Yes. And illegal. When declare, I try to give the defenders their two tricks and then claim. This isusually quicker than claiming losing two tricks. On the other hand, After someone just takes the last six top tricks , I rudely ask, claim button broken?
Sitting South in Robot tournament, I dealt and opened: 1C 2C P 3C alerted as 3+ 3+ in Majors. E. GIB actually had hearts and spade void (V,AKQ7,Q10987642,6) Believing this alert, I pulled N GIB's penalty double of W Gib's 4S bid. LOL, obviously W GIB believed E also!
I believe it is illegal to drop out of an ACBL session and enter another ACBL event before that first session ends. If so, BBO SOFTWARE SHOULD ENFORCE.
Wish the robots would quit treating a stiff Ace or King as shortness. Don't splinter with one - unless very strong - and don't show them in Reply to Jacoby 2NT.
BBO Admin, please, please Purge all the robot history from any use with instant tournaments. All the robots in the instant tournament s/b playing the same system. Otherwise, I'll be forced to drop out of the instant tournaments for 3 or 4 months like I did after the last big GIB improvement.
GIB silly bid Robot IMP tournament, none vul. With 65 9653 A AQT954 GIB responds 2C, then pulls 3NT to 4 little hearts. (Maybe GIB is saying it has 4 extra points than it said the first time. If so, it should just bid 4NT) P 1D P 2C P 3N P 4H I had to correct to 5C
GIB Pre-empts, then bids again; corrects 3NT to 4 Hearts after already having pre-empted. All Vul; Robot IMP game P P P 1C * 2H P 3NT P 4H Gib had already described hand, which was Q A987654 T72 T4 4H down 1 on any lead. I held AK 2 Q83 AKJ9832 Playing the doubler for short clubs, this makes 10 or 11 in 3NT! GIB should only pre-empt once; Maybe bid 3H the first time, but not bid twice
After showing spade shortness and hearing my 4D cue bid, GIB bids Blackwood with 2 losing clubs! None Vul GIB Dealer 1H P 2N P 3S P 4D P 4N P 5H P 6H GIB had 5 KQT652 AT97 Q9 The Robot opponents cashed the first two clubs; down 1.