PANEL

BY: MARINA PILIPOVIĆ

1. problem
Teams, None


N E S W
pass pass pass 1
2 pass pass ?
 AQ764

AJ85
AK10
K
dble: 10
2 : 5
2 NT: 3

Bato: 2 - 100%. Karta je u svakom slučaju vrijedna još jednog licita. Ali fale srednje karte, nemamo dobru boju i zato prevelikom optimizmu uopće nema mjesta. I tu možemo nastradati. Reopening kontra ne dolazi u obzir, jer nemamo za 3 herca na skoro sigurnih 3 trefa. Za 3 NT nema štihova. Alternative nema.

Brk: 2 - 100%.

Dražen: 2 - 100%. Puno poena, malo štihova. Najradije bih passirao, ali 21 honer je 21 honer.

Dubo: dble - 100%.

Eddie Kantar: dble - 100%. I feel I have to do something. There is still a good chance that partner has three spades or four or five hearts and wasn't strong enough to act. On the other hand, if partner bids 3C, I will excuse myself from the table and let my kibitzer take over. (I hope I have a kibitzer).

Ivica: 2 NT - 100%.

Jerry: dble - 100%.

Marina: dble - 100%.

Nikica: 2 NT - 100%.

Paul: dble - 100%. What else? I think 3H should show 5 cards and 2H is way too timid with this hand. If partner bids 3C he should have something (with nothing he might try 2S) so I will then bid 3NT

Todi: dble - 100%. Onda na 2pika, 2NT, na 2herca 3herca a na 3C, 3NT (a šta ću drugo).


2. problem
Pairs, None


N E S W
- - 1 pass
pass 2 pass ?
 A7653

32
95
AK95
pass: 10
2 NT: 4

Bato: pass - 100%. Partner će biti zadovoljan stolom. Predpostavljam da bi na balans poziciji 3 herca bio recimo lijepi intermediate dok 2 herca 100% uključuje i mojih 9-10 poena. Imam tri korisne karte i baš ništa više.

Brk: pass - 100%.

Dražen: pass - 100%. U pass out valjda očekuje nešto kod mene.

Dubo: pass - 100%.

Eddie Kantar: pass - 100%. My partner, who is almost certainly short in spades, elected not to double. This tells me partner has a rather weak hand. I mean, if partner opened 2H, weak, would I bid with this hand?

Ivica: 2 NT - 100%.

Jerry: pass - 100%.

Marina: pass - 60%. 2 NT - 40%.

Nikica: 2 NT - 100%.

Paul: pass - 100%. This is Pairs; it does not pay to strain to bid close games. And what game might we make? 3NT? Not a chance with very poor Spades. 4H, perhaps? Well, partner would really have to have a 3H protective bid to make that playable. When I think of all the shady hands I have bid 2H on in the protective position...

Todi: 2 NT - 100%.


3. problem
Teams, All


N E S W
- - - 1
3 dble pass ?
 QJ32

AQ10
A6
9852
3 NT: 10
3 : 4

Bato: 3 NT - 100%. Obzirom, da mi je polovica poena u njihovoj boji (koji doduše ne leže najbolje) te obzirom na tip lista i na 10/11 poena koje očekujem kod partnera mi se to čini jedinom mogućom manšom (a nadam se i da je kontra negativna). 4 pik bi bio overbid, a da li će partner pasirati 3 pik tko zna. Ne vjerujem u 4 pik sa npr.:Axxx, x, Q10xx, AJxx kod partnera, a time skoro mora reći manšu. Ni 3 NT nije baš u glavu, treba puno raditi za 9 štihova, karta ne leži dobro i nije “normalno” podijeljena. Pasirati se ne bi smjelo, osobno nikada na timu, jedan ulaz na stol, koji je vrlo vjerovatan ako ne i dva, i imam 1 herc štih. Gdje su još 4? Isto tako ih možemo i rušiti za 800, puno kontri (i rekontri) su za mlađe.

Brk: 3 NT - 100%.

Dražen: 3 - 100%. Nisam pametan.

Dubo: 3 NT - 100%.

Eddie Kantar: 3 NT - 100%. If I could be sure partner had four spades, I would bid 3S. But partner can have so many good hands without four spades and without a heart stopper that 3NT will probably work out more often than 3S. Anyway, that is what I am planning on telling partner after we miss our 4-4 spade fit.

Ivica: 3 NT - 100%.

Jerry: 3 NT - 100%.

Marina: 3 NT - 60%. 3 - 40%.

Nikica: 3 - 60%. 3 NT - 40%.

Paul: 3 - 100%. Tricky - does Partner's Double guarantee Spades? If not, I might try 3NT instead but 3S might well be the last making contract for our side.

Todi: 3 NT - 100%.


4. problem
Teams, None


N E S W
- 1 pass 1
pass 1 pass ?
 964

AQJ65
QJ652
-
3 : 10
2 : 8
1 NT: 5
2 : 2
2 : 2

Bato: 2 - 100%. Mala laž ali najmanje zlo. Sigurno smo u misfitu, partner ima najmanje 9 crnih karata. NT kontrakt ne dolazi u obzir, dok herc nije izgubljen. Sa 4,3,1,5 i rukom za invit partner može licitirati 3 herca. A i pass nije slab ili zabranjen licit, mislim na partnera sa recimo npr.: AQxx, 10x, x, AQ10xxx što je vrlo moguća podjela u danom primjeru. 2 karo bi bio lagani overbid.

Brk: 2 - 100%.

Dražen: 2 - 100%. Možda ću biti pametniji nakon ovog licita

Dubo: 2 - 100%.

Eddie Kantar: 3 - 100%. I play this invitational. With a forcing hand in diamonds, I would bid 2D and then 3D

Ivica: 1 NT - 100%.

Jerry: 3 - 100%.

Marina: 3 - 100%.

Nikica: 2 - 100%.

Paul: 1 NT - 100%. Pretty disgusting but I am NOT bidding 2D (fourth suit forcing) on this hand. With a misfit it usually pays to underbid nad also to play in No-trumps. For game to be makeable partner would need to have enough to bid again over 1NT.

Todi: 3 - 100%.


5. problem
Teams, All


N E S W
- - - 1
1 1* pass ?

* 4+
 963

AK64
-
AJ10873
2 : 10
2 : 3
2 : 1
pass: 1

Bato: 2 - 100%. Nije mi baš najjasnija zvjezdica kod 1 pik. To se igra normalno kao F1 u početku ne sa 4/4 u majorima i nije potrebno nikakvo upozorenje. Kakav je stvarno partner ćemo doznati i nismo još ništa propustili. To da smo šiken karo uopće ne mora značiti da partner ima puno karona. Treba znati pasirati sa jako dugom podrškom kada vidimo da bi to saznanje bila korisna informacija jedino protivniku. Na bordu možemo igrati 2 trefa a isto tako i 6 herc (Axxxx, Q10xx, xx, KQ). Intervencija 1 karo koja ispunjava samo jedan cilj intervencije – za dobru ataku – u pravilu mora pokazivati dobar list. Intervenirati sa slabom kartom kada ne uzimaš licitacijski prostor nije pametan potez i pomaže samo protivniku, a na žalost (njihovu) spada u omiljeni arsenal mlađih nada. Neka, ima vremena naučit će se. Za 2 pik sam možda prejak i ne sa baš pravom podjelom, a 3 pik je zabranjeno s 3 karte pik. 2 herca? Možda sa tref K za mene. Mislim, da dolazi u obzir, također omogućava da nađemo pravi kontrakt, samo da partner ne poludi.

Brk: 2 - 100%.

Dražen: 2 - 100%. Za dva herc sam preslab.

Dubo: 2 - 100%.

Eddie Kantar: 2 - 100%. Normally I support with 3 but I anticipate more bidding.

Ivica: 2 - 100%.

Jerry: 2 - 100%.

Marina: 2 - 100%.

Nikica: 2 - 100%.

Paul: pass - 100%.

Todi: 2 - 100%.



EXPERT PROBLEM 1 PROBLEM 2 PROBLEM 3 PROBLEM 4 PROBLEM 5 TOTAL
Eddie Kantar 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 50.0
Dubravko Diklić 10.0 10.0 10.0 8.0 10.0 48.0
Marina Pilipović 10.0 7.6 7.6 10.0 10.0 45.2
Todi Gantar 10.0 4.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 44.0
Miljenko Brkljačić 5.0 10.0 10.0 8.0 10.0 43.0
Jerry Stamatov 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 1.0 41.0
Bato Protega 5.0 10.0 10.0 2.0 10.0 37.0
Paul Bowyer 10.0 10.0 4.0 5.0 7.0 36.0
Dražen Martinović 5.0 10.0 4.0 8.0 3.0 30.0
Nikica Šver 3.0 4.0 6.4 2.0 10.0 25.4
Ivica Miladin 3.0 4.0 10.0 5.0 3.0 25.0


CONTESTANT PROBLEM 1 PROBLEM 2 PROBLEM 3 PROBLEM 4 PROBLEM 5 TOTAL
Ivo Zoričić dble = 10 pass = 10 3 NT = 10 2 = 8 2 = 10 48
Zoran Šantek 2 = 5 pass = 10 3 NT = 10 2 = 8 2 = 10 43
Ljubica Bajakić dble = 10 2 NT = 4 3 NT = 10 2 = 8 2 = 10 42
Karlo Brguljan dble = 10 3 = 0 3 NT = 10 3 = 10 2 = 10 40
Igor Novosel dble = 10 pass = 10 3 NT = 10 2 = 8 2 = 1 39
Natko Sorić dble = 10 pass = 10 3 NT = 10 2 = 8 pass = 1 39
Aleksandar Carević dble = 10 2 = 0 3 NT = 10 2 = 8 2 = 10 38
Dario Filjar dble = 10 pass = 10 3 NT = 10 2 = 8 3 = 0 38
Milan Žmak dble = 10 2 = 0 3 NT = 10 2 = 8 2 = 10 38
Srđan Katušić 2 = 5 pass = 10 3 = 4 2 = 8 2 = 10 37
Tolja Orač 2 = 5 2 NT = 4 3 NT = 10 2 = 8 2 = 10 37
Branka Stić dble = 10 2 NT = 4 3 = 4 2 = 8 2 = 10 36
Vedran Zorić dble = 10 2 NT = 4 3 NT = 10 2 = 2 2 = 10 36
Mario Zeljko 2 = 5 2 = 0 3 NT = 10 3 = 10 2 = 10 35
Dominik Mokni dble = 10 pass = 10 3 = 4 pass = 0 2 = 10 34
Alan Arhanić 2 = 5 pass = 10 pass = 0 2 = 8 2 = 10 33
Aljoša Čakić 2 = 5 pass = 10 3 NT = 10 1 NT = 5 2 = 3 33
Maximilian Buchmayr dble = 10 pass = 10 3 = 4 1 NT = 5 2 = 3 32
Nenad Poštić 2 = 5 pass = 10 3 = 4 2 = 2 2 = 10 31
Tzvetan Radev dble = 10 2 = 0 3 NT = 10 2 = 8 2 = 1 29
Adriano Voscilla 4 = 0 2 NT = 4 3 = 4 3 = 10 2 = 10 28
Koeno Brouwer dble = 10 2 = 0 3 NT = 10 1 NT = 5 2 = 3 28
Boris Bursać 2 = 5 pass = 10 3 = 4 2 = 8 2 = 1 28
Igor Mandalinic dble = 10 2 NT = 4 3 = 4 2 = 8 2 = 1 27
Vesna Dacić dble = 10 2 NT = 4 3 = 4 2 = 8 2 = 1 27
Ivo Belavić 2 = 5 2 = 0 3 = 4 2 = 8 2 = 10 27
Frano Jančić dble = 10 2 NT = 4 3 = 4 2 = 8 2 = 1 27
Buga Mikšić dble = 10 2 NT = 4 3 = 4 2 = 8 3 = 0 26
Alen Perković dble = 10 3 = 0 3 = 4 3 = 10 2 = 1 25
Dino Rašić 3 = 0 2 NT = 4 3 NT = 10 2 = 8 2 = 3 25
Željka Karaman-Martinović 2 = 5 2 NT = 4 3 = 4 2 = 8 2 = 3 24
Miro Tesla dble = 10 2 = 0 3 = 4 2 = 0 2 = 10 24
Dean Pokorny dble = 10 3 = 0 3 = 4 2 = 8 2 = 0 22
Zoran Bohaček dble = 10 2 = 0 3 = 4 2 = 8 2 = 0 22
Tomislav Havelka pass = 0 3 NT = 0 3 = 4 2 = 8 2 = 10 22
Aleksandar Zlonoga 3 = 0 pass = 10 pass = 0 3 = 10 3 = 0 20
Gjivo Tikvica dble = 10 2 = 0 pass = 0 2 = 8 2 = 1 19
Dragan Visekrunić 3 = 0 pass = 10 pass = 0 2 = 8 3 = 0 18
Pero Stojančević dble = 10 2 NT = 4 3 = 4 2 NT = 0 3 = 0 18
Dragan Petrina 2 = 5 3 = 0 3 = 4 2 = 8 2 = 1 18
Duško Obradović 3 = 0 3 = 0 3 = 4 2 = 8 2 = 0 12