[benellis58]

Another stupid lead. What else would anyone expect from a GIBBO robot?

Note that the piece of garbage has doubletons in both minors. He (stupidly) LOVES to lead doubletons, so...yeah, he leads one. Characteristically, the world-class LOSER leads his doubleton in the ENEMY suit, NOT the doubleton he has in his "PARTNER'S" suit. I called him a "world-class LOSER". I apologize. I was wrong. He is NOT a "world-class LOSER". He is a...GALAXY-class or UNIVERSE-class LOSER. He is the worst of the worst and the lowest of the low. He is a GIBBO robot, and he rots.

https://www.bridgeba...H8%7Cpc%7CS3%7C

[benellis58]

North, who has a spade stopper (!) and who could and obviously should bid 3NT, instead makes one of his typically beloved - and typically STUPID - "cue bids" of 3S. This leads to NS playing in a NO-PLAY 5D and going one down, rather than playing in an ice cold 3NT with 9 top tricks.

GIBBO robots are not worth the dirt on the soles of your shoes.

Meanwhile, although 5D has ZERO play, it actually MADE (!) at another table. Yes, it DID make against GIBBO "defenders". How did you EVER guess? In the post right after this one, I'll show you HOW it made against the worthless GIBBO garbage sitting East-West. First, though, I'll finish THIS post by putting the link to the hand with North's "brilliant" bidding:

https://www.bridgeba...H6%7Cpc%7CHK%7C

[benellis58]

Okay, same hand as in post #1262 immediately above, but from another table. The human South opened 5D and declared it there...and MADE the NO-PLAY "IMPOSSIBLE" contract - thanks, of course to the totally witless GIBBO opponents.

West led the spade king, won by dummy North's ace, as defender East and declarer South both followed.

At trick two, declarer South called for dummy North's club 10 from North's (obviously) VISIBLE club holding of J107. East played the 2, declarer the 3, and West won his queen. (Nice play, as Eddie Kantar would say.)

Then at trick 3, LOOKING at the J7 of clubs remaining in dummy, and KNOWING that the declarer had CHOSEN to play the club 10 at trick two, West now played the...KING OF CLUBS (!!!!!) from his remaining K6 doubleton, thereby GUARANTEEING that South would score an IMPOSSIBLE 11 tricks and make his "impossible" contract of 5C!

Please tell me AGAIN, dear apologists, defenders, promoters, and FANS of GIBBO...please tell me AGAIN how the GIBBO robots are "better than most human players".

https://www.bridgeba...HA%7Cpc%7CH3%7C

[benellis58]

This is another hand from my "Hearts-Style Challenges". I explained about these in post #1243, but I'll repeat the explanation here for the convenience of anyone who didn't read it. I will put the REPEATED part in italics, so that anyone who already HAS read it can just skip to the bottom of this post and read about the LATEST Challenge hand that inspired this - thanks as ALWAYS to the outlandish stupidity of the GIBBO robots.

As I have previously mentioned a few times, on most days I play some Challenges for a quick, lighthearted, completely unimportant change of pace purely for "fun".

These are free four-board "Challenges" generously offered by BBO. They cost nothing and they award nothing: no BBO money prizes, no points of any kind, nothing. They are four-board matches with only one human (in my case, me). The human is partnered by a GIBBO robot and his opponents are also GIBBO robots. The game does not affect any other humans in any way at all.

I play the "best hand" Challenges, but I play what I call "Hearts-Style Challenges", because unbeknownst to the three robots at my table, I am trying to LOSE as many tricks as possible. On every hand, at my first opportunity to make a call, I bid 7NT, and if I am doubled I redouble and then try to LOSE as many tricks as I can. A "perfect" result for me would be down 13.

But while I am trying to LOSE tricks, the robots are playing their "normal" (ha, HA!) game to the best (ha, HA, HA!!!) of their "ability" and trying to WIN as many tricks as possible. My partner North is dummy on every single hand, so he is the ONLY one of the three robots who rarely errs!

Here too, as in all the "normal" robot games, the GIBBO robots are horrendous. The ONLY excuse I will give them is that for the free Challenges, I believe they are not the so-called "advanced" robots and therefore are presumably not as "good" as the "advanced ones". If so, they must be REALLY wretched, because the so-called "advanced" ones are far, FAR worse than even the worst human player I have ever encountered.

So, that's the introduction. I included it so that anyone who has not read my previous posts will know the conditions. I rarely bother posting "Hearts-Style Challenge" hands, but I found this one particularly amusing, and it fits the theme of this essential thread that Diana so wisely created. It fits it by "bashing" (to use Diana's word) the GIBBO robots - as always, for the purpose of exposing how truly incompetent they are, in the hope of encouraging the powers that be to get rid of them and acquire DECENT robots.


Here's the hand. Look at West's ASTOUNDING play of the FOUR (!!!!!) of diamonds at trick 8. There used to be a commercial for a cleaning product that described it as "stronger than dirt". I would describe the hopeless GIBBO robots as "WORSE than dirt". They rot.

https://www.bridgeba...SJ%7Cpc%7CS2%7C

[benellis58]

Another BBO player just sent me a hand "starring" three robots and gave me permission to post it here.

He wrote "4H down 1 was 41%, 3H making was 86%. I had my 3H bid, OX did not have his 4H bid."

He is, of course, correct. The definition of the OX's 4H was "4+ hearts; 8+ HCP; 9-13 total points", yet the stupid GIBBO ox had a mere SIX HCP (including two JACKS!) and sure as HELL didn't have "9-13 total points". Once again, the stupid GIBBO ox couldn't even adhere to his own GIB definition. These hopeless rejects are not only horrendous "bridge players" - they are also incapable of even following instructions.

https://www.bridgeba...CC8%7Cmc%7C9%7C

[benellis58]

This is an EXTREMELY interesting board for THREE reasons. I will discuss this board in TWO posts, this one (#1266) and the one immediately following this one (#1267). Why TWO posts? Because in this, the first of the two, I will discuss what happened at MY table, where two of the "THREE reasons" that I mentioned in my opening sentence will be examined. Then, in the post immediately after this one. I will discuss what happened at ANOTHER table, which will explore the THIRD of the "THREE reasons".

Okay, at my table, North declared 3D and made an overtrick, for plus 130 and a score of 62.62 % on the board. The story here (in two parts, for two of the "THREE reasons") is North's ASTOUNDINGLY STUPID bidding - yes, "astoundingly stupid" EVEN for a GIBBO robot, a truly sickening species whose hopeless players are among the worst bidders of all time.

South deals and opens 1NT. West passes. North has 87, KQ9, KQJ1093, 93. He bids 3C, a transfer to diamonds. East doubles, defined by GIB as "6+ HCP; rebiddable clubs; KQ of clubs". I know that when GIB says "KQ of clubs" it might not be those exact two cards, but it means a combination of high club honours equal to or roughly equal to those cards.

As South, I now passed. I had AQ63, AJ, A7652, Q4. Why did I pass? Because I know from experience that it's SAFE to do so and that my OX in the North will NEVER pass in this type of situation. He will bid 3D (obviously to PLAY) unless he has a "good" hand, in which case he will bid another suit, bid 3NT, or jump in diamonds. I hoped to LEARN more about his hand by passing...and possibly also LEARN about West's hand if he (West) did anything other than pass. I also had one other reason. If East's clubs were something like KJ10XXX (or similar), he would probably have doubled the transfer (as he did), and if NORTH had AX (or similar) East could NOT profitably lead clubs for his side, but West COULD. Therefore, on such a layout I would rather have our side declare from the NORTH than from the South. So, bottom line: I passed. West also passed.

Now North...showed what a UNIVERSE-CLASS I.D.I.O.T. (!!!) he is: With his GOOD ELEVEN (!!!) HCP, he bid...three...diamonds! Note that he would have bid three diamonds here if he had (as one of many examples) this Yarborough: XX, XX, XXXXXX, XXX! His 3D call promised NOTHING other than the same six or more diamonds that his earlier 3C transfer had already promised. His insane 3D call basically says, "I heard you open 1NT, partner. I know you have between 15 and 17 HCP, and armed with that information, I want to play in THREE DIAMONDS. Please pass, dear partner, and wish me luck. We might ALREADY be too high, but that's unavoidable, since you opened 1NT and the only way I can get us to our diamond contract is by transferring at the THREE level with 3C." 3D, BTW, is defined by GIB as "6+ diamonds; 9- total points", so of course North, as he OFTEN does, even ignored his own GIB definition, in addition to ignoring any and all semblances of logic.

This imbecilic clown SIGNS OFF in 3D with his GOOD ELEVEN-count and his STRONG six-bagger! Incredible...and incredibly STUPID! Okay, that's the FIRST of the "THREE reasons" I mentioned: BASHING the GIBBO robots (the purpose of this essential thread that Diana so wisely created) and exposing how criminally hopeless they are, as the 3D call indicates. BUT...a funny thing happened on the way to the Forum, because...

Despite North's excellent hand and great suit, and despite our combined TWENTY-EIGHT high-card points (!) we have NO game! 3NT will not make because EW can take six clubs on the fly, and 5D will not make because we have two top club losers and the spade king is offside - for our THIRD loser.

So what is the SECOND of the "THREE reasons" that this board is "EXTREMELY interesting"? It's this: If a HUMAN had made the same imbecilic 3D bid as the robot, the HUMAN would probably and understandably be accused of CHEATING. Why? Because unless you're one of the worst bridge players who ever lived, you will NOT bid 3D at that point...unless you misclicked...or unless you are CHEATING and KNOW, through CHEATING, that no game makes on your combined 28 (!) HCP! So, do GIBBO robots cheat? Well, I wouldn't think so. Why WOULD they? Plus, they have a very believable excuse that they are horrendous "bridge players" and probably made the ludicrous 3D call only because they are so astoundingly stupid that they don't know any better.

Okay, now I'll put the link to the hand as it occurred at my table, and then in the NEXT post (#1267), I will describe what happened at ANOTHER table (and provide a link to it) to discuss the THIRD of the "THREE reasons" that this board is "EXTREMELY interesting".

https://www.bridgeba...H3%7Cmc%7C10%7C

[benellis58]

Okay, as promised, this is the same hand that was discussed in post #1266 immediately above, but from a different table and with a different result.

At this other table, the auction started similarly, but the human South took a different action from mine at his second turn.

South dealt and opened 1NT, West passed, North transferred to diamonds by bidding 3C, and East doubled to show good clubs. But where I now passed, this human South elected to bid. "Oh, so he bid 3D?" you're probably thinking. Well, that would obviously be fine and normal, but for whatever reason, this human South chose to bid three...NO TRUMP (!), which seems HIGHLY questionable, given that his RHO has told the WORLD that he has good clubs...and South's club "stopper" is a HIGHLY suspect (on THIS auction) Q4 doubleton.

But I'm here to bash GIBBO robots, not humans, and besides, you can't argue with success...and the human South was MASSIVELY successful on this board...thanks to the (sigh) USUAL COMPLETE, RESOUNDING STUPIDITY of the disgusting and worthless GIBBO robots...because...

All passed, so South declared 3NT, and West was on lead with KJ5, 765432, 8, 875. He doesn't have to be a GENIUS to beat this - he just has to lead what his partner East...begged him to lead - a CLUB! East will take the first six tricks and beat the contract two.

BUT...West is a GIBBO robot, meaning that he is a worthless, useless, piece of GARBAGE as well as one of the undeniably worst "bridge players" EVER, so he leads the...FOUR OF HEARTS (!)...and declarer takes the first TEN tricks to score an overtrick (!) in his "impossible" contract that should have been down two on the fly!

These GIBBO pieces of TRASH have been SOILING BBO for far too long. It is long past the time to throw them into a garbage compactor and replace them with DECENT robots that at least have some CLUE about how to play bridge.

https://www.bridgeba...CT%7Cpc%7CSQ%7C

[benellis58]

Declarer play is the BEST part of the robot game. Even I admit that. I'm not saying they're GOOD at declaring, but at least they are not as hopelessly ATROCIOUS as they are at EVERY other aspect of bridge.

So, let's take a look at how East's declarer play here...which EARNS him a complete ZERO on this board, as he butchers the play and goes down two in his lowly 2S contract.

Of special amusement is the way he "handles" the club suit.

These dimwits are the worst! They are the pits. They rot.

https://www.bridgeba...DK%7Cpc%7CDQ%7C

[benellis58]

West makes a silly and dangerous lead of the heart queen. After he wins his diamond ace at trick two, he thinks that the best thing he can POSSIBLY do is to play a SECOND heart. I guess he DESPERATELY wanted to score a heart ruff with his...NATURAL (!) trump (club) trick of queen-third.

Well, congratulations, Mr. GIBBO robot "defender": You achieved your DREAM and got your heart ruff! Well done, Sir, well done INDEED - uh, EXCEPT for the fact that you scored ZERO on the board, you completely bewildered, clueless reject!

https://tinyurl.brid...se.com/ym9akhyv

[benellis58]

Why is North leading a heart, DUMMY'S suit? Why is North popping his ace of spades (trump) for no reason? Why is North then CONTINUING a HEART at trick three?

Fortunately, none of these actions cost, since we beat 4S by two tricks, but I don't think they GAINED either, as we'll always beat the contract two tricks unless we REALLY blow the defence.

But his plays to the first three tricks are all HIGHLY questionable - ESPECIALLY his second heart play at trick three. From HIS perspective after seeing trick one, I (his partner) could EASILY have been born with the J76 of hearts. Had that VERY possible scenario existed, declarer would have been born with a stiff heart queen and would have had NO entry to dummy...and North's second heart play would have GIVEN him a dummy entry AND at least one quick, cost-free pitch.

GIBBO robots are the WORST.

https://tinyurl.brid...se.com/yu6tpcdm

[benellis58]

East's 2D is defined by GIB as "4+ diamonds; 11-15 HCP". Why on Earth would any bridge player want to bid 2D on this auction with ONLY four diamonds? Yet GIB obviously thinks that's a FINE strategy, or else the definition would say "FIVE plus diamonds...".

And then we have the fleabrain in the West seat...PULLING to 2S...a mere FOUR-bagger. Why? Why? WHY would he pull 2D, where he has fine and admirable support (K96) to his shabby little FOUR-bagger of QJ42 (!) in spades? What is WRONG with these disgusting rejects? Did they play football (American or Canadian "football") without a helmet for MANY years? And AGAIN, GIB is obviously VERY comfortable with this, since it defines the foolish, selfish, and offensive 2S bid as "4- diamonds; 4+ spades; 9 total points". This shows what just about everyone already knew: that one of the numerous reasons GIBBO robots stink so badly at bridge is that they are shackled by a worthless, antiquated system and pathetic definitions. Note, by the way, that as SO often happens, West does not respect his own GIB definition, as he has TEN...high-card points. For that I can't blame West, because I don't respect the GIB definitions either, since they are often poorly written, incomplete, annoying, offensive, and/or just plain wrong. They are a disaster, just like the system and the robots.

https://tinyurl.brid...se.com/bhjtatts

[benellis58]

Typically "masterful" "defence" from the two GIBBO dweebs sitting East-West.

https://tinyurl.brid...se.com/ydj88xc2

[benellis58]

Why the HELL is this GIBBO clown leading the ace of hearts on this auction? Do these jerks ever have ANY reason for what they do? Then at trick 6, the braindead GIBBO goober in the East stupidly (what else?) plays a heart, allowing me to claim 9 tricks, instead of a spade, which would hold me to 7. Have I ever mentioned that the GIBBO robots absolutely ROT?

https://tinyurl.brid...se.com/46x9thy9

[benellis58]

The GIBBO dimwit in the West makes the stupid and cowardly lead of a trump. Thanks to the *****ous reject, I make my game because the fools cannot take their four top tricks after the boneheaded lead.

https://tinyurl.brid...se.com/bdhb4hfy

[benellis58]

West could have passed East's double of 4S, but he's a GIBBO robot so he preferred to get a minus score in 5H. He likes them SO much more than plus scores...or at least it seems that way from the way he plays.

https://tinyurl.brid...se.com/mwvr2map

[benellis58]

The twit in the West makes the perverse lead of the 7 of spades from his worthless 73 doubleton...probably for absolutely no reason. In any case, it's fine with me since his silly lead made it obvious to squeeze him.

https://tinyurl.brid...se.com/2zz6mhzd

[benellis58]

SPEAKING of silly leads: a spade on this auction!

https://tinyurl.brid...se.com/5f75ayhd

[benellis58]

Although the lead didn't really matter, it was still a foolish one, as we would expect from a GIBBO robot. Was the trout hoping for a ruff...when he very likely had a NATURAL trump trick anyway?

Meanwhile, the GIB definition of 4C was the usual worthless garbage we would expect from that pathetic source: "5+ clubs; 11- HCP; 12- total points". It actually says NOTHING apart from "5+ clubs", because since North is a passed hand we ALREADY knew that he had at most 11 HCP, and the useless GIB definition narrows it down (ha, ha!) to ZERO to eleven (in other words, telling us NOTHING), since that's literally what "11-" means. As for the useless reference to total points, it says NOTHING for exactly the same reasons. What's the point of even having definitions when they're as unrevealing as this piece of trash?

https://tinyurl.brid...se.com/2p8udn6z

[benellis58]

Why is East needlessly jumping to three clubs...red against white? And for that matter, why is he even bidding clubs rather than spades?

GIBBO bidding reminds me of that old rhyme "Hasten, Jason - bring the basin".

https://tinyurl.brid...se.com/bdeh5u7u

[benellis58]

Question: How do you make TWELVE tricks in 3NT when you are MISSING TWO ACES?

Answer: You play the hands against a pair of GIBBO robots.

https://tinyurl.brid...se.com/yzaf92ey