[benellis58]

Here's the post twinned with the one immediately above. The link here will show what happened with the same hand at a different table. OMAR wrote "Second most common result occurred 8 times with same auction until my hand decided it did not really have the Q of hearts."

I'm not sure what OMAR meant by his choice of words, but he might (?) have been implying that the 8 human Souths erred by giving and incorrect response to Blackwood. IF (?) that is what he is implying, he could (?) be correct, but I would disagree. I would speculate that the human Souths who theoretically misresponded to Blackwood might have PURPOSELY done so, KNOWING that their GIBBO "partner" is one of the worst bidders of all time AND a chronic overbidder, who might EASILY have made a SILLY and UNPREPARED Blackwood bid. These wise human Souths might have PURPOSELY not shown the heart queen to guard against the expected BAD bidding by North. In theory, they were RIGHT to do so, since there WAS no LEGITIMATE slam against anyone who knew how to make an INTELLIGENT lead.

Of course, OMAR might NOT have been implying anything bad about the human Souths. Who knows? In any case, those who lied or misresponded actually ended up in a BETTER contract than 6H - the LEGITIMATELY COLD 5H... but their "reward" for being in a BETTER contract was a WORSE score, thanks to the inept leading "skills" (ha, ha!) of the execrable GIBBO robots. Those who stopped in 5H also made 13 tricks, but of course did not get the slam bonus.

https://www.bridgeba...C6%7Cpc%7CCA%7C

[benellis58]

Just popping in quickly to emphasize that when it comes to bridge the GIB/GIBBO robots are, in my opinion, not only the worst "bridge players" that the world of bridge has ever seen, but also the worst "bridge players" that the world of bridge ever WILL see. I can't even imagine anyone or anything playing worse bridge than the execrable, hopelessly incompetent GIB/GIBBO robots. They rot - totally and completely. As I have often opined, they are the lowest of the low, the worst of the worst. They desecrate the game by their very presence.

You might even say that I have no respect for them, or as the late great Rodney Dangerfield would put it, "No respect, no respect at all". Rodney was an outstanding example of comedic genius. He is sadly missed by many. The GIBBO robots, on the other hand, are outstanding examples of nauseating incompetence, and on that wonderful day when they finally vanish forever (hopefully VERY soon), I would be surprised if they are missed by ANYONE.

[benellis58]

No complaint about the result, a shared top of 96.59 % for making 9 tricks in 3NT, but the hand revealed (sigh) weaknesses in the GIBBO system and GIB definitions.

Since my hand was basically a weak NT (a flat 3-5-3-2 and 12 HCP), I thought my best and most descriptive call over pard's artificial 2S was 2NT - all the more so, since it was a Best Hand game, so I knew that pard had at MOST 12 HCP, and probably less (in fact, almost certainly 10 or 11). There was no point in introducing my five-bagger in hearts, as that would merely complicate the auction - something you NEVER want to do when playing with a GIBBO robot. And besides, I knew that he had at MOST three hearts and probably fewer. I also knew that I had ONLY three diamonds, so it certainly seemed that 2NT was my best call.

Consequently, I checked the definition of 2NT and THIS is what I saw: "Invitational to 3NT game; 15-17 HCP,...".

First, MUST GIB persist in putting in its definitions useless, needless, unnecessary, annoying, insulting garbage such as the word "game" in this one? Second, can I realistically NOW be showing 15-17 and inviting "game"? What would I do if I had...a hand EXACTLY like the one I DO have?!!!

I had to - foolishly, in my opinion - bid 3D, thereby REBIDDING my THREE-bagger. Yes, I realize that North had shown a good hand in support of diamonds, but even HE had only promised four of them. And what's funny is that he NOW bid 3NT...AFTER I had bid and (very reluctantly!) REBID diamonds, and AFTER he had gone out of the way to show his "fabulous" diamond support via his "impossible 2S" bid.

https://www.bridgeba...CD7%7Cmc%7C9%7C

[benellis58]

More stupidity (as ALWAYS expected) from the GIBBO system and GIB definitions:

Had South wished to bid 3NT over North's 3H (and I understand that he would probably NOT want to do that with THIS hand), it would have shown, as per the GIB definition, "18-25 HCP"!!!! How utterly RIDICULOUS is this? First, an EIGHT-point range (!) of 18-25 is WAY too broad and vague. How is North supposed to make an intelligent decision when South COULD have as "few" as 18, but could ALSO have as many as 25? Second, this is a redundant use of PART of the range, because with roughly 19-21 HCP, he should have jumped to 2NT (showing 19-21!) in fourth seat after West's opening 1S and two passes by North and East. Third, a fourth seat ONE no trump balance by South would have shown "only" 11-15 HCP. Thus, it seems CLEAR that with 16 to 18 and a no trump type of hand, South, balancing in fourth, has to double and then at his next opportunity bid the cheapest level of NT to cover the systemic gap between 11-15 and 19-21. Consequently, I think that if South chose to bid 3NT over North's value-showing 3H, it should be defined as "16-18", not the truly ridiculous GIB "18-25".

https://www.bridgeba...C7%7Cmc%7C10%7C

[benellis58]

TRULY stupid, TRULY boneheaded, but also, as is SO often the case with these GIBBO losers, truly GENEROUS lead of the diamond king. Thank you, Mr. East, for your characteristic kindness in GIVING me a shared top through your WRETCHED leading "skills".

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

[benellis58]

Another hand, another imbecilic lead, this time a DIAMOND INTO the declarer who OPENED one DIAMOND. As they say in Kalamazoo, "So what ELSE is new?"

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

[benellis58]

Typically pathetic GIBBO "defence":

https://www.bridgeba...DQ%7Cpc%7CDT%7C

[benellis58]

West is lucky that his spade lead did not cost, but why would he BLINDLY lead a spade when he had QUEEN-THIRD in hearts, the suit that his partner had overcalled in?

Later these witlings pitched enough clubs that I had a lock in the suit. Yes, I realize that it was always 3-3 and that the queen was always onside, but the robots should learn that the declarer...doesn't see all the cards WHILE he's declaring.

https://www.bridgeba...S9%7Cmc%7C11%7C

[benellis58]

These GIBBO rubes turn their three natural, "guaranteed" trump (heart) winners into only two, as West manages to crash his "partner" East's queen. Beautiful example of a compression play, one of the few "plays" (ha, ha) that these bozos have mastered.

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