[benellis58]

Sigh.

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I won't even waste time discussing the various GIB definitions. I'll just say that North was probably REALLY disappointed that EW didn't redouble his "double" of 6C, considering all that SUPER defence he had in his hand. Why, his diamonds ALONE rated to take at LEAST 5 tricks against the EW 6 club (!) contract, ESPECIALLY since his partner South had bid three DIAMONDS. And he was probably ASTONISHED that his 9 of spades didn't win the first trick!

Just plain unlucky, I suppose, that with his HUGE defensive hand, 6C was cold. I feel REALLY sorry for the poor...GIBBO robot!

https://www.bridgeba...SA%7Cmc%7C12%7C

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Same board at another table, but very different auction and result.

Here, the truly BRILLIANT GIBBO robot in the West performed one of his famous "rescues", pulling 6C doubled to 6S, which was also doubled.

His TYPICALLY "successful"...ahem..."rescue" INDEED succeeded. It succeeded in turning his score from plus 1090 for 6C doubled making 6, into minus 1100 for 6S doubled down five. Just your normal everyday net LOSS of 2190 points for a "rescue" by a GIBBO robot. In his "defence", though, the entire EW auction was bananas by both "partners".

Hey, maybe some of the major sponsors will want to HIRE this EW pair, because they definitely know how to create swings.

Seriously, though: It is long, long, LONG past the time to throw the GIBBO robots into a space capsule, send it off to Mars, and replace them with...ANYTHING...because ANYTHING would be better at bridge than these hopeless pieces of GIBBO trash!

https://www.bridgeba...HT%7Cpc%7CH9%7C

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Another BRILLIANT "rescue", this time SADLY by North. South (yours truly) doubles EW in 5C, which will be going down at LEAST two.

My imbecilic "partner", the GIBBO robot in the North says, "Oh no! My human has doubled the opponents. I MUST rescue him! He's SO lucky to be playing with a genius such as I!" And with that, he PROUDLY bids 5S.

We go down "only" two, not even doubled, so we are "only" minus 200...instead of being PLUS at LEAST 300 for beating 5C doubled at LEAST two tricks.

We score 14.29 % on the board. Had North not performed his BRILLIANT "rescue", our score on it would have been 85 % - a "mere" 70.71 & higher.

BEAUTIFUL "rescue", GIBBO "partner" of mine. I think I can see why this thread has over 1700 posts criticizing the robots and why it has been viewed almost 600,000 times since it was created less than a year ago. Golly gee, it's almost as if a lot of people AGREE that GIB/GIBBO robots are among the worst "bridge players" of ALL time!

Note to BBO: The normal place to put GARBAGE is in a GARBAGE BIN. Just sayin'.

https://www.bridgeba...CD2%7Cmc%7C9%7C

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One GOOD thing about having a GIBBO robot as a "partner" is that it gives you leeway to operate, because you KNOW you're playing with piece of SLIME, so you might as WELL operate. Ergo, my 2D bid. Surprisingly, the GIBBO jackass I was playing with actually LED a diamond! Be still, my heart! Will wonders never cease?

https://www.bridgeba...CS8%7Cmc%7C9%7C

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Foolish 3H bid by East. If he's going to compete, double must be wiser (assuming it's for takeout in the hopeless, antiquated GIBBO system).

At trick three, Johnny Halfwit in the East wins his diamond ace. Does he play a CLUB next? Sorry, silly question. Of COURSE he does not play a CLUB, because clubs is the suit his "PARTNER" shifted to at trick two, so of COURSE Mr. Halfwit plays a DIAMOND, the suit DECLARER just led. Why? Because GIBBO robots, who obviously received their bridge education (ha...HA...HA!) on Bizarro World absolutely HATE to lead "partner's" suit, but LOVE to lead declarer's. Like MAGIC, declarer's club loser VANISHES. Well done, Mr. Halfwit, TRULY well done! (I.D.I.O.T.!)

https://www.bridgeba...D7%7Cmc%7C11%7C

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Same hand as the one immediately above, but different table and different result. At THIS table, the East seat is occupied by Johnny Halfwit's cousin, Donald J. Dumbo. Donnie does even WORSE than Johnny. He leads the ace of diamonds and continues the suit. Declarer has an east TWELVE tricks.

Donald J. Dumbo's ambition is to one day be as "good" at bridge as Johnny Halfwit.

https://www.bridgeba...S2%7Cmc%7C12%7C

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EW give us a lesson in bidding and also in declarer play. If we are wise, we will IMMEDIATELY erase BOTH "lessons" from our memory.

https://www.bridgeba...DK%7Cpc%7CC8%7C

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North wins South's opening 10 of hearts lead with his queen. Does he return his heart 3 at trick two?

I'm sorry! It seems I asked another silly question. I must stop doing that! Of COURSE he doesn't return a HEART, because his partner LED a heart, and he would never even dream of returning partner's suit. GIBBO robots were obviously instructed in the cradle to NEVER return partner's suit. They HATE playing partner's suit. They LOVE playing declarer's suit.

He shifts to...the diamond king (!) at trick two. Oh, that's gotta be good.

https://www.bridgeba...CK%7Cpc%7CCJ%7C

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Another All-Time Classic:

We (NS) have FIVE...TOP...tricks against West's 3NT: four TOP clubs, plus the ace of hearts.

My "partner" in the North, a GIBBO robot named Donald J. Dumbo, who likes to wear makeup on his face and hands, has 76, A1083, 1085, KQ53. He leads the club 3. Well DONE, Donnieboy! We can now take our five TOP tricks before anything goes wrong!

Dummy East tables AQ3, KQ975, 432, 62, and declarer West calls for the 2.

I, South (Donnie's partner), play the ace and declarer West follows with the 10.

At trick two, I play the jack of clubs. (Not being a cursed GIBBO robot, I DO return partner's suit!). Declarer West follows with the 9. My "partner", Donnie Dumbo in the North, can SEE that my jack will win this trick, as the EXPOSED dummy to his left has only the stiff 6 remaining.

My "partner" Donnie has at this point the KQ5 of clubs left in his hand. He ALSO has the ace of hearts. Presumably even HE, a fleabrained GIBBO robot (as they ALL are) can SEE that if I win this trick, that will be our second one already in the bank, and that HE will STILL have THREE winners left in his hand: the KQ of clubs and the ace of hearts. That will add up to five tricks for us, which is good news, because that means that we will BEAT their 3NT contract one trick. Yay!

Donnie...plays his club...QUEEN (!!!!!), overtaking my WINNING jack, and turning our FIVE...TOP (!) tricks into four! He then CASHES his club king, thereby IMMEDIATELY establishing declarer's remaining 7 as a winner. He then plays a spade. Declarer wins and plays a heart. Donnie's all over THAT, as he PROUDLY pops his ace and plays his carefully preserved club 5 to declarer's 7. Declarer claims.

Declarer is obviously the ZIA of the robot world, since he managed to make 9 tricks...AND his "impossible" game, despite being off FIVE...TOP tricks. Then again, maybe we could ALL be Zia if we ALL always played against the pond scum known as GIBBO robots. They are nothing but garbage, as this hand...and COUNTLESS others...demonstrate time after time after sickening, sordid time. Please get RID of these disgusting abominations. They are a slap in the face to the game of bridge, and the pitiful JOKE that they are long ago stopped being funny!

https://www.bridgeba...CD2%7Cmc%7C9%7C

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West is declaring 1NT. North leads the club 5 from K8754. Dummy East tables the J1063 and declarer West calls for the 3. South, North's partner, plays the 9. Declarer West wins the...ACE.

Question: Who has the club queen?

Well...DUH...unless West is playing a very, very, VERY deep game, it looks like SOUTH has the club queen...because if declarer West had it, he probably would have won IT rather than his ACE!!!

Fast-forward to trick six, which North wins with his spade king.

North is now on lead at trick seven and decides to play a club. Not a single club has been played by ANYONE after trick one, so 9 clubs are left in the deck. North can see 4 of them (K874) in his own hand. He can see three more (J106) in dummy East. That accounts for 7 of the 9 remaining clubs. The only two he cannot see are the queen and the two. Since declarer West opened 1NT and therefore could not have been born with a void or singleton, he must have at least one of those two clubs...but since he won the ACE at trick one, he almost CERTAINLY does not have the queen (or he would have WON it at trick one). The club situation is now therefore an OPEN BOOK! South must have the stiff queen remaining, and declarer West MUST have the stiff 2 remaining!

"Defender" North...CASHES (!) his club king, DROPPING his "partner" South's now-STIFF queen, and establishing dummy's jack AND 10 as winners. Declarer West claims ALL the remaining tricks.

But please...PLEASE, dear apologists for and defenders of the GIBBO robots, PLEASE remind me once AGAIN of how the robots are "better than most human players". Please!

https://www.bridgeba...CH5%7Cmc%7C8%7C

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NS are defending against West's 2H. North is on lead.

South, North's partner, opened one DIAMOND, which declarer West overcalled with 1H. North passed and dummy East, West's PARTNER, bid one SPADE.

What does North lead from 107, Q1084, 953, A983? Note, BTW, that he has FOUR pretty good HEARTS (trump) BEHIND the opponent who bid hearts TWICE. You know, there's a good chance he has two NATURAL heart (trump) tricks. So, what DOES he lead?

I'm sorry. I'm sorry! This is another silly question! I MUST stop asking these silly questions, because it's OBVIOUS: He of COURSE would never DREAM of leading a diamond, because his PARTNER bid diamonds, so of COURSE he leads a spade, because his OPPONENT (dummy East) bid spades.

The result on this or any other random board is not the issue. The issue is the sick, twisted philosophy of the GIBBO robots.

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

[benellis58]

Typically bad lead, typically bad "defence":

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

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It's irrelevant on this board, since South is 2-3 in spades and hearts, and I also know that many humans would bid the North cards the same way that the robot did, but I will repeat what I have said before: namely that I think Stayman would be superior to a transfer with North's hand, AND that GIBBO's entire Stayman philosophy and structure are vastly inferior to a different Stayman method.

Regardless of result on this board, the EW "defence" is as ridiculous as you would expect from GIBBO numbskulls.

For what it's worth (which is approximately nothing), the board was played 18 times, and all 18 times South declared 2S. One South went down only one trick and obviously got a top. 13, including I, went down two. Three went down three. One went down four.

https://www.bridgeba...D9%7Cpc%7CSQ%7C

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That's QUITE a THREE diamond bid by North red against white. One of the countless weaknesses of these incompetent GIBBO losers is that they always ignore the vulnerability.

https://www.bridgeba...CH4%7Cmc%7C8%7C

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The C.R.E.T.I.N. in the West has the QJ1092 of clubs staring him in the face, yet he leads his 7 of spades from his worthless 74 doubleton. How do you spell "M.O.R.O.N."? If I'M not mistaken, you spell it GIBBO.

https://www.bridgeba...D9%7Cmc%7C10%7C

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West's first pass: Sorry, looks like an OBVIOUS negative double to me.

https://www.bridgeba...CH9%7Cmc%7C9%7C