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The Gerber convention is a 4 response to a no-trumps bid. Like Blackwood, it is a slam investigation bid that asks partner how many aces he holds. The difference from Blackwood is that Gerber is only used for no-trumps.
- Exclusion Blackwood
Gerber The convention for asking for aces in no-trumps slam...
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- Exclusion Blackwood
Gerber Baby. What is going on with Gerber? Last I heard, it was a baby food. Oh—and occasionally used at the bridge table. Maybe once every thousand deals you need to ask for aces after partner’s notrump bid. Because a raise to 4NT is usually invitational, you need an ace-asking device.
Gerber allows you to find out how many aces your partner has after an opening (or rebid) bid of 1NT or 2NT. Asking for aces (or keycards) is an incredibly important tool for slam bidding in a suit contract .
Gerber Baby. What is going on with Gerber? Last I heard, it was a baby food. Oh—and occasionally used at the bridge table. Maybe once every thousand deals you need to ask for aces after partner’s notrump bid. Because a raise to 4NT is usually invitational, you need an ace-asking device.
Gerber - A slam convention using the bid of 4 Clubs to ask partner to disclose the Aces held. Also see Super Gerber, which requires a Club jump to initiate Gerber. The most common usage of Gerber to investigate Ace "controls" is when the partnership has not found a suit fit and have bid Notrump.
Gerber is a contract bridge convention devised by William Konigsberger and Win Nye from Switzerland [1] who published it in 1936; John Gerber of Texas introduced it to North America in 1938 where it was named after him.
30 cze 2016 · How Experts View Gerber (Marty Bergen) Main-stream Bidding: For many years (maybe eight) Marty Bergen has devoted his monthly Intermediate Players ACBL Bridge Bulletin column to slam bidding. They are excellent.
