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Quiz 8B01 by Richard Pavlicek
As South on these 10 deals, decide whether you would open one or four in your major suit or something else if youre raven mad. Then compare your choice with two experts who faced the same situation in real life and chose differently. For fun, keep track of your IMPs won and lost. If youre plus after 10 boards, youre a raven genius.
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West | North Pass | East Pass | South ? |
As South, would you open 1 or 4
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In Real Life
1997 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying: USA1 vs USA2
E-W Vul![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
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West Meckstroth Dbl 3 ![]() | North Martel Pass Pass 3 ![]() | East Rodwell Pass 2 ![]() All Pass | South Stansby 1 ![]() 2 ![]() |
Result: 3 by South (
Q lead) made 4 (+170)
Zia Dbl | Nickell Pass All Pass | Rosenberg Pass | Freeman 4 ![]() |
Result: 4 × by South (
Q lead) down 1 (-100)
Good choice if you opened 1 , +7 IMPs.
Unfortunate if you opened 4 , -7 IMPs.
To keep score, accept the result of your choice (even if you disagree with the auction after) and keep a running IMP total. Goal is to finish plus. |
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West | North | East | South ? |
As South, would you open 1 or 4
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In Real Life
2004 Olympiad Qualifying: Hungary vs Ireland
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West Macskasy Pass | North McGann Pass | East Szalay Pass | South Hanlon 4 ![]() |
Result: 4 by South (
4 lead) made 4 (+620)
Mesbur Pass Pass 3 ![]() | Dumbovich 1 NT Pass All Pass | Fitzgibbon Pass Dbl | Winkler 1 ![]() 2 ![]() Pass |
Result: 3 by West (
8 lead) down 2 (+200)
Good choice if you opened 4 , +9 IMPs.
Unfortunate if you opened 1 , -9 IMPs.
Quit
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West | North | East Pass | South ? |
As South, would you open 1 or 4
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In Real Life
2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying: Italy vs Egypt
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West Fantoni Pass | North El Kourdy Pass | East Nunes Pass Pass | South Dagher 4 ![]() |
Result: 4 by South (
K lead) down 2 (-200)
El Ahmady 2 ![]() 4 ![]() | Lauria Pass All Pass | Sadek Pass 2 ![]() | Versace 1 ![]() 3 ![]() |
Result: 4 by West (
7 lead) made 4 (-420)
Good choice if you opened 4 , +6 IMPs.
Unfortunate if you opened 1 , -6 IMPs.
Quit
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West | North | East | South ? |
As South, would you open 1 or 4
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In Real Life
2007 USBC Semifinal: Deutsch vs Nickell
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West Nickell Pass 5 ![]() 7 ![]() All Pass | North Deutsch 1 ![]() 6 ![]() Pass | East Freeman 3 ![]() Pass Pass | South Kranyak 1 ![]() 4 ![]() Pass Dbl |
Result: 7 × by East (
A lead) down 5 (+1100)
Cohler Pass Pass 6 ![]() | Meckstroth Pass 5 ![]() Dbl | Baze 5 ![]() Pass All Pass | Rodwell 4 ![]() Pass Pass |
Result: 6 × by East (
A lead) down 4 (+800)
Good choice if you opened 1 , +7 IMPs.
Unfortunate if you opened 4 , -7 IMPs.
Quit
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West | North | East | South ? |
As South, would you open 1 or 4
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In Real Life
2007 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal: USA1 vs South Africa
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West Holman 2 ![]() Pass | North Garner 3 ![]() 6 ![]() | East Cope 3 ![]() All Pass | South Weinstein,H 1 ![]() 4 ![]() |
Result: 6 by North (
A lead) made 6 (+920)
Zia Pass | Gower Pass | Rosenberg Pass | Apteker 4 ![]() |
Result: 4 by South (
10 lead) down 1 (-50)
Good choice if you opened 1 , +14 IMPs.
Unfortunate if you opened 4 , -14 IMPs.
Quit
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West | North Pass | East Pass | South ? |
As South, would you open 1 or 4
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In Real Life
2008 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal: Rubin vs Katz
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West Jacobs Pass All Pass | North Rubin Pass 1 ![]() | East Katz Pass Dbl | South Ekeblad 1 ![]() 2 ![]() |
Result: 2 by South (
2 lead) made 3 (+140)
Jansma All Pass | Weinstein Pass | Verhees Pass | Levin 4 ![]() |
Result: 4 by South (
A lead) down 2 (-200)
Good choice if you opened 1 , +8 IMPs.
Unfortunate if you opened 4 , -8 IMPs.
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West | North | East | South ? |
As South, would you open 1 or 4
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In Real Life
2008 USBC Semifinal: Nickell vs Welland
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West Freeman Pass 4 ![]() | North Willenken Pass All Pass | East Nickell Dbl | South Welland 4 ![]() Pass |
Result: 4 by West (
2 lead) made 6 (-480)
Weinstein,H 2 ![]() 4 ![]() Dbl | Meckstroth 2 ![]() Pass All Pass | Garner 4 ![]() 6 ![]() | Rodwell 1 ![]() Pass 6 ![]() |
Result: 6 × by South (
K lead) down 4 (-800)
Good choice if you opened 4 , +8 IMPs.
Unfortunate if you opened 1 , -8 IMPs.
Quit
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West | North | East | South ? |
As South, would you open 1 or 4
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In Real Life
2009 USBC Quarterfinal: Rogoff vs Robinson
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West Johnson Pass | North Boyd Pass | East Simson Pass | South Robinson 4 ![]() |
Result: 4 by South (
K lead) down 1 (-50)
Woolsey Dbl 4 ![]() Dbl | Parker 2 ![]() Pass All Pass | Stewart 2 ![]() Pass | Rogoff 1 ![]() 4 ![]() 5 ![]() |
Result: 5 × by South (
4 lead) down 2 (-300)
Good choice if you opened 4 , +6 IMPs.
Unfortunate if you opened 1 , -6 IMPs.
Quit
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West | North Pass | East Pass | South ? |
As South, would you open 1 or 4
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In Real Life
2009 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal: Italy vs Bulgaria
E-W Vul![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
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West Fantoni All Pass | North Trendafilov Pass | East Nunes Pass | South Karaivanov 4 ![]() |
Result: 4 by South (
A lead) down 2 (-100)
Karakolev Dbl 4 ![]() | Lauria Pass Pass All Pass | Danailov Pass 3 ![]() | Versace 1 ![]() 3 ![]() |
Result: 4 by East (
K lead) made 4 (-620)
Good choice if you opened 4 , +11 IMPs.
Unfortunate if you opened 1 , -11 IMPs.
Quit
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West | North Pass | East Pass | South ? |
As South, would you open 1 or 4
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In Real Life
2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying: Italy vs New Zealand
E-W Vul![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
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West Bach 2 ![]() 3 ![]() 5 ![]() | North Duboin Pass 2 ![]() Pass All Pass | East Cornell Pass Pass 4 ![]() | South Sementa 1 ![]() 2 ![]() Pass |
Result: 5 by West (
J lead) down 2 (+200)
Nunes All Pass | Ware Pass | Fantoni Pass | Whibley 4 ![]() |
Result: 4 by South (
A lead) down 1 (-50)
Good choice if you opened 1 , +6 IMPs.
Unfortunate if you opened 4 , -6 IMPs.
Winning actions are determined from the actual deal and what happened in real life, so they may not be correct in theory or the long run. |
Acknowledgments to Edgar Allen Poe and The Raven
© 2010 Richard Pavlicek