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Gerber is a 4C jump response to a no-trumps bid that asks partner how many aces he holds. Learn the rules, agreements, responses, examples and origins of this convention invented by John Gerber.
Gerber is a contract bridge convention devised by William Konigsberger and Win Nye from Switzerland who published it in 1936; John Gerber of Texas introduced it to North America in 1938 where it was named after him. It is similar to Blackwood but uses 4 ♣ instead of 4NT as a relay (asking) bid to inquire about the number of aces held by ...
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 The Gerber convention is introduced to cover those situations where a jump to 4NT would be quantitative. When Is 4 Gerber? This is another important section. The standard guideline is used — a jump to 4 is Gerber after a natural 1NT or 2NT bid. Partnerships can have additional agreements, but this keeps
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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.
John Gerber invented his now oft-misused convention so that after a 1NT or 2NT bid, a jump to 4 asks for aces. The responses are: 4 =0 or 4, 4 =1, 4 =2, 4NT=3. Please read the the previous paragraph carefully. Notice the text says: “a jump to 4 .” It also says “ after a 1NT or 2NT bid .” Here are some examples of Gerber:
Gerber Convention is initiated by the bid of 4♣, with some qualifiers. Important: Many partners have an understanding that 4NT is always Blackwood. This was recommended in Lesson 9. Some partners may have an agreement that 4♣ is always Gerber.
