Gib is not perfect

[finesse157]

The first Pinned topic on this forum quotes.

"For example, GIB never miscounts a suit. It never misses a spot card. It never forgets its own system. It never fails to notice… well, anything. Overall, GIB plays better than the average player on BBO – in fact, this has been proven, as when GIB plays in BBO tournaments that humans played in as a test, it consistently performs well above average."

I have seen many cases where this is not true, or needs caveating.

 

"GIB never miscounts a suit"

Yes, it does. In the case where the end-play needs a count of the partners suit, it can get the discards wrong"

 

"It never misses a spot card."

Again, that is true, but in defence it does not always play the obvious card for partner. For example, it "knows" that its has QJT7 and that all cards are "equivalent". However, it may play the 7 making it hard/impossible to catch this.

Also, it can miss the spots if you false card

 

"It never forgets its own system"

O yes it does, and with a regular (~10%) occurrence. Frequently it makes bids far outside of the HCP/TP in the hand. Even worse, it can frequently q-bid cards that it does not have - usually the 2nd q-bid.

 

So, the question is, how to avoid these errors, and what to do when it happens.

As far as I can tell - the only solution is really, really reign in your competitive bids and this spoils the game somewhat.