Career
Lauderdale, Florida, United States. Pavlicek began to play bridge in 1964 at the age of 18 while stationed in Stuttgart, West Germany, with the United States Army. Upon returning to Florida in 1966 he started to play in bridge tournaments in his spare time.
He is a Grand Life Master of the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) and World International Master of the World Bridge Federation (WBF).
Pavlicek has written numerous bridge textbooks and lesson materials. He and William South. Root wrote Modern Bridge Conventions, published in 1981 and still a best-seller in the bridge marketplace.
He is also a bridge columnist and composer of bridge puzzles, double-dummy problems and other novelties, which have appeared in a variety of publications. Since 1987, he has written the analysis booklet for the continent-wide ACBL "Instant Matchpoint" games.
Since 2000, Pavlicek has conducted monthly bidding polls and play contests through his website, with thousands of regular participants from over 90 countries.
Wins Runners-up North American Bridge Championships (7) Vanderbilt (1) 2003 Spingold (1) 1978 Grand National Teams (1) 1992 North American Men"s Swiss Teams (1) 1984 Life Master Pairs (2) 1995, 1998 North American Pairs (1) 1982 United States Bridge Championships (3) Open Team Trials (3) 1984, 1987, 1992.
