[158FC79]

hi community,
how prevent this GIB not to enter by double if p passed hand?
every time it starts, I know we are in a pit and lose heavily,
robot must bid his suit or pass or punishment, very often GIB bids double with xx in majour or denies your suit, how to stop it: if p passed then no double or if double then with xxxx and double stopper in opponent' suit and xxx in every unbid suit

[158FC79]

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[smerriman]

You can't.

[Huibertus]

I find the double on the example you provided acceptable, would prefer a 3-1-4-5 distribution(Personally I would bid 3♣), but this is close enough. The higher you have to double, the more imprecise the distributional requirement for it becomes.

What I find 100% unacceptable is south's pass. We ALL have learned "Take out partner's take out double" for a reason. Just do it.

In this case after South bids 2♠, North would bid 3♣ I assume and that'd show a better hand than an immediate 3♣ overcall. Leading to an easy 9 tricks 3NT, which no other bidding sequence would achieve.

[smerriman]

Huibertus, on 2025-October-22, 04:47, said:

In this case after South bids 2♠, North would bid 3♣ I assume and that'd show a better hand than an immediate 3♣ overcall. Leading to an easy 9 tricks 3NT, which no other bidding sequence would achieve.

No, GIB passes 2♠.

[Huibertus]

smerriman, on 2025-October-22, 12:31, said:

No, GIB passes 2♠.

OK, I find that hard to belief, but I guess you've experience it on this hand yourself? If that is true, then double doesn't make sense anymore.

(But you still have zero reason to pass out the double)