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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.
The Gerber convention is a 4C jump response to a no-trumps bid. Like Blackwood, it is a slam investigation bid that asks partner how many aces he holds.
Asking for Partners Aces – Gerber. After you have discovered that your partnership has at least 33 combined points and the suit or lack of suit fit the Gerber is a bidding convention designed to describe the Aces held in partners hand to decide whether a grand slam or a small slam can be achieved. Gerber is usually invoked by one of the ...
Gerber. An alternative to 4NT (Blackwood) bid of 4♣ to ask for aces. Responses are. 4♦ shows zero (or all four) aces. 4♥ shows one ace. 4♠ shows two aces. 4NT shows three aces. If you then wish to ask about kings, bid 5♣ and partner responds.
TIP OF THE WEEK: Gerber, Quantitative 4NT, and other meanings of 4NT (Sources: Pat Harrington, Kwbridge, Donna Compton, Bridgehands, Karen’s Bridge Library. Gerber is a Slam Convention using the bid of 4C to ask partner how many Aces they hold.
Remember you should not use Blackwood or Gerber to ask partner for Aces if you have a void. But if partner uses Blackwood and you have a void, there is a simple way to show it IF you have one or two Aces AND there is an agreed trump suit.
My partner then bid 4 clubs and expected me to know that it was Gerber and that she was asking for Aces. I was confused. Should we not find a fit and should there not have been a NT bid prior to using Gerber?
