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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. This is because 1NT-4NT is natural, inviting partner to bid 6NT.
- Exclusion Blackwood
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- Bidding Principles
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- Meckwell Defense to 1NT
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- Bidding Systems
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- Stayman
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- Exclusion Blackwood
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.
3 sty 2022 · Gerber is our Ace-asking convention in notrump contracts. Here we look at how (and when) to use Gerber to explore slam. We will also examine an upgrade to traditional Gerber, called 1430 Gerber, and see how this is an even more flexible tool for helping us investigate slam.
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.
The 4NT bid asks partner to bid Slam if they’re at the top of the notrump range, to pass if at the bottom of the range, and to use judgement if in the middle of the range. 4NT is Quantitative (an Invitation to slam) if…
Bidding: Gerber - A slam convention using the bid of 4 Clubs to ask partner to disclose the Aces held. The most common usage of Gerber to investigate Ace "controls" is when the partnership has not found a suit fit and have bid Notrump.
Super Gerber (High Gerber) - In response to partner's Notrump bid, a double-raise (jump) in Clubs above 3 Notrump to 5C asks partner to show Aces held. Some players find regular Gerber reduces ambiguity and allows a non-jump bid of 4C to be used naturally or cuebid to show a Club control.
