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If you click next card on one of the specific other hands the opening lead is revealed and if you play the hand till the end you will also see how the defense goes

Try Chrome, it hasn't given me any trouble

In live games at the clubs bids over 3NT are usually not alerted unless the opponents inquire. In BBO games, should the player alert her bid over 3NT?

Check this hand from a tourney today, https://www.bridgebase.com/tools/handviewer.html?bbo=y&lin=pn|dsavas,otangu,alaattin4,~~M12304|st%7C%7Cmd%7C4S29QH9TAD2348KC23%2CS4KH3468JQD5TC48J%2CS5JAH2D679C567TQK%2C%7Crh%7C%7Cah%7CBoard%202%7Csv%7Cn%7Cmb%7C1S%7Can%7CMajor%20suit%20opening%20--%205%2B%20%21S%3B%2011-21%20HCP%3B%2012-22%20total%20points%20%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C2H%7Can%7CForcing%20two%20over%20one%20--%205%2B%20%21H%3B%2012%2B%20HCP%3B%2013%2B%20total%20points%3B%20forcing%20to%20%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C2S%7Can%7COpener%20rebids%20suit%20--%203-%20%21H%3B%205%2B%20%21S%3B%2011-21%20HCP%3B%2012-22%20total%20points%3B%20forcing%20to%203N%20%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C3S%7Can%7CSupport%3B%20possibly%20a%20strong%20hand%20--%205%2B%20%21H%3B%203%2B%20%21S%3B%2012%2B%20HCP%3B%2013%2B%20total%20p%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C4S%7Can%7C3-%20%21H%3B%205%2B%20%21S%3B%2011%2B%20HCP%3B%2012-17%20total%20points%20%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cpc%7CC3%7Cpc%7CC4%7Cpc%7CCQ%7Cpc%7CCA%7Cpc%7CS8%7Cpc%7CS2%7Cpc%7CSK%7Cpc%7CSA%7Cpc%7CCK%7Cpc%7CC9%7Cpc%7CC2%7Cpc%7CC8%7Cpc%7CC5%7Cpc%7CDJ%7Cpc%7CS9%7Cpc%7CCJ%7Cpc%7CSQ%7Cpc%7CS4%7Cpc%7CS5%7Cpc%7CST%7Cpc%7CHA%7Cpc%7CH8%7Cpc%7CH2%7Cpc%7CH5%7Cpc%7CD4%7Cpc%7CD5%7Cpc%7CD9%7Cpc%7CDQ%7Cpc%7CS7%7Cpc%7CD2%7Cpc%7CH6%7Cpc%7CSJ%7Cpc%7CCT%7Cpc%7CS6%7Cpc%7CH9%7Cpc%7CH3%7Cpc%7CH7%7Cpc%7CHT%7Cpc%7CHQ%7Cpc%7CD6%7Cpc%7CDT%7Cpc%7CD7%7Cpc%7CDA%7Cpc%7CD3%7Cpc%7CS3%7Cpc%7CD8%7Cpc%7CHJ%7Cpc%7CC6%7Cpc%7CHK%7Cpc%7CDK%7Cpc%7CH4%7Cpc%7CC7%7C I was distracted and and thought opps opened and overcalled 2H which was a GF bid since Robot bid 1S. Robot rebid 2S and we ended up 4S and 3 down. I was wrong but shouldn't it respond 3H at least?

GIB hardly (never) uses Total Law of Tricks principle in competition and always (mostly) pulls the penalty DBL below 4S. Since BBO acquisitioned Bridge Baron it'll be much better to deploy its player which could also be configured with respect to bidding system and defense principles. I'd pay a one-time fee for a configurable robot on top of the tourney fees. In fact, I'd own more than one configured robot and rent it on a tourney basis e.g one Robot for 2/1 and another for 1C Strong There's no point to complain the shortcomings of the current GIB as I understand it's a hefty task to maintain / revise it. There's also a wide-spread belief about returning to the clubs late this year if the vaccines work but a lot of people will stay away for a while and folks like me will keep using the robot

GIB hardly (never) uses Total Law of Tricks principle in competition and always (mostly) pulls the penalty DBL below 4S. Since BBO acquisitioned Bridge Baron it'll be much better to deploy its player which could also be configured with respect to bidding system and defense principles. I'd pay a one-time fee for a configurable robot on top of the tourney fees. In fact, I'd own more than one configured robot and rent it on a tourney basis e.g one Robot for 2/1 and another for 1C Strong There's no point to complain the shortcomings of the current GIB as I understand it's a hefty task to maintain / revise it. There's also a wide-spread belief about returning to the clubs late this year if the vaccines work but a lot of people will stay away for a while and folks like me will keep using the robot

Best to purchase BB$ by logging on to BBO thru a browser on iPad, iPhone or any Android device

I got refunded shortly. Apparently, BBO has a procedure to initiate the refunds in such circumstances

Hi, This morning (GMT + 3, Turkey), after the scheduled BBO Server Maintenance took place I enrolled in a free tournament to play with the Robot but it was halted having played a few rounds. Shall I get a refund?

Another task of high priority should be to modernize the Robot (GIB) to adopt current practice of the game around the globe. At least, it should claim the hand whenever possible. In today's Pandemic environment more emphasis needs to be given to improve it. After all, it's a source of revenue for BBO.

BBO doesn't implement much easier stuff like Robot claiming the rest of the hand instead of stressing players to discard to no avail let alone adding a tab for this :)

Hi, In “Express – Free Automated Fun” tournaments, majority of Polish players don’t play 2/1 and bid with respect to Polish Club which leads to unexpected results, mostly against the declarer. Is there a way to force the players to play 2/1 as required?

The harsh truth is that whoever designed GIB's defensive play as well as its bidding did a very poor job and it's high time BBO owners / management revisited the plans for the Robot and either improved it dramatically or purchased a brand new one

Hi, Check out this, http://www.bridgebase.com/tools/handviewer.html?bbo=y&myhand=M-229193350-1596096001 GIB plays Cappelletti and I duly bid 2H with a 5 Diamond on the side. GIB bid 2S and I passed because I thought there was no support for hearts and neither for a minor showing at least a 6 Spades. The result was, as always, the lowest score for the board

Another mishap in bidding by GIB, http://www.bridgebase.com/tools/handviewer.html?bbo=y&myhand=M-221784415-1595878319 My Double after second Diamond rebid (3D) was surely for Penalty. If'd doubled for Takeout I'd have done it against 2D.