[benellis58]

I guess there's no way for North to find a MAJOR-suit fit in his execrable GIBBO system if the opponents interfere. At least we got a decent 86.67 % for making a LUCKY overtrick in our LUCKY slam - a slam TOTALLY bid by the North robot, since South merely opened a perfectly normal 1NT and after that merely did what North told him to do, or honestly answered North's questions.

The slam was "lucky" because we were off the CASHING ace of diamonds and were therefore at the mercy of the club hook, which LUCKILY worked.

The overtrick was "lucky" because West was too STUPID to make the OBVIOUS (given his hand and the auction) lead of the diamond ace.

https://www.bridgeba...DK%7Cpc%7CS6%7C

[benellis58]

East's double is silly. Moreover, his hand does not come close to matching the GIB definition of his double, since he does NOT have "7+ HCP" - he has...THREE (!) HCP - a queen (!) and a jack (!), BOTH of which are in his SIX-card suit, a suit where he KNOWS that his partner West has at LEAST three cards.

In short, East's hand does not exactly scream "DEFENCE!"

https://www.bridgeba...HJ%7Cmc%7C10%7C