[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.

https://www.bridgeba...DT%7Cpc%7CHQ%7C

[benellis58]

One of the countless reasons that the GIB/GIBBO robots are by FAR the worst "bridge players" I have ever seen is that they are the worst leaders I have ever seen. To be fair, after Lorserker made some small improvements, the GIBBO robots are at least a little bit better on leads than their disgusting GIB predecessors, even though they are still absolutely atrocious. Here is an example featuring the same hand from four different tables with four different auctions...and with the GIBBO robot in the West making extremely stupid leads in ALL FOUR (!) different scenarios!

First, my table, where a club lead against my 3NT was OBVIOUS, but the imbecile stupidly led the Curse of Scotland. (Speaking of "curses", BTW, the GIBBO robots should be known as the "Curse of Bridge"!)

https://www.bridgeba...CT%7Cpc%7CH8%7C

Next, a different table with a different auction to 3NT, but where a club lead was AGAIN OBVIOUS, but where the braindead GIBBO robot again stupidly led the Curse of Scotland:

https://www.bridgeba...HQ%7Cpc%7CH3%7C

Then, another different table with another different auction to 3NT. HERE, the opening leader DID lead a club - bravo...EXCEPT that the stupid clueless OAF led the WRONG club. Instead of making the NORMAL lead of the king (from THIS particular holding), the clueless JERK foolishly and laughably led the NINE (!) and got an even WORSE score than the feebleminded GIBBO rubes who had stupidly led the 9 of diamonds! You CAN'T make this stuff up! Here's THIS twit:

https://www.bridgeba...H5%7Cpc%7CHQ%7C

And the final table had a fourth different auction, this time (amazingly) stopping in only TWO no trump. Here the GIBBO clown led the Curse of Scotland, like most of the other GIBBO c.r.e.t.i.n.s.:

https://www.bridgeba...S9%7Cpc%7CST%7C

[benellis58]

At trick seven, declarer North leads the diamond jack and the GIBBO trout in the East fails to cover. It's now child's play to repeat the finesse and take all the remaining tricks.

If the clueless GIBBO fool had covered, declarer would have had to guess which opponent had the diamond 10. If he chose to play West for now having a stiff 10 remaining, he could cash dummy's queen and then dummy's 9 would then be high and he would still take all the remaining tricks...BUT...

If he chose to play EAST for the 10, he would cash dummy South's spade king, ruff a spade back to his hand, and then lead a diamond to dummy's NINE...LOSING to East's now-stiff 10.

These worthless GIBBO chowderheads OFTEN cover when it's CLEARLY wrong to do so, yet HERE - where it's clearly RIGHT to cover, the GIBBO piece of trash in the East doesn't! They are so, so, SO disgustingly, sickeningly bad.

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

[benellis58]

West's 3S bid: Why is this loser raising 2S to 3S? Answer: Because these GIBBO rejects think that any time "partner" shows a sixth card in his major, diamonds and emeralds will magically fall from the sky. Well, at least it SEEMS that might be what they think, because they OFTEN overbid in this type of scenario. Maybe if they were buried forever in a landfill (hint, hint) this GIBBO stupidity would finally end.

https://www.bridgeba...HJ%7Cpc%7CC3%7C

[benellis58]

North can't bid THREE diamonds - oh no, PERISH the thought...and yet...he is later positively THRILLED to bid FOUR diamonds. Where the HELL is the logic? Where the HELL is the consistency?

Answer: Surely NOT in the Bizarro World of GIBBO!

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

[benellis58]

OMARHEUM has sent three more hands. Here is the first. He writes "I checked the definition of 4NT and it sounded like what I had: no promise of any major stoppers, just a strong unusual NT. I bid it hoping pard would choose his best minor, rather than just bidding a unilateral 5D, but he passed. Down 8 for 22%."

My comment: Obviously inexcusable, obviously ridiculous. The total incompetence of the GIBBO robots is exposed to the world for the Nth time.

https://www.bridgeba...CD6%7Cmc%7C2%7C

[benellis58]

OMAR again. He writes "I had a tie for top of 64% here where I was quite surprised to hear East pass his partner's support jump shift."

My comments: One: I would probably be less surprised than OMAR, because I see these GIBBO knuckleheads constantly committing atrocities. Two: Here's a suggestion, GIBBO: If you're going to play a convention, try to UNDERSTAND it!

https://www.bridgeba...S6%7Cmc%7C11%7C

[benellis58]

Third of three from OMARHEUM. He writes "Very next hand partner did not meet his definition of 3S. This put us in the most common contract (by far) on this hand. He had no fifth spade and a collection of quacks barely adding to 6 points, but he felt compelled to bid again. Our score was worth 60%."

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

[benellis58]

It is impossible to overstate how bad the GIBBO robots are. If a hand EVER occurs where at least one of the three robots did not do something stupid, it is an extremely rare occasion. They are horrendous, and I suspect they will always be horrendous.