[benellis58]

The hopelessness of the GIBBO 2C structure is exposed, as it is just about EVERY time 2C is used. The system has multiple flaws, but perhaps the worst of all is the astoundingly stupid use of a 2NT bid by responder to show "Positive no trump - 2-5 clubs; 2-5 diamonds; 2-4 hearts; 2-4 spades; 8+ HCP". Which intellectual wizard decided that THIS travesty would be a productive use of the 2NT call? Let's look at this garbage piece by piece:

"Positive no trump". As opposed to what: NEGATIVE no trump? Stupid and useless introductory three words (along the same lines as other CLASSICALLY annoying GIB intros such as "Invite to 3NT game"; "Minor-suit opening"; "One over one"; "Two over one"'; "New suit"; "The LAW"; and other TOTALLY unnecessary opening statements to GIB definitions).

"2-5 clubs...2- 4 spades". Wowee, zowee: We know that he has at least two cards in each of the four suits, we know he could have up to five cards in either minor, and we know he could have up to four cards in either major, and...who CARES about ANY of that, because we've wasted an ENTIRE level of bidding and know NOTHING useful about the the specifics of ANY of his suits.

"8+ HCP". So , he COULD have 8...or...he COULD have 37, since no upper limit is stated. How does that vague, general statement help in ANY way whatsoever?

Note that by needlessly HOGGING the NT, North is very possibly wrongsiding the contract. Here, for example, his club "stopper: is 106 doubleton (!), and he actually HAS wrongsided the contract! Note that with North declaring NT, East-West (on this random layout on this random hand) can take the first FIVE (!) tricks if East leads a club through South's KJ dub, beating even a lowly THREE no trump if it's played by Hand Hog North, whereas played by SOUTH, a NT contract is ICE COLD for at LEAST 10 tricks and might WELL make more...since the contract is played from the CORRECT side where the KJ dub of clubs IS a stopper!

I have played MANY hands where the M.O.R.O.N.I.C. robot, playing his equally M.O.R.O.N.I.C. GIBBO joke of a system has responded 2NT with TWO unstopped suits.

Also, when the jerk responds 2NT, it makes it MUCH more difficult (AND space-consuming) to find partnership fits, particularly 4-4 major fits.

Finally, when the WEAK hand stupidly bids 2NT, it effectively makes IT the "captain" on the hand, which goes against ALL logic.

The GIBBO bidding system in general is the worst I have ever seen: a poorly structured, often redundant, frequently illogical, antiquated, often unworkable MESS...but bad as the overall system is (and it is very, very, VERY bad!), one of its worst features is the mind-bogglingly imbecilic 2C structure that it CURSES all its users with.

Fortunately, the GIBBO East robot on lead against 3NT led a typically stupid 9 of hearts (!) from 6543, 92, 105, 98753, INSTANTLY picking up his "partner's" heart queen (by inference), and allowing us to win an EASY 12 tricks. We scored THREE overtricks on a hand that could have been beaten (!) on the fly (!) because it was played from the WRONG side! To beat it, ALL the GIBBO simpleton in the East had to do was follow the LONG-established principle of "lead the fourth-best card from your longest and strongest suit".

GIBBO stinks. Its system stinks. Its definitions stink. Its robots stink. Please get rid of it and replace it with something decent. Please make BBO a better, more popular, and more successful site by doing that.

https://www.bridgeba...CT%7Cpc%7CC7%7C

[benellis58]

East overcompetes with a STUNNINGLY stupid 2S call on K73 tripleton and "earns" himself another complete zero to add to his world-class collection of total failures.

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