Gerber/Super Gerber

Rev: July 30, 1999

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A. Regular Gerber - 4C

The only place to use 4C as Regular Gerber is:

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[ 1NT  :  4C.....4C is Regular Gerber.

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[ 2NT  :  4C.....4C is Regular Gerber.

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[ 2C  :  2D,2H, 2S or 2NT ] ; [ 2NT or 3NT  :  4C.....4C is Regular Gerber.

 

B. Super Gerber

The only place to use Super Gerber is when 3NT was the last bid in a sequence. Bidding the cheapest unbid suit at the four level is Super Gerber. If there is no unbid suit a 5C bid over 3NT is then Super Gerber:

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[ 1D : 1S ] : [ 2C : 3NT ] : [ 4H.....4H is Super Gerber since hearts is the cheapest unbid suit.

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[ 1C : 2C ] : [ 2H : 2S ] : [ 3C : 3NT ] : [ 4D.....4D is Super Gerber. Diamonds is the unbid suit.

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[ 1D : 2D ] : [ 2H : 2NT ] : [ 3NT : 4C.....4C is Super Gerber. Clubs is the cheapest unbid suit

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[ 1D : 1H ] : [ 2C : 2S ] : [ 3NT : 5C.....5C is Super Gerber since all suit have been bid.

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[ 1C : 2C ] : [ 2H : 2S ] : [ 3C : 3NT ] : [ 4C.....4C is not Super Gerber since clubs have been bid.