[benellis58]

GIBBO robots often foolishly and illogically bid a minor when they should be bidding a major. Here, though, it seems they are doing the reverse:

After North fails to open the bidding in second seat, East opens 1S in third, and South doubles for takeout.

West bids 2S.

North looks at his hand: 95, 7642, QJ10976, K. He is red against white. Should he pass or should he bid?

Well, as far as I'm concerned, it's not even close. He should definitely, one hundred percent, bid. For once, GIBBO and I see eye to eye, because, to his credit, North does bid...but...

He bids three HEARTS. Yes, I understand that majors are "better" than minors and usually should take priority...but I think THIS hand is an exception. North is bidding at the three level, red against white, so he wants some safety and security. Diamonds provide both far more than hearts. In terms of quantity, he has SIX diamonds but only four hearts. In terms of quality, his SIX diamonds are very respectable, with almost perfect solidity from the queen down: QJ10976. Compare that quality to his FOUR hearts: the absolutely woeful 7642.

https://tinyurl.brid...se.com/j6f3x7bk

[benellis58]

"Return a HEART at trick two? Are you crazy? Why would I ever want to return a HEART after my PARTNER led them?" asks a visibly agitated East.

https://tinyurl.brid...se.com/2p9dx3e2

[benellis58]

North's 3S bid: He tried his BEST to put us into a 3-3 (!) "fit" but fortunately he didn't succeed. Note, BTW, that he has one fewer spade than his own GIB definition promises and ALSO one fewer club than it promises. Moral: Don't ever trust a stinking GIBBO robot. Corollary: That means don't ever trust any GIBBO robot, because they all stink.

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