PANEL BY: MARINA PILIPOVIĆ

1. problem

Pairs, EW Vul N E S W 1* pass pass ? * better minor

K754 - AQJ975 AK8

pass: 10 dble: 5 1 spade: 1

Aljoša: dble - 100%.

Bato: 1 spade - 100%. Na bordu je jasno jedino to, da otvarač i ja imamo negdje oko 34 poena. Da su mi herc i pik zamijenjeni bih pasirao, ovako ću nešto probati. Kao optimist u životu i ovdje se nadam da ću naći bar 4 pika kod partnera. Njihova herc manša nije baš evidentna. Osim toga ne bojim se da će partner licitirati herc jer suvisli partner, kojega nam je Marina obećala, nema pravo na 2 herca (ili ne daj Bože 3 herca) ako nije imao za 1 herc. To je bit borda i ništa slaboga se ne može dogoditi. Ako me kontriraju možda pobjegnem u 2 karo, tko zna, ponašanje u živoj igri za stolom malo odstupa od pisanja za mašinom. Naime puno je manje vremena.

Brk: pass - 100%. Ne mora se svako dijeljenje igrati na top rezultat, a usput tko može tvrditi da ovdje baš pass nije top?! Jedino još 1P dolazi u obzir no zašto bismo morali imati fit, a ako ga nemamo, tada ćemo postići lošiji rezultat nego ako pasiramo.

Dubo: pass - 100%. Vrabac u ruci, od goluba je daleko! A ima i krila!

Eddie Kantar: pass - 100%. If I had the vaguest idea what to bid, I would do it.

Haig Tchamitch: pass - 90%. 2 NT - 10%. The problem with bidding 2NT is that if partner transfers to hearts, we are in whole lot of trouble.

Ivica: dble - 100%. Nemam drugog izbora, u slučaju da je 2K i prirodno - boja, prejak sam, na 2H ću reći 2NT.

Jerry: pass - 100%.

Marina: dble - 80%. pass - 20%.

Max: pass - 100%.

Mike Lawrence: pass - 100%. Pass. If we have a game, it will be in spades. I bet that partner is more likely to have a weak hand and a lot of hearts. I am guessing that taking a 200 point penalty will be better than anything else in the long run.

Nikica: pass - 100%.

Paul: pass - 100%. Revolting but what choice is there? This way I can collect 150 or 200 easily, losing out only if we have a game. But what game might we make? 3NT? Where are the Hearts? Partner, who is short in Diamonds, hasn't overcalled so game is not that likely.

Todi: dble - 100%.

Yaniv Vax: dble - 100%. Looks like the best of all bad options. If partner bids 1H I'll bid 1NT.

2. problem

Teams, All N E S W - 1 3 ?

8 986 K8 KQJ8653

3 NT: 10 pass: 7 4 : 3 dble: 3 5 : 2

Aljoša: 3 NT - 50%. 4 - 50%.

Bato: 4 - 100%. Ako dani sistem drži je 3 karo u drugoj intermediate. Ako je weak jump mi je malo lakše (manje ću padati u kontri). 4 herca i 4 pika pasiram. S tom kartom bih najrađe igrao tref (karo K) ako imamo malo fita, koji nažalost uopće nije evidentan.

Brk: pass - 100%. Ako svi pasiraju vjerojatno ćemo se upisati. Ako partner kontrira i opet su nam šanse dobre. Ne vidim kuda nas vodi 4T (forsing).

Dubo: 3 NT - 100%. Sa duplim tref asom kod partnera je unutra, a možda i ne dođe karo ataka. Ako ima i herčeve može partner i licitirati 4H.

Eddie Kantar: pass - 100%. I'm afraid if I bid 3NT or 4C partner will take me to the moon. The bidding isn't over yet by a long stretch.

Haig Tchamitch: 3 NT - 80%. 4 - 20%. This could really backfire if partner does not own the CA. The alternative of getting to 5C is not unreasonable, but there are a lot of hands that partner will put down that have 3 losers.

Ivica: dble - 100%. prirodno je 4C F, dat ću kontru, ako partner kaže 4 u majoru, spasirat ću, ako kaže 3NT molit ću Boga da ima karo asa, ako kaže 3H onda samo 4C.

Jerry: 3 NT - 100%.

Marina: dble - 70%. pass - 30%.

Max: 5 - 100%.

Mike Lawrence: 3 NT - 70%. 4 - 30%. 3NT. Last chance to bid this. It will make if my partner has either minor suit ace and may make otherwise.

Nikica: 3 NT - 100%.

Paul: pass - 100%. Much as I might like to bid 4C I can't - what on earth do I do if partner rebids 4S? Pass? No way! 5C? Might partner expect more? We won't miss much if partner Passes out 3D - besides, with short Diamonds partner will re-open. 3NT might score all the points but it is a huge gamble. Sure partner might have CA but it might be a singleton. Ugh.

Todi: pass - 100%.

Yaniv Vax: 3 NT - 100%. Hope that partner has thw ACL or AD ... Or he can bid on if unbalanced (5-5 majors or long SP).

3. problem

Teams, EW Vul N E S W 1 pass 4 ?

Q9752 AJ8 - AQ632

4 : 10 pass: 4 dble: 1

Aljoša: 4 - 100%.

Bato: 4 - 100%. Automatika i u slučaju –800. Nešto fita moram naći, kontra je isključena.

Brk: 4 - 100%. Ponekad se mora i "poginuti" ali bolje i to nego čitav život proživjeti kao miš!

Dubo: pass - 100%. Doći će ataka iz dugačkog karona ili kratkog trefa, petog pik asa partner bi prijavio, a sa njegove četiri karte teško će se igrati 4S.

Eddie Kantar: 4 - 100%. I can't let them do this to me all night, can I?

Haig Tchamitch: 4 - 70%. pass - 30%. I tend to bid in these situations. Pass might well be a better choice here.. partner still has a bid coming.

Ivica: 4 - 100%. Kukavički je ne reći! Ako poginem poginem. Na kontru ću dobiti 5K prije nego 4S. Vjerojatno nema 4H ali treba pokušati.

Jerry: 4 - 100%.

Marina: 4 - 60%. pass - 40%.

Max: pass - 100%.

Mike Lawrence: 4 - 100%. Whatever I do is likely to result in a large swing. Hoping desperately that East has a singleton heart and enough spades to make this playable.

Nikica: 4 - 100%.

Paul: 4 - 100%. A big gamble but then so is Pass. Sometimes it is more dangerous to Pass than to bid (not an original comment, I realise). Partner figures to be short in Hearts so 4S shouldn't go too badly. If North Doubles 4S quickly I might think of trying 5C.

Todi: pass - 100%.

Yaniv Vax: dble - 100%. Assuming the 4H is pre-emptive, partner is very short in H and we must have a fit in SP or CL I assume he won't bid 5D (cannot have to much D because he didn't bid it).

4. problem

Pairs, None N E S W - 2* pass 2** pass 2 3 ? * weak two in one major **pass/correct

7 KJ976 8 AKJ972

pass: 10 4 : 3 3 : 2

Aljoša: 4 - 100%.

Bato: pass - 100%. Iako su mi “zabranili” da komentiram prve licitacije ne slažem se s 2 herca (stvarno je veliko pitanje koji W2 ima partner). Ja bih licitirao 3 tref, prirodno i F1. Tko kaže, da partner ne može imati AJxxxx, xx, x, 10xxx. I sa slabijom kartom se da napraviti 5 tref. Čak ni 4 herca nije isključeno sa malo drugačijom kartom. Gdje ću sada? Neka, bar sam na ataki, da se partner ne muči.Marina napiši mi što je 3 karo odmah na 2 karo i što je kontra na 2 karo. To sam te već molio i za druge W2, ali me ti ne šljiviš. Što mogu kada me ne voliš. A sto puta sam napisao, da sve dileme i posljedične greške izlaze iz PRVE greške. Kraće predavanje za mlađe (a možda i za starije).

Brk: pass - 100%. Ne treba izazivati nevolju, ona ionako i sama često dođe!

Dubo: pass - 100%. To nema, ali pasiram jer možda ipak ima.

Eddie Kantar: 4 - 100%. Swimming again.

Haig Tchamitch: pass - 100%. Passing might miss a game in Hearts or Clubs, but I don't think you realistically have a bid here.

Ivica: 3 - 100%. Mislim da je bolje reći 2S odmah, sad mi se teže javiti. Sada je teško i treba se kockati, na 3H će partner valjda shvatiti da sam kratak u karonu, pika nemam, pa se vidi da imam i tref.

Jerry: 3 - 100%.

Marina: 4 - 40%. 3 - 40%. pass - 20%.

Max: pass - 100%.

Mike Lawrence: pass - 80%. 4 - 20%. Pass. If I could investigate hearts, I might do that. The only bid I can make that my system caters to is 4C which is defined as invitational and natural.

Nikica: pass - 100%.

Paul: pass - 100%. What is this 2H bid that I made earlier?? Surely 2S is the right bid - meaning Pass if you have Spades and bid on if you have Hearts. Now I am stuck - If I had bid 2S I could try 4C now, showing Hearts and Clubs. When fixed, stay fixed.

Todi: pass - 100%.

Yaniv Vax: pass - 100%. I wouldn't bid 2H ... But now cannot find any good bid, also partner can have 6SP,4D which wont be good in any contract ...

5. problem

Pairs, All N E S W - 1 pass ?

963 - K9543 A10962

2 : 10 1 NT: 2 3 : 1

Aljoša: 2 - 100%.

Bato: 2 - 100%. Da nisam možda nešto propustio?

Brk: 2 - 100%. Barem jedan adut premalo za 4P.

Dubo: 2 - 100%. Još će se licitirati!

Eddie Kantar: 2 - 100%. Partner probably has hearts so this hand isn't as good as it looks. Anyway, that is what I plan to tell my partner after he passes and makes four.

Haig Tchamitch: 1 NT - 80%. 2 - 20%. Even tho 1NT is not forcing. I am hoping that there will be more bidding and I can bid 3S next. My second choice is to bid 2S immediately

Ivica: 2 - 100%. Zar je to problem? Preslab sam za bilo kakve ekstragavancije, nitko ne brani partneru da se javi još jednom.

Jerry: 2 - 100%.

Marina: 2 - 100%.

Max: 2 - 100%.

Mike Lawrence: 2 - 70%. 1 NT - 30%. Two spades. Hands like this do not play as well as you would hope. If you have a slower way to raise and show something like a limit raise, that would get some votes too. My structure lets me bid one notrump, forcing, followed by a jump in spades.

Nikica: 2 - 100%.

Paul: 2 - 100%. All right, I have an Ace, a King and a void but I have lousy trumps and that does not make my hand worth more than 2S. This is Pairs, where missing a thin game is no disaster. What would score badly is bidding more aggressively (what? 3S?) and reaching a no-play game. Play for plus scores!

Todi: 2 - 100%.

Yaniv Vax: 3 - 100%. Sometimes 4SP won't be good (when partner has good H) but 2SP seems too much of an underbid ...

CONTESTANT	PROBLEM 1	PROBLEM 2	PROBLEM 3	PROBLEM 4	PROBLEM 5	TOTAL
Željka Karaman-Martinović	pass = 10	3 NT = 10	4 = 10	pass = 10	2 = 10	50
Zoran Šantek	pass = 10	pass = 7	4 = 10	pass = 10	2 = 10	47
Dražen Martinović	pass = 10	pass = 7	4 = 10	pass = 10	2 = 10	47
Srđan Katušić	pass = 10	3 NT = 10	pass = 4	pass = 10	2 = 10	44
Dario Filjar	pass = 10	3 NT = 10	pass = 4	pass = 10	2 = 10	44
Aleksandar Mixich	pass = 10	dble = 3	4 = 10	pass = 10	2 = 10	43
Ivo Zoričić	pass = 10	pass = 7	pass = 4	pass = 10	2 = 10	41
Helga Poklepović	pass = 10	3 NT = 10	4 = 10	pass = 10	2 = 0	40
Igor Novosel	2 = 0	3 NT = 10	4 = 10	pass = 10	2 = 10	40
Srđan Richter	pass = 10	pass = 7	4 = 10	pass = 10	2 = 0	37
Danijel Zenko	pass = 10	4 = 3	pass = 4	pass = 10	2 = 10	37
Marija Orešković	dble = 5	3 NT = 10	dble = 1	pass = 10	2 = 10	36
Aleksandar Carević	dble = 5	pass = 7	pass = 4	pass = 10	2 = 10	36
Miro Tesla	pass = 10	dble = 3	dble = 1	pass = 10	2 = 10	34
Dominik Mokni	pass = 10	pass = 7	4 = 10	4 = 3	2 = 0	30
Nenad Poštić	1 spade = 1	pass = 7	4 = 10	3 = 2	2 = 10	30
Igor Mandalinic	dble = 5	4 = 3	4 = 10	dble = 0	2 = 10	28
Zoran Bohaček	dble = 5	3 NT = 10	4 = 10	3 = 2	3 = 1	28
Dean Pokorny	dble = 5	3 NT = 10	4 = 10	4 = 3	3 = 0	28
Renata Muller	pass = 10	pass = 7	4 = 10	3 = 0	2 = 0	27
Karlo Brguljan	pass = 10	3 NT = 10	pass = 4	4 = 3	4 = 0	27
Marin Poklepović	pass = 10	4 = 3	4 = 10	4 = 3	4 = 0	26
Milko Pravdić	1 spade = 1	dble = 3	4 = 10	3 = 2	2 = 10	26
Vedran Zorić	1 spade = 1	4 = 3	4 = 10	3 = 2	2 = 10	26
Dragan Petrina	2 = 0	4 = 3	4 = 10	3 = 2	2 = 10	25
Adriano Voscilla	pass = 10	3 NT = 10	pass = 4	dble = 0	4 = 0	24
Vesna Dacić	1 spade = 1	dble = 3	4 = 10	pass = 10	2 = 0	24
Tomislav Šćepanović	1 spade = 1	3 NT = 10	4 = 10	3 = 2	3 = 0	23
Boris Bursać	pass = 10	3 NT = 10	dble = 1	3 = 2	2 = 0	23
Zoran Potočki	dble = 5	dble = 3	4 = 10	4 = 3	2 = 0	21
Mario Zeljko	1 spade = 1	pass = 7	4 = 10	3 = 2	2 = 0	20
Gjivo Tikvica	1 spade = 1	pass = 7	4 = 10	3 = 2	2 = 0	20
Alen Perković	dble = 5	4 = 3	dble = 1	3 = 0	2 = 10	19
Ljubica Bajakić	2 = 0	pass = 7	dble = 1	dble = 0	2 = 10	18
Boris Hajduković	dble = 5	pass = 7	pass = 4	3 = 0	2 = 0	16
Dragan Visekrunić	dble = 5	4 = 3	pass = 4	4 = 3	2 = 0	15
Simon Pirjevec	2 = 0	pass = 7	pass = 4	4 = 3	3 = 1	15
Milan Žmak	1 NT = 0	pass = 7	pass = 4	3 = 2	4 = 0	13
Tolja Orač	dble = 5	dble = 3	pass = 4	3 = 0	2 = 0	12
Frano Jančić	dble = 5	5 = 2	dble = 1	4 = 3	2 = 0	11
Damir Franulović	3 = 0	3 NT = 10	dble = 1	3 = 0	2 = 0	11
Duško Obradović	dble = 5	dble = 3	dble = 1	3 = 0	2 = 0	9
Ljubica Lovrenčić	3 = 0	dble = 3	dble = 1	3 = 2	2 = 0	6
Pero Stojančević	2 = 0	4 = 3	dble = 1	3 = 2	4 = 0	6