they do not have any, ask them why? Or you can purchase it here online at the fridge. You can also find a store in your area if you click here.

I guess they make energy drinks now as well...which makes sense since those have a shitload of caffeine in them too.

 

[TRB1965]

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[TRB1965]

24,967,000,000 11:01
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[TRB1965]

24,967,000,000 11:01
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24,969,000,000 12:03
24,970,000,000 12:33
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[TRB1965]

24,967,000,000 11:01
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24,969,000,000 12:03
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[TRB1965]

24,967,000,000 11:01
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24,985,000,000 18:5?