Board #6 the robots don't seem to recognize the "double and correction" to clubs. The counter to this is to treat your own over calls as effectively unlimited, and bid clubs, clubs, clubs, clubs until partner gets the message.
Wow, I had EXACTLY the same contracts and scores as you, Pete, in my whole card - all 8 boards - and an identical percentage. Never happened to me before! Rollercoaster indeed!
Board 2 I had the same play in 3NT and same problem, what to discard on the 4th and 5th hearts, so I chose to leave them uncashed until I played a spade to A and spade to K. Now I am in great shape. West exited with club to E who cashed AK and I have the rest of the tricks
Knowing how the robots sometimes bid, I preempted my partner by jumping to 5C after it cuebid 2S and responded 3D to my double and club rebid on Board 6.
On board 2, I took opening diamond lead in my hand, played the ace of hearts and led toward the 10 of hearts, west taking the jack, postponing my discard decision(s). East then took KC, led toward KS, and west led back to the AC . . . and I took the rest.
Board 1 I took the top hearts then AK of diamonds and ruffed a club to find out the clubs were 8-1, West had also shown up with a spade so I knew the diamonds were 4-2. Board 6 the auction doesn't go any better if you double and bid 3C, my partner propelled me into 6H down 7 on the same auction as the poor soul in your tournament!!
I also had a similar comedy auction on board 6 after the same first two bids as you, they bid 4H and everything looks like a cue bid from there, tried cue-bidding 5D to make them think we're off aces but they persisted with 5H. Passed that, also for down 7
Board 4 I really think you ar not strong enough for a three heart rebid. It’s a poor 16 with boring distribution and six losers. I bid two hearts making four and got a nice board, 80-ish % I think.
@@johnworf Maybe you and/or Peter have the clout to find out what happens to robot reports. I have seen no evidence that they are taken seriously by BBO as there have been no substantive changes in GIB bidding in several years. It still makes me feel better.
@@johnworf Sorry the "Curry Convention" is a joke meant for Jeff. We have a friend that famously announced during a bridge game 20 years ago "I always bid my weakest suit," which is when the fake, but funny Curry Convention was born.
B1: Pete: "I don't like bidding 4 spades, I think that's a poor choice."
Me: bids 4 spades, and yes, it was a poor choice. 😆
Board #6 the robots don't seem to recognize the "double and correction" to clubs. The counter to this is to treat your own over calls as effectively unlimited, and bid clubs, clubs, clubs, clubs until partner gets the message.
Yep - I just overcalled clubs initially but got into the superior 3NT : ua-cam.com/video/IE7AatGSw9I/v-deo.html
It doesn't work for robots. You have to acquiesce and hope the CHO is 6-6.
The beer card should be your Halloween costume
Wow, I had EXACTLY the same contracts and scores as you, Pete, in my whole card - all 8 boards - and an identical percentage. Never happened to me before! Rollercoaster indeed!
Board 2 I had the same play in 3NT and same problem, what to discard on the 4th and 5th hearts, so I chose to leave them uncashed until I played a spade to A and spade to K. Now I am in great shape. West exited with club to E who cashed AK and I have the rest of the tricks
yes - I think I would have played it that way too if I'd have remembered to bid 3NT and not passed 2h!: ua-cam.com/video/IE7AatGSw9I/v-deo.html
I went 5C 5D 6C 6D followed by ragequit.
you just have to laugh when the robots go insane!
A pajama round: tops and bottoms.
Knowing how the robots sometimes bid, I preempted my partner by jumping to 5C after it cuebid 2S and responded 3D to my double and club rebid on Board 6.
On board 2, I took opening diamond lead in my hand, played the ace of hearts and led toward the 10 of hearts, west taking the jack, postponing my discard decision(s). East then took KC, led toward KS, and west led back to the AC . . . and I took the rest.
Board 5 - REALLY weird bidding by robot
Board 1 I took the top hearts then AK of diamonds and ruffed a club to find out the clubs were 8-1, West had also shown up with a spade so I knew the diamonds were 4-2.
Board 6 the auction doesn't go any better if you double and bid 3C, my partner propelled me into 6H down 7 on the same auction as the poor soul in your tournament!!
I also had a similar comedy auction on board 6 after the same first two bids as you, they bid 4H and everything looks like a cue bid from there, tried cue-bidding 5D to make them think we're off aces but they persisted with 5H. Passed that, also for down 7
LOL - I shouldn't laugh - HOHOHO ! - yep i played it the same as you on board 1 - luckily I knew the robots are idiots and decided 2C was best.
Board 4 I really think you ar not strong enough for a three heart rebid. It’s a poor 16 with boring distribution and six losers. I bid two hearts making four and got a nice board, 80-ish % I think.
I agree - that's why I opened 1NT: ua-cam.com/video/IE7AatGSw9I/v-deo.html
@@johnworf well I wouldn’t go THAT far. After all you have six hearts, and how will partner ever know that? 1h and rebid 2h is good enough for me.
@@alanbrucemacdonald1297 but ithink underbidding is worse hence the 1nt opener...it worked out 👌
start with spades
1. I got the OT and you got the Beer Card. Push?
6. I robot-reported that garbage.
Don't blame the bot, it's using the Curry Convention!
@@charlescosgrove9507 lol the curry convention - I cannot remember exactly what that is - but I remember reading about it on bridgebum I think.
I didn't know you can report the robots - I will have to do a video on this!
@@johnworf Maybe you and/or Peter have the clout to find out what happens to robot reports. I have seen no evidence that they are taken seriously by BBO as there have been no substantive changes in GIB bidding in several years. It still makes me feel better.
@@johnworf Sorry the "Curry Convention" is a joke meant for Jeff. We have a friend that famously announced during a bridge game 20 years ago "I always bid my weakest suit," which is when the fake, but funny Curry Convention was born.