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Slam Bidding - Gerber King Asking
After you have replied to your partners Ace ask they may want to know about your
holding in Kings - to do this they will bid 5♣ and you will need again to count
how many kings you have and bid according to the table below. If the Slam is in a trump suit, a singleton
may sometimes be counted as a King.
If the partner who initiates Gerber subsequently then bids 5♣ , that means that they are asking for you to show the number of kings in your hand. Responses to 5♣ are similar to your responses to 4♣(Ace asking) , but at one level higher. Responses to king asking bids are tabled below.
| Partners Gerber Bid |
Your Reply |
What your response means | Bidding Sequence |
| 5♣ | 5♦ | 0 or all of the Kings | 5♣ - 5♦ |
| 5♣ | 5♥ | 1 King | 5♣ - 5♥ |
| 5♣ | 5♠ | 2 Kings | 5♣ - 5♠ |
| 5♣ | 5 NT | 3 Kings | 5♣ - 5 NT |
Table of responses to Partners King Ask
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Partner opens 1S
With this hand you jump shift to 3C showing your 16+ points and long Clubs - What should you rebid?
- ♠ A 9
- ♥ A Q
- ♦ Q T 6
- ♣ A K J 8 3 2
You can jump straight to 6NT or you can use Blackwood to Ace Ask