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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 suitThe suit of cards with the highest ranking over the other suits in a particular hand
Usage – A card in the trump suit whose trick-taking power is greater than any other suit card.
In bridge the trump suit is determined by highest bid that wins the contra… More, 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♣ is same as your responses to 4♣(Ace asking) , but at one level higher. Responses for the kings are 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
Practice your Gerber King Asking Responses
| Hand 1. What is your response with this hand after partners 5♣ King asking bid ? 5♦ 5♥ 5♠ 5 NT |
| Hand 2. What is your response with this hand after partners 5♣ King asking bid ? 5♦ 5♥ 5♠ 5 NT |
| Hand 3. What is your response with this hand after partners 5♣ King asking bid ? 5♦ 5♥ 5♠ 5 NT |
| Hand 4. What is your response with this hand after partners 5♣ King asking bid ? 5♦ 5♥ 5♠ 5 NT |
| Hand 5. What is your response with this hand after partners 5♣ King asking bid ? 5♦ 5♥ 5♠ 5 NT |
