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Skill Level:)

#1 User is offline   LifeNovice 

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Posted 2014-April-16, 06:06

Hi :)
I would like to see players Skill Level based on last # of Hands played.
It is Obvious that Self Select can not be Accurate:)
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Posted 2014-April-16, 06:47

It is true that self-selected skill levels are often inaccurate. Unfortunately, a rating based on past hands will also be inaccurate, because it is highly dependent on opponents and partners. If I played exclusively with a strong partner against weak opponents, my results might seem impressive. But that would not actually make me a strong player.
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Posted 2014-April-16, 08:01

honestly this is a topic that comes up so often it's boring. a lot of people are bad at self-rating get over it.
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Posted 2014-April-16, 12:00

rating based on last hands are even more inaccurate. And lead to self-selection of partner and opponents even more than vague skill levels.

The only real solution is play for a while and find out who can play.
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