[benellis58]

Never mind the result, never mind the layout. Just focus on North's typically sick, twisted, bizarre, illogical, perverse lead.

Looking ONLY at North's hand, why the HELL would he lead a DIAMOND on this auction rather than a club? What is it about these GIBBO pieces of slime that makes them HATE to lead "partner's" suit?

https://tinyurl.brid...se.com/2p96cts5

[benellis58]

Why should North's 3S call be "forcing", as the GIB definition claims? If he wants to be in 4S, then why the Hell doesn't he just BID 4S instead of pussyfooting with this ridiculous 3S? That would leave a THREE spade call available to INVITE 4S. But I guess that would be just too LOGICAL for the person who created the utterly WRETCHED and COMPLETELY illogical system used by GIB! Did he actually think his antiquated, incomplete, redundant JOKE of a system was ANY good at all?

https://tinyurl.brid...se.com/5b4w4b88

[benellis58]

Have I seen BETTER "defences"? You know what? Now that you mention it, I have. I haven't seen many WORSE ones, though.

Good golly, Miss Molly. but GIB/GIBBO is absolutely WRETCHED at bridge.

https://tinyurl.brid...se.com/57727chj

[benellis58]

Another perverse lead, another wretched "defence" by Ginsberg's INCOMPETENT "Bridgeplayers" (sic!).

Total losers, time after time. GIB/GIBBO rots.

https://tinyurl.brid...se.com/ycybx3h4

[benellis58]

I enjoyed this comment by Joe_Old in another thread (called "Notrump ranges?"):

"Just more proof that GIB is poorly thought out and executed."

Amen! REALLY poorly thought out!

[benellis58]

Another hopeless "defence" from Frick and Frack:

https://www.bridgeba...CH5%7Cmc%7C9%7C

[benellis58]

Another interesting thread:

https://www.bridgeba...rtnership-desk/

[benellis58]

Not my table, but worth showing because it exposes GIBBO stupidity. (Gee, what a SHOCK!)

First, East's 4D strikes me as an imbecilic bid for many reasons. To mention just one, doesn't his "partner" EVER have three - or even four - SPADES?

Second, I have no complaint about North leading a spade...but why the JACK?

GIB/GIBBO: Lousy. ALWAYS lousy.

Start with a truly ROTTEN foundation, and naturally the entire BUILDING will be flawed.

https://www.bridgeba...HA%7Cmc%7C12%7C

[benellis58]

Trick two: East...COVERS the 10 of spades.

Trick four: East...COVERS the 9 of spades.

Declarer now has no spade (trump) losers...WITHOUT...EVER...having to guess the spades. Would he have guessed them? Who knows? Thanks to the feeble-minded, sleepy old pockmarked trout in the East, he didn't HAVE to.

Declarer now has 12 EASY tricks, losing only to the diamond ace.

Declarer scores 100 % on the board.

East-West? THEY add to their MASSIVE, FOREVER UNTOUCHABLE, world record collection of complete zeroes.

Oh, and yes: For those wondering who East was, it was indeed that doddering, sleepy old Donald J. Dumbo.

https://www.bridgeba...D8%7Cmc%7C12%7C

[benellis58]

The lead didn't really matter, and we scored 86.36 % on the board anyway, but wouldn't a CLUB lead make more sense than a spade (trump) lead on this auction?

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