[han]

Hehe.

[655321]

I didn't get it (Being Foo perhaps?)

Never mind, if it was someone more current, I probably don't need to know - enough flame wars for the time being

[barryallen]

mikeh, on Jun 3 2008, 03:55 PM, said:

I don't know, and don't want to know, who the commentator was. But, some commentators are relatively weak and prone to 'analyzing' based on seeing all the hands. Other commentators feel pressure to say something, and so type a comment without thinking it through and others exhibit elements of both weaknesses .. btw, I include myself in that category lest anyone think that I am being overly harsh on whoever made the comment in this case.

As it is, double seems to me to be borderline insane.

So very true. Competent players turn into blithering idiots when put into the commentary position.

[pclayton]

barryallen, on Jun 6 2008, 05:41 AM, said:

mikeh, on Jun 3 2008, 03:55 PM, said:

I don't know, and don't want to know, who the commentator was. But, some commentators are relatively weak and prone to 'analyzing' based on seeing all the hands. Other commentators feel pressure to say something, and so type a comment without thinking it through and others exhibit elements of both weaknesses .. btw, I include myself in that category lest anyone think that I am being overly harsh on whoever made the comment in this case.

As it is, double seems to me to be borderline insane.

So very true. Competent players turn into blithering idiots when put into the commentary position.

Commentating can be like playing. If you are fresh, then you can spot things fairly easy, and stay objective about what only the player can see from his POV.

If you are tired, its really easy to make errors, since you miss key points, or don't see a bid, or whatever. For me, I also get a little tense when I'm commentating with someone, really, really good, but theres only one or two players I get uncomfortable with.

[mikestar]

This looks to me like a classic X at MP, P at IMP situation. At match points, we're betting top against bottom and it is better that 50% that they are going down--but the IMP odds suck.