PANEL BY: MARINA PILIPOVIĆ

1. problem

Pairs, None N E S W - - 3 pass 4 5 pass ?

63 8 K108643 A875

5 NT: 10 6 : 2 7 : 1 7 : 1 6 : 1

Andy: 7 - 100%. Pass or Correct

Bato: 5 NT - 100%. Obzirom, da sam ja dao problem neću odgovarati. Mislim da je problem zanimljiv s aspekta dogovora partnera što bi koji licit morao značiti.Idemo redom: kao prvo, da li je 5 herc šiken herc, da li licit pokriva trobojne i/ili dvobojne listove s pikom (4 NT su vjerojatno kod svih minori). Monokolori bi milsim trebali biti isključeni. Kakav je recimo minimum za takav licit koji automatski isključuje mogućnost igranja 4 pik (čak i stari dobri Blackwood).S aspekta partnera treba dogovoriti slijedeće: što je 5 NT, što je 6 u piku što je 6 herc, te što je 6 NT. A kod kontrera što je 6 karo na 6 tref (bikolor pik/karo).Osobno mislim, da se mora igrati veliki slem, jer partner ima dvije ključne karte i krasnu distribuciju, a 5 herc bez AK u piku, AQ u kari i KQ u trefu skoro ne bi smjeli licitirati u slučaju, da smo trobojni, odnosno AKQ pik bar u šestom i minor bez slike koja fali isto tako sa pet/šest karata, ako smo dvobojni, te jasno šiken herc. A možda i nije tako. Uglavnom kada si izbaražiran je teško naći najbolji kontrakt i većina se drži pravila da je dobro zapisati se i ne pretjeravati te pasti. Inače ja sam licitirao 5 herc a imao sam: AKxx, AQJx, KQJxx i ne znam, da li postupio dobro.

Dražen: 5 NT - 100%. 5 herc bi morao biti bikolor s pikom, te jedanaest ili više štihova, te prva kontrola herc. Jedini , ali veliki problem je ako je singl karo. Pošto mogu reći i 6 tref ili karo, 5NT bi moralo biti prijedlog velikog slama.

Dubo: 5 NT - 100%.

Eddie Kantar: 5 NT - 100%. Asking partner for his minor.

Ivica: 6 - 100%. Izaberi veliki slem!

Jerry: 6 - 100%.

Marina: 5 NT - 100%.

Max: 5 NT - 100%.

Mike Lawrence: 5 NT - 100%. 5NT. East must have a powerful two suiter with spades and a minor. This asks him to show the minor. I will not look for seven on a sequence like this one.

Nikica: 7 - 70%. 6 - 30%.

Paul: 5 NT - 100%. Wow. partner clearly has a massive two suiter, Spades and another. 5NT will tell him to bid his minor at the slam level. If he bids 6C I will Pass (I'ts not clear how useful the KD will be) but if he bids 6D I will raise to 7D

Todi: 6 - 100%.

Yaniv Vax: 5 NT - 100%. Looks like partner have very strong 2 suiter - I would like to know what is his minor and then bid on to slam or even grand.

2. problem

Pairs, EW Vul N E S W 1 2 2 2 pass 3 3 ?

A97542 K93 8 J52

4 : 10 dble: 3 5 : 2 4 : 1 3 NT: 1 3 : 1

Andy: 5 - 100%. K of Hearts is nothing worth, so I dont bid 4C

Bato: 4 - 100%. Osobno mi se baš ne sviđa 2 pika (da je herc kralj pik kralj je OK) ali to je stara škola, reći će Miro. Partner mora biti jak, bar 6/4 u minorima, gdje ima singl nije najjasnije. Imam recimo 2,5 štiha i pasirati ne bi bilo dobro.

Dražen: 4 - 100%. Partner ima vjerojatno 2-1-4-6. Možda je red kad toliko licitira prijaviti tref potvrdu. Ako ima tri karte pik, sada će ih reći.

Dubo: 4 - 100%. Želim igrati jednu manšu, neka partner izabere.

Eddie Kantar: 4 - 100%. If partner passes and we make five, I'll apologize. If partner bids five and we go down,maybe he'll apologize.

Ivica: 3 - 100%. da je pik malo bolji, onda bih licitrao 4S.

Jerry: 4 - 100%.

Marina: dble - 70%. 4 - 30%.

Max: dble - 100%.

Mike Lawrence: 4 - 70%. 5 - 30%. 4C. This is not the time to look for 3NT. East can still bid 4S over my 4C if he wishes.

Nikica: 4 - 70%. 5 - 30%.

Paul: dble - 60%. 4 - 40%. Partner is showing good shape and a strong hand so I don't think they will make 3H and 300 is a strong possibility. 4C is a possible shot, playing for +130/150 instead of +100 (or an embarrassing -530). 5C looks too much of a punt to me - to make it partner needs to be 1.1.5.6 and, if he is, we should still be getting a good pairs score from 3H Doubled

Todi: 4 - 100%.

Yaniv Vax: 3 NT - 100%. Partner have probably 6-4 I hope to take 6 CL 1 H 1 SP and one more trick (D or SP).

3. problem

Pairs, EW Vul N E S W - 1 1NT ?

AJ1085 8 104 K9862

2 : 10 dble: 8 2 : 3 pass: 1

Andy: 2 - 100%. I dont want to double 1NT, because most of the time my leads vs 1NTx cost a trick. I made the experience that I have better results in a pairs event when I dont let them play 1NT(X) nonvul with distribution.

Bato: 2 - 100%. Iako ih taj licit može ugurati u najvjerotnije najbolji kontrakt karo (a mogu ga naći i na pass) ili me kontrirati se ne želim odmah predati. Imam lijepu boju, sigurno i nešto fita, i recimo 4 štiha. Kontra mi se ne čini dobrom, pass bi značio brzu predaju (iako teoretski na 2 karo pass, pass možemo prijaviti 2 pik, ali pitanje je da li bi imali za to mjesta) i uprkos ranljivosti želim biti aktivan (a možda imamo mi tref fit ako smo optimisti, zašto ne).

Dražen: dble - 70%. 2 - 30%. Imamo bar jednako poena, te imam pristojnu ataku, J pik. Ako izadju, bit će problema, ali to može biti i ako kažem 2 pik.

Dubo: dble - 100%.

Eddie Kantar: 2 - 100%. I probably should double, but I like to play hands.

Ivica: dble - 100%. Ako partner licitira karo reću ću 2S.

Jerry: 2 - 100%.

Marina: dble - 70%. 2 - 30%.

Max: 2 - 100%.

Mike Lawrence: 2 - 80%. dble - 20%. 2C, but only if this shows clubs and spades. Second choice is double.

Nikica: dble - 60%. pass - 40%.

Paul: dble - 100%. Although I've given Double 100% (Because I can't think of an alternative; 2C and 2S would both show better suits and a worse hand) I am nervous about it. Sure, if it gets Passed out (I lead a Club, incidentally) South may make his contract if he has a concealed Diamond suit. However... if partner has Hearts and Diamonds this could produce a good score for us on a misfit. If it gets us a bottom c'est la vie. I've had some of those in the past.

Todi: 2 - 100%.

Yaniv Vax: 2 - 100%. Hope to bid my SP in the 2 level also.

4. problem

Teams, All N E S W - 2NT pass 3* pass 3** pass ? * Stayman ** no 4 card major *** 3 = 5 & 4, F

- KQ106 J1083 J10642

4 : 10 3 NT: 7 4 : 3

Andy: 4 - 100%. nearly impossible to find out, where partners honours are located

Bato: 4 - 100%. Prirodno, nadam se da nije slem forsing. Kako bi sada došao Baron, kao naručen. Partner može imati u piku Axx ali isto tako i AKQ. Četvrti minor je sada dosta vjerojatan, na 4 karo bi rekao 5 karo. Na majorski CB 5 tref. Opcija za pobjedu na panelu je vjerojatno 3 NT, poena valjda imamo dosta, ali na timu najrađe upisujem minorsku manšu kada je 3 NT 2 x ne. To nije tako rijetko kao što se misli.

Dražen: 4 - 100%. Ako je 3 herc Smolen , onda 4 pik mora ostati za izaberi minora. Ovjde će jasno biti onih koji će iskonstruirati kartu s kojom nema 5 u minoru (fit moramo imati, a ima 3NT. Ali nikad ne igram da partner ima baš to i to.Ali u najmanju ruku će biti i 3nt i 5 u minoru. Za one koje vole znati što se dogodilo na bordu, 3nt ne ide, 5 do 6 karo je unutra.

Dubo: 3 NT - 100%.

Eddie Kantar: 3 NT - 100%. I plan to pretend I have two spades and put down two clubs where the spades should be. Then I will tell my partner the lighting is bad.

Ivica: 4 - 100%. Možda je i slem unutra. Na 4D-5D, na 4H-pass.

Jerry: 4 - 100%.

Marina: 3 NT - 100%.

Max: 4 - 100%.

Mike Lawrence: 3 NT - 90%. 4 - 10%. I vote for 3NT because I have no method to deal with this hand plus there is still a fair chance that three notrump is the best spot. This is a rare hand such that even if I could hand pick my methods, I do not know of a convention that might help. Hope this is not a seven club hand. Qxx, AJ, Axx, AKxxx is enough for 7C and it is not even worth an opening 2NT bid.

Nikica: 4 - 100%.

Paul: 3 NT - 100%. What else? I'm not bidding 4C as that must be a slam try in Clubs. Sure, you can fix hands where 6C makes and 3NT fails but equally 4C takes you beyond what might be the last making contract of 3NT. You shouldn't look for miracle fits, just play with the odds.

Todi: 4 - 100%.

Yaniv Vax: 4 - 100%. Try to find the minor fit in order to play 5CL or 5D.

5. problem

Teams, All N E S W 1 dble 1 4 5 pass pass ?

10854 KQ10976 J7 K

pass: 10 5 : 8 dble: 3

Andy: pass - 100%.

Bato: pass - 100%. Uvijek govorim, da ono što stvarno imamo treba licitirati odmah i u pravilu jednom. Ne vidim razloga, da licitiram i drugi put. Pass partnera nije nikakv forsing pass.

Dražen: dble - 100%. Peti nivo je protivnički nivo. Ovdje će biti zanimljivo poslušati komentare o passu na 5 tref. Po meni, to nije forsing pass. Partner nema ni kontru, ali nema ni za 5 herc. Bez obzira kakvi su, 9 honera na partnerovu informativnu kontru su dovoljna barijera za minorsku manšu.

Dubo: pass - 100%. 5H sigurno nema, a za 5C se ne zna. nigdje se ne vidi da smo mi u forcingu.

Eddie Kantar: pass - 100%. I hope my partner doesn't think his pass is forcing.

Ivica: 5 - 100%.

Jerry: pass - 100%.

Marina: 5 - 70%. pass - 30%.

Max: 5 - 100%.

Mike Lawrence: pass - 100%. Pass. We are not in a forcing auction. For all I know, they can make six clubs. My king of clubs does not look much like a trick to me.

Nikica: 5 - 100%.

Paul: 5 - 70%. dble - 20%. pass - 10%. Hmm. It would be nice to know whether our partnership has the arrangement that his second Pass is forcing. I don't think it is. Let's try this as a total tricks problem. We are likely to have 10 Hearts, they may well have 11 Clubs, certainly 10. That makes 20/21 tricks all told (and both sides have a double-fit, increasing the total tricks) On that basis 5H seems right, there are some hands where 5H and 5C will make. This seems a "when in doubt, bid one more" type of hand.

Todi: 5 - 100%.

Yaniv Vax: dble - 100%. I think that I have more defense then I promised, anyway partner can take it out.

CONTESTANT	PROBLEM 1	PROBLEM 2	PROBLEM 3	PROBLEM 4	PROBLEM 5	TOTAL
Gjivo Tikvica	5 NT = 10	4 = 10	dble = 8	4 = 10	pass = 10	48
Miro Tesla	5 NT = 10	4 = 10	2 = 10	3 NT = 7	pass = 10	47
Nenad Poštić	5 NT = 10	4 = 10	dble = 8	4 = 10	5 = 8	46
Zoran Šantek	5 NT = 10	4 = 10	dble = 8	3 NT = 7	pass = 10	45
Karlo Brguljan	7 = 1	4 = 10	2 = 10	4 = 10	pass = 10	41
Željka Karaman-Martinović	5 NT = 10	4 = 10	2 = 10	4 = 3	5 = 8	41
Zoran Bohaček	6 = 0	4 = 10	2 = 10	4 = 10	pass = 10	40
Tolja Orač	5 NT = 10	3 = 1	dble = 8	4 = 10	pass = 10	39
Aleksandar Mixich	6 = 0	4 = 10	dble = 8	4 = 10	pass = 10	38
Vesna Dacić	5 NT = 10	5 = 2	dble = 8	3 NT = 7	pass = 10	37
Alen Perković	6 = 2	4 = 10	2 = 3	4 = 10	pass = 10	35
Dario Filjar	5 NT = 10	dble = 3	2 = 10	3 NT = 7	dble = 3	33
Milan Žmak	5 NT = 10	4 = 10	2 = 3	4 = 10	5 = 0	33
Dragan Petrina	7 = 1	3 = 1	2 = 10	4 = 10	pass = 10	32
Adriano Voscilla	5 NT = 10	3 NT = 1	2 = 0	4 = 10	5 = 8	29
Boris Bursać	7 = 1	4 = 0	dble = 8	4 = 10	pass = 10	29
Alan Arhanić	5 NT = 10	4 = 10	dble = 8	5 = 0	5 NT = 0	28
Mario Zeljko	6 = 2	4 = 10	2 = 3	4 = 10	dble = 3	28
Pero Stojančević	6 = 0	3 NT = 1	2 = 10	3 NT = 7	pass = 10	28
Ivo Zoričić	5 NT = 10	pass = 0	dble = 8	3 NT = 7	dble = 3	28
Aleksandar Carević	6 = 0	3 NT = 1	dble = 8	4 = 10	5 = 8	27
Ljubica Bajakić	6 = 2	pass = 0	dble = 8	3 NT = 7	pass = 10	27
Boris Hajduković	6 = 0	pass = 0	2 = 10	3 NT = 7	pass = 10	27
Milko Pravdić	6 = 2	5 = 2	2 = 10	4 = 10	dble = 3	27
Srđan Katušić	6 = 0	3 = 1	2 = 10	3 NT = 7	5 = 8	26
Igor Novosel	6 = 0	4 = 10	2 = 3	4 = 10	dble = 3	26
Damir Franulović	6 = 0	3 = 1	2 = 10	3 NT = 7	5 = 8	26
Dragan Visekrunić	6 = 0	3 = 1	2 = 10	4 = 10	dble = 3	24
Frano Jančić	6 = 2	dble = 3	2 = 3	4 = 10	dble = 3	21
Renata Muller	6 = 0	3 = 1	2 NT = 0	4 = 10	pass = 10	21
Duško Obradović	6 = 0	4 = 10	2 = 3	3 NT = 7	5 = 0	20
Igor Mandalinic	5 NT = 10	5 = 2	2 = 0	4 NT = 0	5 = 8	20
Dominik Mokni	6 = 0	dble = 3	dble = 8	5 = 0	dble = 3	14
Natko Sorić	6 = 2	3 = 1	2 = 3	5 = 0	dble = 3	9