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#61
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Posted 2009-August-29, 13:40
Sadly I think we all share one
Wayne Burrows
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I believe that the USA currently hold only the World Championship For People Who Still Bid Like Your Auntie Gladys - dburn
dunno how to play 4 card majors - JLOGIC
True but I know Standard American and what better reason could I have for playing Precision? - Hideous Hog
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Posted 2009-August-29, 15:35
Scottish wine is probably best avoided anyway.
... that would still not be conclusive proof, before someone wants to explain that to me as well as if I was a 5 year-old. - gwnn
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Posted 2009-August-29, 15:54
Whatever the merits of Scottish wine, I'd settle for a sweet black & tan or a pint o' heavy anyhow.
Nick
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Posted 2009-August-29, 20:30
Cool! Months offline, and I return to the land of the 'virtually living' right before the start of the BB. How keen.
Of course, I miss the cut off for the pick'em. How sad.
Good luck to all the competitors! I know the pool made watching fun last time 'round. Just for that purpose, here's my BB picks.
QF: Bulgaria, USA1, Netherlands, Brazil
SF: China LZ, Norway
RU: Italy
WI: USA2
Of course, I miss the cut off for the pick'em. How sad.
Good luck to all the competitors! I know the pool made watching fun last time 'round. Just for that purpose, here's my BB picks.
QF: Bulgaria, USA1, Netherlands, Brazil
SF: China LZ, Norway
RU: Italy
WI: USA2
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Posted 2009-August-29, 20:45
same as in soccer some of us continue to bet for BB on teams with not so good results in the past 2 years like USA2 and Italy.
BB
Winners: Netherlands
RU: China
Semi: Brazil, Bulgaria
Quarter: Germany,USA1,France,Norway
BB
Winners: Netherlands
RU: China
Semi: Brazil, Bulgaria
Quarter: Germany,USA1,France,Norway
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jocdelevat
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Posted 2009-August-30, 04:42
jocdelevat, on Aug 29 2009, 09:45 PM, said:
same as in soccer some of us continue to bet for BB on teams with not so good results in the past 2 years like USA2 and Italy.
BB
Winners: Netherlands
RU: China
Semi: Brazil, Bulgaria
Quarter: Germany,USA1,France,Norway
BB
Winners: Netherlands
RU: China
Semi: Brazil, Bulgaria
Quarter: Germany,USA1,France,Norway
didn't italy win WMSG in Beijing?
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Posted 2009-August-30, 06:01
Another late bet :
BB Winner : Italy
Runner-up : Brazil
1/2 : USA2 ; Netherlands
1/4 : China ; Germany ; USA1 ; Russia
VC Winner : China
Runner-up : USA1
1/2 : Germany ; France
1/4 : USA2 ; Sweden ; Italy ; Denmark
SB Winner : USA1
Runner-up : Poland
1/2 : Indonesia ; England
1/4 : USA2 ; Canada ; India ; Sweden
BB Winner : Italy
Runner-up : Brazil
1/2 : USA2 ; Netherlands
1/4 : China ; Germany ; USA1 ; Russia
VC Winner : China
Runner-up : USA1
1/2 : Germany ; France
1/4 : USA2 ; Sweden ; Italy ; Denmark
SB Winner : USA1
Runner-up : Poland
1/2 : Indonesia ; England
1/4 : USA2 ; Canada ; India ; Sweden
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Posted 2009-August-31, 01:48
Roupoil, on Aug 30 2009, 01:01 PM, said:
Another late bet :
BB Winner : Italy
Runner-up : Brazil
1/2 : USA2 ; Netherlands
1/4 : China ; Germany ; USA1 ; Russia
VC Winner : China
Runner-up : USA1
1/2 : Germany ; France
1/4 : USA2 ; Sweden ; Italy ; Denmark
SB Winner : USA1
Runner-up : Poland
1/2 : Indonesia ; England
1/4 : USA2 ; Canada ; India ; Sweden
BB Winner : Italy
Runner-up : Brazil
1/2 : USA2 ; Netherlands
1/4 : China ; Germany ; USA1 ; Russia
VC Winner : China
Runner-up : USA1
1/2 : Germany ; France
1/4 : USA2 ; Sweden ; Italy ; Denmark
SB Winner : USA1
Runner-up : Poland
1/2 : Indonesia ; England
1/4 : USA2 ; Canada ; India ; Sweden
Unfortunately too late for the competition, but you can 'play' without standing and it has been added to the spreadsheet.
I had not considering giving a bottle of Scottish wine as a prize but, as Wayne suggests, if the Wisdom of the Crowd wins then I think 2ml each would be more than most could stand.
Paul
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Posted 2009-August-31, 03:24
so far USA1 and Brazil are not doing as wisdom of the crowd predicted 
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Posted 2009-August-31, 04:54
Oh, thanks for adding me, I was indeed playing for fun.
And to answer Fluffy's post, I already begin to think I might regret my big gamble : putting Brazil in the BB final
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And to answer Fluffy's post, I already begin to think I might regret my big gamble : putting Brazil in the BB final
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Posted 2009-August-31, 05:12
Roupoil, on Aug 31 2009, 10:54 AM, said:
Oh, thanks for adding me, I was indeed playing for fun.
And to answer Fluffy's post, I already begin to think I might regret my big gamble : putting Brazil in the BB final .
And to answer Fluffy's post, I already begin to think I might regret my big gamble : putting Brazil in the BB final
.I did that too
, I wanted to bet on a surpsie, and that you always do on a friend, so it was Brenner or Pacareu. I would switch to Chile now hehe. But anyway its too early, Brazil will have a comeback.
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Posted 2009-September-04, 10:30
What happened to Brazil at the BB? I thouhgt they were gonna do so much better!
wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:
Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.
rbforster, on 2012-May-20, 21:04, said:
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Posted 2009-September-04, 11:22
The younger talent from Chile (Robles - Pacareu) and Argentina (Pellegrini - Ravenna) is doing well, but the older talent (Brazil and USA1) is not.
This forum was told before the event that Brazil's lead-up form was not good, and that USA1 was seeded 20th in the Spingold and performed accordingly. Perhaps Brazil needed to include some of their younger talent e.g. Brum in their team?
This forum was told before the event that Brazil's lead-up form was not good, and that USA1 was seeded 20th in the Spingold and performed accordingly. Perhaps Brazil needed to include some of their younger talent e.g. Brum in their team?
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Posted 2009-September-04, 13:17
Europeans show in BB good performance, all teams in the top8 at the moment.
Robert
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Posted 2009-September-04, 15:39
Yeah, Brazil was not convincing in May in Chile either.
wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:
Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.
rbforster, on 2012-May-20, 21:04, said:
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Posted 2009-September-04, 22:29
I would not have picked Bulgaria to be in the top 8, but towards the end of the round robin, I believe they will be in the QF.
This is a late entry, but had I made prediction at the beginning, for BB it would have been
1-2. Netherlands, Norway 3-4. Italy, USA2. 5-8. China, USA 1, Russia, Poland.
This is a late entry, but had I made prediction at the beginning, for BB it would have been
1-2. Netherlands, Norway 3-4. Italy, USA2. 5-8. China, USA 1, Russia, Poland.
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Posted 2009-September-05, 04:47
Poland?
Michael Askgaard
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Posted 2009-September-05, 16:53
i think there is at least one person who wishes he was still playing for Poland.
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Posted 2009-September-05, 18:24
Aberlour10, on Sep 4 2009, 07:17 PM, said:
Europeans show in BB good performance, all teams in the top8 at the moment.
Robert
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Well, of the 24 quarter final places across the 3 competitions, (if I've got all the details right) Europe has got 15 of its 18 teams through, the US has got 5 of its 6 teams through, China has got its 2 teams through - and the final slots are Egypt and Indonesia - which I guess really tells you what parts of the world have most of the top talent at the moment.
Nick
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Posted 2009-September-06, 00:49
cardsharp, on Aug 29 2009, 08:49 AM, said:
All the entries can be seen on Google Docs at the following link: http://tinyurl.com/mvfqkp (a google account is not required).
I will update the spreadsheet when we reach the quarter-finals.
I will update the spreadsheet when we reach the quarter-finals.
The spreadsheet has been updated with the points awarded for reaching the quarter-finals. This highlights the folks who have predicted the quarter-finalists with greatest accuracy, but with a lot more points available for the later rounds most are still in with a chance.
The leaders have correctly predicted 14 of the 16 Open and Women's qualifiers, plus six of the Seniors.
Paul