[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

[benellis58]

West leads a club. Of COURSE he leads a club...because that's the suit that declarer OPENED, and GIBBO robots LOVE to lead ENEMY suits. East wins trick one and then decides that at trick two the best thing he can POSSIBLY do is play a diamond, just in CASE declarer might have otherwise gone wrong in the suit.

West wins and reverts to clubs, because, oh yeah, THAT'S going to help (NOT!). Of course, he would NEVER play a second diamond, because his "partner" East just LED one, and GIBBO robots absolutely HATE to return a suit their partner plays.

At trick eleven, declarer South calls for the spade jack from dummy North's remaining J10 doubleton, and of COURSE East pops his ace...just in CASE declarer might have guessed wrong by sliding the jack (and losing to West's queen). These GIBBO robots are SO kind, thoughtful, and generous - to their OPPONENTS, NEVER to their "partner".

https://www.bridgeba...H9%7Cpc%7CS9%7C

[benellis58]

Another hand, another truly WRETCHED "defence". At trick three, East leads a spade (!!!) instead of the HEART that is so GLARINGLY obvious that it is visible from JUPITER!

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

[benellis58]

On this one: Bad GIB definitions (as expected from these fools) and bad "defence" (as expected from these fools):

The definition says that 3C shows "16- HCP". No, it doesn't...and it shouldn't.

The definition of 3NT shows for the Nth time that GIB hasn't got a CLUE about what "total" points are. It says "2+ diamonds; 4-5 hearts; 4- spades; 9+ HCP; 9- total points; likely stop in spades".

It promises "9+ HCP", which literally means 9-37, since there is no upper limit stated in the typically sloppy GIB definition. West actually has only 7 HCP, so (broken record time!) he is not even following his own GIB definition. The robots should either follow the definitions or the definitions should be rewritten to reflect REALITY.

As for "likely stop in spades": LIKELY? It shouldn't be "likely", it should be "definitely", unless North is either psyching or playing poker.

It says "9+ HCP" but THEN it says "9- total points", which is where it might as well say "We're GIB and we haven't got even the foggiest understanding of what total points are", because...high-card points can be less than or equal to "total" points, but they CANNOT (that's "cannot", GIB, or if that's too difficult for you, as just about EVERYTHING seems to be, change it to..."CAN NOT!") be greater, yet THIS pathetic GIB definition, like SO many other pathetic GIB definitions, implies the OPPOSITE. It says that North has at LEAST 9 HCP, with NO upper limit, so he might have MANY more, yet it also (VERY stupidly) says his "total" points are at MOST 9 and could be as few as zero, since the sloppy wording of "9-" literally means zero to 9. GIB has things completely BACKWARDS, clearly illustrating its gross ignorance on this SIMPLE issue that even most NEW players grasp without difficulty. GIB and GIBBO rot.

GIBBO also rots on "defence". At trick 6, West makes the VERY stupid play of WASTING his club jack. This lunacy does not cost him a club trick, but it DOES provide a later club entry to the North hand, which is KEY! East wins his stiff (at that point) club ace, and because he is also a GIBBO robot (read: clueless, hopeless imbecile), he returns a spade rather than a heart. Declarer finds a way to make his game with a VERY important overtrick, thanks to the two dumbos sitting East-West. Had stupid West not WASTED his club jack, the "defenders" could have dummy-locked declarer, preventing the overtrick. I guess it's no surprise that they are such absolutely ATROCIOUS "defenders", given that EVERYTHING about their game is laughable and they are the worst "bridge players" I have ever encountered. GIB/GIBBO robots absolutely stink at all aspects of bridge.

https://www.bridgeba...DJ%7Cpc%7CS9%7C

[benellis58]

A good EW pair could hold this contract to 9 tricks, thereby beating the 4H game by one trick. Diamond to ace, diamond ruff, club to ace, diamond ruff.

The two GIBBO clowns "defending" here "held it" to ...ELEVEN tricks, so I made an overtrick. East led his stiff diamond and West won his ace. I played my SEVEN from J753...so MAYBE my baby falsecard helped, because at MANY other tables, declarer did NOT falsecard and followed with his diamond three, after which East DID receive his ruff (although belatedly, since West first cashed his club ace, so they got only ONE ruff instead of two).

BUT West should have defended better anyway. I think that the first problem is that these ignorant dolts LOVE to lead ENEMY suits and LOVE to lead worthless doubletons. GOOD players don't have these IMBECILIC leading habits, so if a GOOD player leads a diamond on this auction, his partner is MUCH more likely to think that it's probably a singleton. But West was a total M.O.R.O.N. anyway, as USUAL. EVEN if he failed to immediately return a diamond, he SURELY should have played one after cashing his club ace. That would have failed to beat the hand, but at least it would have prevented the overtrick. Instead, the oblivious jackass led a...SPADE (!) at trick three...INTO dummy South's VISIBLE AQJ6. How the HELL was that EVER going to benefit the "defence"? GIBBO robots suck pumice. They are the worst of the worst.

https://www.bridgeba...H2%7Cmc%7C11%7C

[benellis58]

Silly lead, bad "defence", another miserable score for the GIBBO defenders, Mr. Clueless and Mr. Hopeless.

https://www.bridgeba...SQ%7Cpc%7CSJ%7C

[benellis58]

GIBBO, how do I hate thee?

Let me count the ways.

On second thought, never mind. I don't know how to count past one billion.

[benellis58]

"Hello. I'm doing a survey and asking people their opinion of the GIBBO robots. What's your opinion of them, Sir?"

"My opinion? Glad you asked. My opinion is that they are tremendously poor at bridge and that they are an embarrassment to the game."

"Thank you, Sir. We greatly appreciate your agreeing to answer the question."

[benellis58]

Why is the piece of trash in the North bidding 2NT rather than 2S? He knows we have at least a 5-2 spade fit. Yes, depending on which minor I bid, it will be at least a 5-3 fit in clubs or at least a 5-4 fit in diamonds, but who cares? It will be a level higher, so we will need nine tricks rather than eight to achieve a plus score, AND minors score lower than majors.

The layout and result of one random hand prove nothing, but for what it's worth, we made 11 tricks in clubs but would also have made 11 in spades, assuming they led hearts there also. They CAN hold either strain to only 10 tricks, but they have to either lead diamonds or play the club ace at trick one and then shift to diamonds. Note, though, that even making only TEN tricks in spades would STILL outscore making ELEVEN in clubs.

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[benellis58]

Why is West leading a heart from his four-bagger instead of a spade from his five-bagger? Where's the logic?

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[benellis58]

North's 3H shows, according to the GIB definition, "10-12 total points". WHERE, pray tell, ARE those "10-12", since his HAND is J10, A10843, 74, Q1086. We scored a decent 71.4 % for going down "only" one in 3NT, but that's not the issue.

The issue is actually threefold:

First, he did not have what he "promised", and therefore misled his 'partner".

Second, he (sigh, here we go AGAIN with these imbeciles) did not adhere to his own GIB definition.

Third, once he made the potentially risky decision to bid at the THREE level - red against white (!) - while OVERSTATING his values to his "partner", he SURELY should have bid three CLUBS, NOT three hearts. He had ALREADY shown at least five hearts via his 2D transfer, and his partner South might (not on THIS random hand, but on many others) well have preferred clubs over hearts. Instead of involving South in the decision about strain, North unilaterally bid hearts. These GIBBO trashcans OFTEN make unilateral decisions. If they were GOOD players, that wouldn't be SO bad (although it would STILL be bad), but they are NOT good players. They are the lowest of the low and the worst of the worst.

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