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Has anyone heard of this convention... opening bid not Gerber
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strong 4 club opening 4 clubs indicating long club suit and big hand asking for aces
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Posted 2020-February-21, 15:39
whippetmom, on 2020-February-21, 13:26, said:
Has anyone heard of this convention... opening bid not Gerber
Not Gerber?
I thought 4♣ was always Gerber?
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Posted 2020-February-21, 15:47
whippetmom, on 2020-February-21, 13:26, said:
Has anyone heard of this convention... opening bid not Gerber
No. But then I don't know every convention out there.
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Posted 2020-February-21, 17:14
4♣ and 4♦ are sometimes used to show strong heart and spade preempts with 4 to 4 1/2 losers respectively.
In the Romex system, responder showed keycards if they could cover 3+ losers since you would be in the slam range if there weren't 2 quick losers.
In the Romex system, responder showed keycards if they could cover 3+ losers since you would be in the slam range if there weren't 2 quick losers.
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Posted 2020-February-21, 21:21
JonnyQuest, on 2020-February-21, 15:39, said:
Not Gerber?
I thought 4♣ was always Gerber?
I thought 4♣ was always Gerber?
This is a 4 club opening bid. not Gerber which is after an auction of some sort
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Posted 2020-February-21, 21:41
whippetmom, on 2020-February-21, 21:21, said:
This is a 4 club opening bid. not Gerber which is after an auction of some sort
There are some players who play an opening 4NT bid as either Blackwood or asking about specific aces. There is no auction, except maybe passes, before the 4NT bid.
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