wbartley Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 I don't know what game GIB is playing anymore. Just play bridge robot. Human South. [hv=pc=n&s=s85hkq2dk642caq83&w=sq6h653da975ckt42&n=sakj942haj987dc95&e=st73ht4dqjt83cj76&d=w&v=b&b=4&a=p1sp2cp2hp3nppp]399|300[/hv] Maybe the deuce of spades and the seven of hearts are two small for GIB to consider them part of their respective suits. Switch the K of diamonds and the Q of clubs in the South hand and the auction is the same but in this case, 3NT might easily go down on a diamond lead while 7♥ has good play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve2005 Posted March 18, 2018 Report Share Posted March 18, 2018 If Gib played euchre it wouldn't pick up a bower. Here i have sympathy for Gib, you never gave Gib a chance to pattern out. 2N instead of 3N finds heart fit. Also, do you really want to play 3N if Gib doesn't have a ♦ stopper with a marked ♦ lead. But is true Gib has good 4-loser hand should be thinking slam. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbartley Posted March 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2018 If Gib played euchre it wouldn't pick up a bower. Here i have sympathy for Gib, you never gave Gib a chance to pattern out. 2N instead of 3N finds heart fit. Also, do you really want to play 3N if Gib doesn't have a ♦ stopper with a marked ♦ lead. But is true Gib has good 4-loser hand should be thinking slam. Presumably it's the programmers of GIB for whom you have sympathy although I can't imagine why. 3NT doesn't keep GIB from "patterning out". There isn't a bridge player worth beans on this planet that would pass 3NT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virgosrock Posted March 18, 2018 Report Share Posted March 18, 2018 I don't know what game GIB is playing anymore. Just play bridge robot. Human South. [hv=pc=n&s=s85hkq2dk642caq83&w=sq6h653da975ckt42&n=sakj942haj987dc95&e=st73ht4dqjt83cj76&d=w&v=b&b=4&a=p1sp2cp2hp3nppp]399|300[/hv] Maybe the deuce of spades and the seven of hearts are two small for GIB to consider them part of their respective suits. Switch the K of clubs and the Q of diamonds in the South hand and the auction is the same but in this case, 3NT might easily go down on a diamond lead while 7♥ has good play.who bid 3NT? Human or GIB? vrock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve2005 Posted March 18, 2018 Report Share Posted March 18, 2018 Presumably it's the programmers of GIB for whom you have sympathy although I can't imagine why. 3NT doesn't keep GIB from "patterning out". There isn't a bridge player worth beans on this planet that would pass 3NT.With this hand Gib should pattern out. Better players might even suggest an even better bid.But with 5512 and minimum why should Gib not pass. 3N will often be off and 4H makes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbartley Posted March 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2018 Hopefully someone who can actually do something about how GIB bids will see this post and rather than commenting about how 3NT isn't the right bid (or is the right bid) they will attempt to address the fact that GIB fails to rebid hearts with 6-5 in the majors and a void in an unbid suit. But maybe not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 GIB is notoriously bad with the third bid by opener in 2/1 auctions. Definitely something for BBO to work on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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