[benellis58]

Shared top of 92.31 % for "only" going one down in 4H. Typical BBO trump break of 5-0, and East merrily ruffs his partner's diamond winners.

https://www.bridgeba...CC3%7Cmc%7C9%7C

[benellis58]

Against South's 2NT, East wins his partner's trick one club lead with his king. Does he continue clubs? Of COURSE he doesn't. HE'S a stinking GIBBO robot, so he'd rather permanently unplug himself than EVER return his "partner's" suit. (What a GLORIOUS day it would be if these nauseating GIBBO robots DID unplug themselves...and then leave the planet Earth forever!).

The fool shifts to the heart jack. Then at trick five he cashes his heart king to make CERTAIN of setting up DECLARER'S queen before FINALLY and VERY belatedly playing a second round of clubs.

Much better to have GIBBO robots as your OPPONENTS than as your "partner"!

https://www.bridgeba...C7%7Cpc%7CCQ%7C

[benellis58]

West led the 4 of clubs, so East SHOULD have known that it was either from 42 doubleton or a stiff 4. Thus, it was CLEAR for East to win trick one and then cash a second club at trick two, but the braindead GIBBO zombie stupidly switched to a spade, allowing me to take TWELVE tricks.

Every time I walk past a garbage can, I politely stop and say "Hello Mr. GIBBO. how are you doing today. Nice weather, isn't it?"

https://www.bridgeba...C3%7Cmc%7C12%7C

[benellis58]

INCREDIBLE lack of intelligence, logic, consistency, and reliability from the GIBBO piece of trash in the North:

GIB defines his 2H call as "10+ HCP; forcing to 3NT". He actually DOES have 10 HCP, and given that his partner opened a 15-17 1NT, it indeed makes SENSE that he wants to force to 3NT. Bravo, Mr. North!

BUT...BUT...BUT...

East bids 2S, South passes, West passes, and North, in passout seat, now...PASSES!

HE, on the previous round, made a call FORCING TO 3NT (!), and now HE - in passout position - PASSES OUT EAST'S lowly 2S bid!!!

I, as South, was actually PLEASED to hear this, since I had operated (as I often do) by opening 1NT with a mere 14 HCP. We scored 94.12 % for beating 2S one trick, so all was fine...but that did NOT mean that North's auction was good. Regardless of result, his auction was nonsensical, and in addition to all the criticisms I mentioned in the first sentence of this post, his sequence was COMPLETELY undisciplined. There's a REASON that I constantly berate and insult GIB/GIBBO!

https://www.bridgeba...CD6%7Cmc%7C7%7C

[benellis58]

We reached the par spot of 6H (since 6NT fails on a spade lead), but with NO thanks to the ALWAYS hideous, antiquated, wildly illogical, downright hopeless 2C system mandated by GIB.

As I've said many times, the whole system stinks, but the worst part is GIB's incredibly stupid use of the 2NT response. Even back in the primitive era when GIB was created, I can't see why any bridge player would think this was a good use of 2NT. There are numerous reasons why it's insane for 2NT to be used as it is, but I've already pointed them all out several times in this essential thread that Diana was so wisely inspired to create, so I won't waste my time delineating them all again.

Just look at THIS auction, though, and note that because of the imbecilic GIB system, the WEAK hand takes command of the auction and becomes captain. Who ever thought that this clueless, backward approach was a GOOD idea?

https://www.bridgeba...C9%7Cmc%7C12%7C

[benellis58]

Trick four: My imbecile of a "partner" decides to fool ME by playing the WRONG heart! I.D.I.O.T.!

https://www.bridgeba...HK%7Cpc%7CSA%7C