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Thank you very much for your reply. Are you suggesting that I should have overcalled rather than doubled? I thought that my hand was too strong for the overcall.

I am sorry that in my previous topic "The GIB Bids Slam Again" I forgot to mention that the hand is in Robot Tournament #3733, Board #8. Thank you.

Can anyone tell me why the GIB raised my competitive bid of 4 spades to slam? Thank you.

Can anyone tell me why the GIB passes my takeout double in Robot Duplicate Tournament #9864, Board #6. Thank you.

In the Robot Tournament #1475, board #2, I bid 5d and GIB jumps to 7. I do not understand his bidding.

In the Robot Duplicate Tournament #773, Hand #2, I opened 1C, GIB bid 1D, I bid 2N, GIB bid 3C, I bid 3N, GIB bid 6N. We missed 2 aces and went down. I understand that GIB does not use Gerber. If that is the case, then he should not jump to 6N without knowing how many aces we have.

Thank you for your reply. In the ACBL manual the 1 NT opening is stated as 15-17 points.

Thank you for your reply. I guess the GIB is a bossy player. It wants to make the final decision. One other example is that the GIB often changes my 3 NT bid to 4 of the majors of 5 of the minors. Often I am forced to play 4 spades or 4 heart with only 7 trumps and the result is terrible. The GIB knows we only have 7 trumps because I did not open the major and he has only 3 trump cards. My human partners almost never change my 3 NT bid.

Thank you for your reply. If you are correct, then the ACBL standard teaching manual ("Bidding in the 21st Century", written by Audrey Grant in 1986 and updated in 2006) must be wrong. The ACBL manual recommends making an invitational bid when you have 8 or 9 points and your partner opens with a strong 1 NT.

I do not understand why does the GIB passes my 1 NT opening bid when he has 8 points. I have missed many games when he does that. If I have 17 points or 16 points with some 9's and 10's the 3 NT can be made easily.

In the Robot Duplicate Tournament #8039, board #4, with both opponents bidding, GIB bids 2 spades and I jumped to 4 spades (because if I bid 3 spades the GIB may pass). GIB started cue bidding and I had to play 5 spades. The result is down 1. Do you think he is right to move towards slam? Thank you.

In the Robot Tournament #3322, board #8, I bid 3NT but the GIB corrected it to 4 diamonds. I eventually played in 5 clubs. Although I made 5 clubs, 3NT would have resulted in a better score. Do you know why the GIB bid 4 diamonds? Thank you.

In the robot duplicate tournament #5497 (4/1/14), board #4, I bid 6 hearts but the GIB corrected it to 6 NT. The result is down 3. Do you think his bid is reasonable? Thank you.

Against a no trump contract, the GIB makes an opening lead from a 3 card suit which is headed by a jack. He has a 5 card suit headed by a king but he does not lead it. The 5 card suit has not been bid by the opponents. This seems to be a very poor defense play.