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#1 User is offline   cargobeep 

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Posted 2013-June-28, 13:31

Let's assume BBO random players, some good, some bad, some in between
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Posted 2013-June-28, 14:08

53.50%
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Posted 2013-June-28, 14:11

Almost posted bout tree fiddy, decided not to, then saw you posted lol
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Posted 2013-June-28, 14:15

View PostJLOGIC, on 2013-June-28, 14:11, said:

Almost posted bout tree fiddy, decided not to, then saw you posted lol


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Posted 2013-June-28, 21:58

Approximately 75.6325%. I could be off by .0001 or .0002 percent.
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Posted 2013-June-29, 23:40

50% :)
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Posted 2013-June-29, 23:47

60% is the new 50%.
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Posted 2013-June-30, 02:02

View Postcargobeep, on 2013-June-28, 13:31, said:

Let's assume BBO random players, some good, some bad, some in between

Depends if the good, the bad or the ugly (aka 'in between') one is sitting in front of me
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Posted 2013-June-30, 08:53

Locally here in Rochester, we have our "70% Club", where we list folks who do at least that well in our local clubs. Very few of them are as much as 75%. In the July ACBL Bulletin, there's a list of great games from various clubs around the country. Very few of them, if any, were under 75%. I suppose that just shows that the bridge here in Rochester is pretty poor. :ph34r:

Personally, I'd be happy with a consistent 50%. B-)
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Posted 2013-June-30, 09:20

Let us assume that the OP is asking about the displayed MP average for on-line players...an accumulation from their on-line play ---and not asking about FTF or Rochester.

These averages are dependent upon whom they play against (and with). When I look at a player's "average", and don't know the actual skill level of the player, I consider jjbrr's 53.5% estimate to be a good one. There is a possibility that some extremely high averages are engineered or contrived in ways that could not happen IRL.
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Posted 2013-June-30, 13:03

View Postblackshoe, on 2013-June-30, 08:53, said:


Personally, I'd be happy with a consistent 50%. B-)


Isn't this different for every player? Beginners might
be pleased to not finish last. Others expect to win
every time.
Is it better to be 65% for second or 56% for first?
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Posted 2013-June-30, 13:14

I would say 100% is a good target
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Posted 2013-June-30, 17:52

59.581384218 + π %
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Posted 2013-June-30, 19:14

View Postblackshoe, on 2013-June-30, 08:53, said:

Locally here in Rochester, we have our "70% Club", where we list folks who do at least that well in our local clubs. Very few of them are as much as 75%. In the July ACBL Bulletin, there's a list of great games from various clubs around the country. Very few of them, if any, were under 75%. I suppose that just shows that the bridge here in Rochester is pretty poor. :ph34r:

Personally, I'd be happy with a consistent 50%. B-)


Doesn't that show Bridge at Rochester is stronger?
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Posted 2013-June-30, 23:47

:P Oswald Jacoby used to say that his average in regional and national duplicate tournaments was 60%. He usually had a non-trivial wager on the game's outcome.
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Posted 2013-July-01, 00:27

View Postjogs, on 2013-June-30, 13:03, said:

Is it better to be 65% for second or 56% for first?

Yes. :P
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Posted 2013-July-01, 00:29

View PostCthulhu D, on 2013-June-30, 19:14, said:

Doesn't that show Bridge at Rochester is stronger?

When I look around the field, I have to say no. B-)
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