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I play my worst bridge when I'm: Long matches

Poll: What is the primary reason? (96 member(s) have cast votes)

What is the primary reason?

  1. on tilt because of my partner (14 votes [14.58%])

    Percentage of vote: 14.58%

  2. on tilt because of my opponents (4 votes [4.17%])

    Percentage of vote: 4.17%

  3. nervous or intimidated (6 votes [6.25%])

    Percentage of vote: 6.25%

  4. tired because I've been staying out too late (7 votes [7.29%])

    Percentage of vote: 7.29%

  5. tired because of the travel (late flight, long drive etc.) to the tournament (1 votes [1.04%])

    Percentage of vote: 1.04%

  6. tired because I cannot sleep during a tournament (7 votes [7.29%])

    Percentage of vote: 7.29%

  7. tired because I can only play so many boards well (11 votes [11.46%])

    Percentage of vote: 11.46%

  8. tired because I've using too much brainpower on remembering our bidding system (1 votes [1.04%])

    Percentage of vote: 1.04%

  9. tired or distracted with other commitments (work, personal) that I'm dealing with at or before the tournament (13 votes [13.54%])

    Percentage of vote: 13.54%

  10. tired simply because I'm in lousy shape, or I'm getting on in years (2 votes [2.08%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.08%

  11. tired because I'm playing three sessions (2 votes [2.08%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.08%

  12. distracted at the playing site (bad lighting, loud room, etc.) (3 votes [3.12%])

    Percentage of vote: 3.12%

  13. starting the first events in a tournament and I play my best bridge later (2 votes [2.08%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.08%

  14. dehydrated (1 votes [1.04%])

    Percentage of vote: 1.04%

  15. low on blood sugar (4 votes [4.17%])

    Percentage of vote: 4.17%

  16. foggy from a big meal before the session (2 votes [2.08%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.08%

  17. taking the event too seriously (2 votes [2.08%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.08%

  18. taking the event not seriously enough (7 votes [7.29%])

    Percentage of vote: 7.29%

  19. other (7 votes [7.29%])

    Percentage of vote: 7.29%

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#81 User is offline   aguahombre 

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Posted 2010-April-14, 08:52

jjbrr, on Apr 14 2010, 08:33 AM, said:

I think it's funny "on tilt because of partner" is the leading problem. I learned in kindergarten that every time you point a finger at someone else, there are three fingers pointing back at you.

True, but it happens. And the ones who chose that one are being honest and admitting the fault. As was I, who chose tilt because of opponents
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Posted 2010-April-14, 08:56

jchiu, on Apr 14 2010, 02:16 AM, said:

This is what they discuss in Cricinfo analysis articles

Link?
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Posted 2010-April-14, 09:37

congrats phil you got votes for every thing in the poll, you probably got a record here.
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Posted 2010-April-14, 09:43

Fluffy, on Apr 14 2010, 10:37 AM, said:

congrats phil you got votes for every thing in the poll, you probably got a record here.

And he still got complaints about missing options!
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Posted 2010-April-14, 10:21

cherdanno, on Apr 14 2010, 10:43 AM, said:

Fluffy, on Apr 14 2010, 10:37 AM, said:

congrats phil you got votes for every thing in the poll, you probably got a record here.

And he still got complaints about missing options!

The option I want is not there, seriously!
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Posted 2010-April-14, 12:04

Ok Josh just to make you happy, you can add a poll choice, although I think playing too fast / too slow should replace "other".

If an Admin wants to jump in - go ahead.
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Posted 2010-April-14, 13:16

Playing too fast or slow is a symptom not a disease. My choice would be lack of focus due to laziness.
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Posted 2010-April-14, 14:04

I concur with laziness. Yesterday I was playing 3x with:

9x
T9xx
KJxx
9xx

QJTxxxx
Qx
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AKTx

I got to 3 and was doubled by West who had opened a diamond, rebid 2NT over her partner's hearts, which were bid twice once of them after the NT. Ace of hearts was led and I had in my mind from the beginning that West had to have 4 spades to AK. A club ran to my ten and I played a low spade towards dummy, the 9 winning, East playing low. I just played a spade then! I didn't realize West had only AK now! I noticed it when I was recounting the boards from memory in the postmortem. Very bad.

 wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:

Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the 3.


 rbforster, on 2012-May-20, 21:04, said:

Besides playing for fun, most people also like to play bridge to win


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Posted 2010-April-14, 14:10

This one's easy, but the right choice has to be "other" because... I play my worst bridge when I sit down at a bridge table. :D :D
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Posted 2010-April-14, 14:12

One way to interpret "on tilt because of partner" could be that you are on tilt, because partner has been berating you. Or you aren't playing your best, because your partner is being a <insert expletive here> jerk. That could tilt anyone.
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Posted 2010-April-14, 20:22

Maybe "tilt" has different meanings to different people, but I dont think the feelings of partner bashing me are the same as what I feel when partner does something tilty, which, in my own opinion, can only really result from something annoying or bothersome or stressful, like a quirky habit or a silly or unexplainable mistake.

if partner berating me is tilt inducing, then I agree with everything said and would say that for certain that's a great way to ensure that I play horribly the rest of the day.
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Posted 2010-April-14, 22:41

I'm just saying that as an answer to "I play my worst bridge when I'm.." that partner could very well be the cause because of his behavior. I hardly ever get upset if partner makes a mistake, but I get upset when partner makes a mistake and then blames me for it! That makes me play worse.

Given the choices in the poll, I thought one could interpret "on tilt because of partner" as being the closest option.
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Posted 2010-April-15, 04:30

I get upset when my partner doesn't follow my line of defence and it turns badly.
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Posted 2010-April-15, 04:56

I got upset after blundering a board, but luckily I improved. Unluckily I still blunder, but I am able to focus on the next board better afterwards.

I would play worse if my partner would blame me after he made a mistake, but I have the right partner, he is not blaming me during a session.

So to me, the most significant point in practice is not to take a board/ opponent/ tournement serious.
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Posted 2010-April-15, 10:53

jjbrr, on Apr 14 2010, 09:22 PM, said:

unexplainable

Side note: I didn't think this was a real word heh. But the dictionaries have it. Google comes up with 1.2 mil hits for unexplainable and 6.3 mil hits for inexplicable, so I think it is still a minority saying.

Some forums debated the difference between inexplicable and unexplainable but basically people use them interchangeably. Some people say one is "has no explanation" while the other is "has an explanation but cannot be explained." Aaron Haspel has some deeper theories :P
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Posted 2010-April-15, 11:19

Just because it's inexplicted, doesn't mean it's inexplicable.
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Posted 2010-April-15, 11:20

I typed inexplicable and deleted it.

This isn't the first time I used a word and it started a debate about usage. I like keeping people on their toes.
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Posted 2010-April-15, 21:58

One answer is missing from the poll....... Never?

I'm consistently mediocre, inspired every decade or so but opps or pard don't change that, only me.
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