vintagecollectibles831
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Do you ever go up against a player, in a tournament for example, who in your opinion, just does not look very good at the table, but still consistently runs out, and plays good?
It kind of blows my mind, how a player can have what seems to me to have a horrible stroke, always an open hand bridge, for example, and just not look very good, but still able to get out, and play good consistently.
No flashy bridge (boring open hand bridge), no flashy stroke (slow, but straight), and consistently running out, and playing really good.
It just amazes me.
I don't know, but I guess there are a lot of really good players like that. Nothing flashy about their stroke. Maybe just uses an open hand bridge most of the time. And, they are able to consistently run out, and do not make many mistakes.
I am talking over 650 Fargo players, which is fairly strong.
I respect good players, no matter how boring their game looks, but what I really love to see are the more flashy type of players.
I guess that in this game, you do not need a flashy stroke, or all the cool bridge hands, like the classic Johnny Archer bridge hands, or that classic Johnny Archer 90's prime style, that as a 90's kid, I tried my best to copy.
You can have the most boring style of play ever, and still be able to play really strong.
I just love playing against the more flashy types of players, if that makes any sense.
Gosh, to be honest, I am just not very good anymore. And, rarely play anymore. I go down to this local tournament sometimes, which always maxes out a 32 player field, and none of the players look to be any good at all. And, I never do well in it, because I too just suck. Because I just never play anymore. It would be so cool just get to see some really good players though, and it never happens. It is a real bummer though, losing to these guys, who are really not that good. And, my Fargo keeps going down. Anyways, back to my point. I love competing against players who are more plashy, and have a nice stroke, if that makes any sense. All these guys just look so boring to me. But lol, I still can't beat them. So, I guess I suck even worse then they do, lol. Where are all the cool Flashy A players at though? Those are the guys who I would much rather lose to, lol.
It kind of blows my mind, how a player can have what seems to me to have a horrible stroke, always an open hand bridge, for example, and just not look very good, but still able to get out, and play good consistently.
No flashy bridge (boring open hand bridge), no flashy stroke (slow, but straight), and consistently running out, and playing really good.
It just amazes me.
I don't know, but I guess there are a lot of really good players like that. Nothing flashy about their stroke. Maybe just uses an open hand bridge most of the time. And, they are able to consistently run out, and do not make many mistakes.
I am talking over 650 Fargo players, which is fairly strong.
I respect good players, no matter how boring their game looks, but what I really love to see are the more flashy type of players.
I guess that in this game, you do not need a flashy stroke, or all the cool bridge hands, like the classic Johnny Archer bridge hands, or that classic Johnny Archer 90's prime style, that as a 90's kid, I tried my best to copy.
You can have the most boring style of play ever, and still be able to play really strong.
I just love playing against the more flashy types of players, if that makes any sense.
Gosh, to be honest, I am just not very good anymore. And, rarely play anymore. I go down to this local tournament sometimes, which always maxes out a 32 player field, and none of the players look to be any good at all. And, I never do well in it, because I too just suck. Because I just never play anymore. It would be so cool just get to see some really good players though, and it never happens. It is a real bummer though, losing to these guys, who are really not that good. And, my Fargo keeps going down. Anyways, back to my point. I love competing against players who are more plashy, and have a nice stroke, if that makes any sense. All these guys just look so boring to me. But lol, I still can't beat them. So, I guess I suck even worse then they do, lol. Where are all the cool Flashy A players at though? Those are the guys who I would much rather lose to, lol.
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