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In my opinion, it has reached the point where GIBBO is actually worse than the last version of GIB, which seems bizarre to me.

[benellis58]

East makes a lead-directing double of 4H, so of COURSE West leads a ...DIAMOND. By doubling 4H, East basically GUARANTEED that the lead would be anything BUT a heart, because these contemptible, clueless GIBBO robots absolutely HATE to lead ANY suit that their "partner" shows.

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

[benellis58]

Can't argue with our 100 % score, but that's an "interesting" 4C call by North, considering that his own GIB definition of it is "5+ clubs; 4+ hearts; 13+ HCP".

https://www.bridgeba...H6%7Cpc%7CC4%7C

[benellis58]

East was very eager to add to his massive, world-renowned collection of complete zeroes, and thanks to his absolutely pathetic handling of the club suit, he succeeded.

Has anyone in history ever played consistently worse than the GIBBO robots?

https://tinyurl.brid...se.com/439ckzbz

[benellis58]

These EW imbeciles are incapable of signaling in diamonds and incapable of continuing diamonds.

https://tinyurl.brid...se.com/yckuyyk7

[benellis58]

Johnny Halfwit leads a heart from 53 dub instead of a spade from Q87643. His parents named him wisely.

https://tinyurl.brid...se.com/2p989pzv

[benellis58]

Rightly or wrongly, I opted to bid 4D over East's 3S. West passed and now my "partner" North, who had PASSED as dealer and who had again PASSED after I had opened 1D in third and West had bid 2D for the majors, now SUDDENLY had visions of a slam! Why? Because HE'S a GIBBO robot and you could fit his ENTIRE "brain" into a thimble and still have enough room left to fill the thimble with maple syrup.

The piece of trash bid 4NT, Blackwood for diamonds (accompanied, of course, by a typically pathetic GIB definition proving for the Nth time that GIB knows NOTHING about "total" points).

I knew that there was NO way we could be making a slam, and probably not even a five-level contract - not that we would likely even STOP at the five level, thanks to the starry-eyed bonehead sitting across from me AND the antiquated, hopeless Blackwood responses that GIBBO foists on its users.

So, I decided to PASS the jerk's 4NT call. The board would likely be a zero anyway, but MAYBE something good would happen.

And something good did happen: We went down "only" one, and astonishingly scored 89.3 % on the board.

What does this teach us? Nothing really, since the main point is that GIBBO robots haven't got a clue about how to play bridge - and that's something that most people who have played with and against GIBBO robots have known for a long, long time.

GIBBO robots rot.

https://tinyurl.brid...se.com/2p99v59h

[benellis58]

Same type of nonsense as the post immediately above. No surprise, I guess: A leopard doesn't change its spots and a GIBBO robot doesn't stop being a piece of trash.

West opens 2H, North passes, East bids 2NT, uselessly defined by a typically pathetic GIB definition as "Artificial force; 15+ HCP". I, South, PASS, figuring I can always bid spades later if it seems "right", but warned off bidding for now by the vulnerability (both red) and by East's known strength.

West bids 3H, showing a minimum. North and East pass.

What to do? I'm torn, because I hate to sell out when I have six decent spades, but I'm still leery of bidding for the same reasons as on the previous round.

Finally, I decide to bid 3S. As it turns out, this WAS the "winning" decision on this random layout, as we happen to be cold for 10 tricks in spades. Unfortunately, although it WAS the "winning" decision in any NORMAL world and with any DECENT partner, it was NOT the "winning" decision in Bizarro World with a GIBBO robot for a "partner".

I confess that I did not look at the GIB definition of 3S, because it seemed elementary and obvious that this was a competitive, natural bid, and that I could NOT have a BIG hand, because I had earlier PASSED OVER 2NT!!!

However, the GIB definition of this 3S call was not only pathetic (as we would ALWAYS expect a GIB definition to be!), but it was also insane: "18+ HCP, twice rebiddable spades; 20 total points". Yeah, right...uh...then why the earlier...PASS???? My contempt for GIB definitions grows each and every day!

Over my 3S call, West passed, and the GIBBO piece of stinking garbage sitting across from me did it AGAIN. The useless slimeball bid Blackwood. We ended up in FIVE spades down one.

A TYPICAL result with these clueless, useless pieces of filth! If South doesn't compete with 3S, NS sell out to 3H and miss their cold spade game, but if South does compete with 3S, the useless dirtbag "partnering" him gets starry-eyed (again!), goes slamming (again) and turns plus 620 into minus 100. What a MAGICIAN!

BTW, remember that East's 2NT was defined as showing "15+ HCP"? Well, THIS was his HAND: K, 108, KQ932, A10732. This is a ridiculous bid, but that goes without saying, because he's a hopeless GIBBO robot (the lowest of the low, the worst of the worst, complete and utter garbage), and GIBBO robots specialize in ridiculous bids! BUT...beyond that, where the HELL are his "15+ HCP"? He has a MERE...TWELVE HCP...including a stiff king!

Why do BBO users and customers continue to be plagued by these useless, worthless, hopeless GIBBO monstrosities?

https://tinyurl.brid...se.com/2p9wtb5j

[benellis58]

The two lamebrained EW "defenders" EARN themselves another WELL-DESERVED zero for their massive, ever-expanding collection of humiliations. Instead of establishing their club winner, they establish DUMMY'S fourth (!) diamond as a parking spot for my losing club.

Have I mentioned that GIBBO robots are the lowest of the low and the worst of the worst?

https://tinyurl.brid...se.com/3p6ewhdy

[benellis58]

Regardless of result (which was 71.4 % for NS and 28.6 % for EW), why on Earth would West lead a SPADE from 85 doubleton after dummy North transferred to spades?

https://tinyurl.brid...se.com/yck3usa6

[benellis58]

North has J973, J97, 1073, QJ4.

He has a mere FIVE HCP...with THREE of the five in JACKS and the other two for a QUEEN.

ALL FIVE of his MERE 5 HCP are in the enemy suits. NONE of his MERE 5 HCP are in his "partner's" suit.

He has a pancake flat 4-3-3-3 shape.

He is RED against WHITE.

He decides that he MUST "compete" with 3D over East's 2H.

He is a GIBBO robot.

He is an I.D.I.O.T.

50 % on the board, as I assume that all other innocent HUMANS were also victimized by the GIBBO pond scum that they were cursed to have as "partners".

https://tinyurl.brid...se.com/2p9668e3

[benellis58]

Valued contributor OMARHEUM has provided us with a hand. He writes "The East-West bidding is - ahem - 'interesting'. I certainly did not anticipate a 4S bid from East when I competed to 3D. West promised 16-19 'total' points for his takeout double - which he barely has. 74% for NS. 26 % for EW".

My comments:

OMAR is being very generous and polite with his selection of the word "interesting". "Ludicrous" is the adjective I would have chosen to describe East's bidding in particular. His 4S call is, of course, insane (a GIBBO trademark). But beyond the madness of that single call, consider that over West\s double of 2D, East bid "only" 3C...but later...after South bid 3D and West PASSED (!), East now LEAPT to FOUR (!)...SPADES! Where is there even an iota of logic or consistency? If East's 3C call was correct, then his leap to 4S was insane. Alternately, if his leap to 4S was intelligent and reasonable, then his earlier call of a mere 3C was a gross underbid.

The GIBBO robot "declarer" also butchered the play of the hand. Even though declarer play really IS the strongest part of the robot game, these nitwits aren't even very good at it.

https://www.bridgeba...CS6%7Cmc%7C7%7C