[benellis58]

This is a MANDATED auction, which means that GIBBO thinks all the calls are absolutely perfect.

Not surprisingly, GIBBO is wrong...because GIBBO has NO IDEA how to bid.

North's 2S is a decided underbid, because in support of pard's spades, his hand is worth about EIGHTEEN (!) "total" points. Of course, GIBBO has proven time and time again that it knows NOTHING about "total" points. The massive stupidity of GIBBO goes well beyond "just" knowing nothing about total points, though, as you will soon see. Here's a clue: North's current 2S call is not "just" an underbid. It is also PASSABLE. It could conceivably END the auction.

But...it DOESN'T end it, because EAST bids 3H. South and West pass.

Back to North, the guy who last bid a PASSABLE 2S. He now, in passout seat, doubles, defined by GIB as "3+ clubs; 2+ hearts; 4 spades; 11+ HCP; 12-16 total points".

East passes. South, who now HAS to bid, makes the weakest bid he could possibly make at this point: 3S.

West passes, and...North RAISES TO FOUR SPADES! He previously bid a PASSABLE 2S. THEN he doubled for takeout the enemy 3H bid. THEN...when his partner South made the WEAKEST CALL POSSIBLE, North, the SAME player who was earlier QUITE content to have the auction END in TWO spades (the PASSABLE bid that he made). later FORCED his partner to bid at the three level, and then RAISED him to the four level when he (South) showed NOTHING extra.

It's not just the awesome STUPIDITY of these hopeless rejects that is astounding - it's also the COMPLETE lack of consistency. They are nothing but garbage of the worst sort.

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

[benellis58]

Our result was fine (89.37 %), but that does not justify North's ridiculous pass of 1S. His pass serves only to tell the world that he should be spending his time on any activity EXCEPT bridge, because he has no idea how to play bridge.

https://www.bridgeba...S6%7Cmc%7C10%7C

[benellis58]

Look at East's hand. Note that he...PASSES (!) in fourth (passout) seat after South opens 1NT and West and North pass.

https://www.bridgeba...H8%7Cpc%7CDQ%7C

[benellis58]

Mandated auction.

Typically wretched "defence". Why are these GIBBO zombies playing DIAMONDS?

Shared top for NS. Well-deserved shared bottom for Frick and Frack.

https://www.bridgeba...H6%7Cmc%7C10%7C

[benellis58]

A TRUE CLASSIC:

This is a MANDATED AUCTION, which means that it is an auction RECOMMENDED BY GIBBO. GIBBO thinks THIS auction is absolutely PERFECT in every way!

North's 4NT is TO PLAY. He wants to END the auction in 4NT...yet for some UNKNOWN reason, South bids 5D. This 5D call is defined by the always pathetic GIB as "5+ clubs, 6+ diamonds, 3- hearts, 9 total points". He actually has a...STIFF (!) 8 of diamonds. He is supposedly promising at LEAST ...SIX (!) diamonds and possibly MORE...and he actually has ONE!

North raises to SIX diamonds...and South is THRILLED to pass. The final NS contract is...SIX DIAMONDS! Their trump "fit" for this "slightly" (ha, ha!) "optimistic"...SLAM (!!!) is: STIFF (!) EIGHT (!) in "declarer" South's hand, opposite AK63 in dummy North. Their combined "trump" suit is missing EIGHT cards to the QJ1097542. Somehow, I think NS have failed to follow Burn's Law!

Yet GIBBO...RECOMMENDS (!) this auction and MANDATES it!

You know, I think GIBBO has to go back to...BIDDING SCHOOL...at the PRE-KINDERGARTEN level...and STAY there for approximately the next 477 years!

https://www.bridgeba...H2%7Cpc%7CD6%7C

[benellis58]

Typically laughable and hopeless "defence" by the GIBBO pair of Johnny Halfwit in the West and Donald J. Dumbo (the one wearing the makeup) in the East:

https://www.bridgeba...CC5%7Cmc%7C9%7C

[benellis58]

Another hopeless "defence" by JH and DJD:

https://www.bridgeba...H8%7Cmc%7C11%7C

[benellis58]

Crazy pass of the double by West. Typically pathetic "defence" by Frick and Frack:

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

[benellis58]

I noticed another interesting thread in this "BBO Robot Discussion" section: https://www.bridgeba...ss-gib-actions/