Master the Gerber Convention in Bridge

Unlock the secrets of the Gerber convention in bridge and elevate your game by learning how to efficiently ask your partner about their aces. Discover the step bids that reveal crucial information for slam decisions and enhance your bidding strategy today!

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The Gerber convention in bridge is a specific bidding method used to ask your partner how many aces they hold. This is particularly useful when you're considering a slam. You initiate this convention by making a bid of four clubs, or 4♣, after you've agreed on a suit or in certain bidding sequences.

Once you make that 4♣ bid, your partner will respond with a step bid that indicates the number of aces they have. If your partner bids 4♦, that means they have zero aces. A bid of 4♥ indicates one ace, 4♠ shows two aces, 4NT means three aces, and if they bid 5♣, they have all four aces.

This convention is widely used in systems like Acol, which is popular in British bridge. It serves as an efficient tool for checking on aces before you decide whether to bid a slam. By using the Gerber convention, you and your partner can make more informed decisions about your bidding strategy.

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