{"id":1953,"date":"2011-03-01T23:24:29","date_gmt":"2011-03-02T07:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bridgehands.com\/bridgeblog\/?p=1953"},"modified":"2013-02-15T22:03:09","modified_gmt":"2013-02-16T06:03:09","slug":"polling-you-47-slam-bidding-%e2%80%93-gerber-part-2-day-7-march-2-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bridgehands.com\/bridgeblog\/?p=1953","title":{"rendered":"Polling You #47: Slam Bidding \u2013 Gerber Part 2, Day 7, March 2, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Contract Bridge Slam Bidding: Gerber Convention, Part 2<\/h2>\n<p><noscript>JavaScript needs to be enabled for polling to work.<br \/>\n<a href='http:\/\/www.constantcontact.com\/survey\/index.jsp?cc=ViraWidPOL'>Online Surveys<\/a> by Constant Contact.<br \/>\n<\/noscript><a class=\"twitter-share-button\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share\">Tweet<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mother never promised making a Notrump contact would always be easy. Dad went one further, telling to be extra careful playing in a Notrump slam contract. Sure enough, as we get more mature we realize our parents were usually right about life and Bridge.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bridgehands-videos.s3.amazonaws.com\/Polling_You_47_Part_1\/Polling_You_47_Part_1.html\"><strong>Click here to view Part 1 of the video commentary<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>BridgeHands<\/em> members &#8211; after logging in, please scroll down to view text and video&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>When it comes to Gerber bidding, it turns out wise players make an extra effort to discuss some of the extraordinary Gerber slam bids than come up from time to time. In today&#8217;s blog, videos, and polls we share our views and offer you the opportunity to test your knowledge.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Slam Notrump Considerations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Self-Sustaining Suit versus Misfits<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Hand Evaluation: Trick-taking Power<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Conventional Agreements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Play of the Hand: Analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fits, Misfits and Conundrums:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>We first search for major suit fits.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>If not, we look for stoppers to play in a Notrump contract.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Without stoppers, we revert to a minor suit contract.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Still worse, we face a misfit between the two hands.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Notrump Distributional Points:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Our goal is to take tricks &#8211; when investigating slam, we seek extra critical tricks:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Long minor suit, as a 6+ card suit<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Partnership fit, as a 5-4 or 5-3 suit with top honors<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Balanced hand with top honors<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Misfits can be a problem, requiring special tactics (squeeze play, all or none finesse, etc)<!--more--><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Examples of Self-Sustaining Suits:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Excellent 7 card suit:\u00a0\u00a0 A K Q 6 5 4 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Strong 6 card suit:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A K J 10 4 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Okay 6 card suit:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A J 10 9 3 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Poor 7 card suit:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 K 10 6 5 4 3 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hand Evaluation &#8211; How we take tricks:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Distribution:\u00a0 Suit length 7, 6, 5 or a great 5 card suit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Finesse &#8211; Tenaces as:\u00a0 A K J,\u00a0 A Q 10,\u00a0 A J 10,\u00a0\u00a0 K J 10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Unguarded Kings as: \u00a0 K x x \u00a0 Beware the dangerous opponent (RHO)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Needed Slam Conventi9onal Agreements:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1N &#8211; 2C;<br \/>\n2H &#8211; 4N;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Quantitative Slam Try (not Blackwood)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1N &#8211; 2C;<br \/>\n2H &#8211; 4C;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gerber Ace-ask according to modern methods<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1N &#8211; 2D;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jacoby Transfer<br \/>\n2N &#8211; 4N;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8220;Probably&#8221; Blackwood (unless also playing Texas Transfers)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1C &#8211; 4C ?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Could be inviting game, or perhaps Ace-asking (Minorwood)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3N &#8211; 4C ?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Could be Stayman or Gerber<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3N &#8211; 5C ?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Could be &#8220;to play&#8221; or perhaps &#8220;Super Gerber&#8221; Ace ask<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3N &#8211; 4D ?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Some even use this as Stayman with 4C as Gerber !<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1S &#8211; 2D;<br \/>\n3C &#8211; 3H;<br \/>\n3N &#8211; 4C \/ 5C ?\u00a0\u00a0 Which is Gerber, Ace ask, or 5C signoff ?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Play of the Hand Considerations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Finesse, know the odds, how and when to take a shot<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Promotion, know the odds and consider transportation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Counting the hand, both opponents honors and suit distribution<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Make deductions based on opponents leads, play, and discards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Safety plays &#8211; beware of the dangerous opponent (RHO playing though unguarded suit)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Table feel , mannerisms, gestures, pauses, hesitations, etc<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Free, Premium and ULTRA members &#8211; please login to view video of additional hand\/s<\/strong><\/p>\nPlease login or register to view this content.Additional video hand commentary for Premium and ULTRA members<\/p>\nPlease login or register to view this content.\nPlease login or register to view this content.\n<p><strong>Warm Regards,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>BridgeHands<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contract Bridge Slam Bidding: Gerber Convention, Part 2 JavaScript needs to be enabled for polling to work. Online Surveys by Constant Contact. Tweet Mother never promised making a Notrump contact would always be easy. Dad went one further, telling to be extra careful playing in a Notrump slam contract. 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