661_Pete, on 2016-September-17, 08:27, said:
My (inexpert) view is, cheats are basically paranoid 'saddo's with no real skill in the game, out there just to seek attention. Or am I wrong?
I think sociopath or psychopath would be better adjectives than paranoid. In any case, Steve Sion, Fulvio Fantoni, and Lotan Fisher are usually regarded as bridge geniuses, cheating notwithstanding.
At the lower levels of bridge, there are probably more cheaters since most of their opponents have no idea what is going on. As you rise in the bridge ranks, you need more undetectable cheating methods since expert players get a feeling they are being cheated, even if they don't know the method.