[lycier]

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This takeout double to opening 1♥ only promises 3-card ♠ without strong hand.
I think this takeout is not good and lack of standardization.
I suggest Gib N should overcall 2♣ instead of double if can't promise 4-card ♠ except strong hand.

[manudude03]

It's kinda tough to teach GIB when to double vs overcall. I would make a takeout double on AKx void KQxx Jxxxxx, but the GIB descriptions never seem to have any "if" statements in the description.

Also, why did South bid 3D instead of double?

[gwnn]

I don't like the takeout double in the opening post, but I also don't like the concept that a minimum takeout double should always contain 4 spades.

manudude03, on 2015-April-13, 04:33, said:

Also, why did South bid 3D instead of double?

GIB always picks one of the two 4-card minors randomly. It's one of the worst flaws it has today.

[manudude03]

gwnn, on 2015-April-13, 05:09, said:

I don't like the takeout double in the opening post, but I also don't like the concept that a minimum takeout double should always contain 4 spades.

GIB always picks one of the two 4-card minors randomly. It's one of the worst flaws it has today.

Yeah, but GIB does play responsive doubles....

[gwnn]

manudude03, on 2015-April-13, 06:03, said:

Yeah, but GIB does play responsive doubles....

But he never uses them. At least, I have never seen him use them. Hence the "biggest flaw today" comment. GIB also happily jumps with 4m333 and some crappy 9 count. Awful.