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Posted by bizquig3000 on 2005-08-03 17:06:30 +0000

Standard Gerber

So, during our Quixotic attempt at playing Bridge, I've noticed that Dawn and I are the only two folks who play Albuarran, Brozel, and, our favorite, Gerber. We play Gerber so much, any and every time we throw down those 4 Clubs cards, we start the Ace asking, even if it's unintentional. Doesn't matter if we've bid Clubs before or we're not in a No Trump contract, if we can pull out the Gerber, then by God, we're going to pull out Gerber. I believe we're going to change our approach from Standard American to Standard Gerber. Example hand from last night: North: Pass Dawn: 2 Clubs South: Pass Biz: 2 No Trump (No Aces) North: Pass Dawn: 3 Clubs (here's our suit) South: Pass Biz: 4 Clubs ("Dawn, I've got 5 clubs for support") North: Pass Dawn: 4 No Trump (thinking Biz threw down the Gerber and tells Biz that he's holding three Aces) South: Pass Biz: 5 Clubs (thinking Dawn was pulling out Royal Keycard, responding I have no Kings) All Pass Bid and made, but I think we should been in No Trump here, Dawn? Another classic in terms of fucked up bidding: Dawn: 2 No Trump South: Pass Biz: 4 Clubs (misreading the 2 No Trump card as 2 Clubs hence trying to tell Dawn about his Ace of Clubs) North: Pass Dawn: 4 Spades (misreading Biz's WTF? bid as Gerber) All Pass Bid and made.
Posted by dawnbixtler on 2005-08-03 18:19:36 +0000
The first bid was a bottom as 3NT makes plus 2. The later was flat as everyone bid and made 4 Spadacinnis.
Posted by tendiamonds on 2005-08-03 18:32:03 +0000
Let's not be calling a nigga a spadacinni.
Posted by dawnbixtler on 2005-08-04 01:52:03 +0000
I'm still a huge fan of Standard Gerber. Hey, if opening 2 diamonds is the "in" thing to do with 15+ pts and 5/4 or better in the majors ("Mexican 2 Diamonds"??), then why not the Standard Gerber in which you lose a much less useful bid with 4 clubs? It lets you stop in a game in the majors while investigating slam, earlier than 4NT. Yes, there was some confusion with BQ's 4 club over my 3 club, but honestly I was going to bid 4NT anyway, as I had 3 aces. So screw the splinter 4 club (which BQ and I don't play anyway) -- if you jump shift to 4 clubs, it's fucking Gerber, got it?
Posted by bizquig3000 on 2005-08-04 03:49:27 +0000
Sounds good to me. Standard Gerber from here on in! Are we doing this Tuesday?
Posted by bizquig3000 on 2005-08-04 03:54:39 +0000
By the way... if anyone cares, here's a picture of Ms. Stephanie Spadaccini herself. [img]http://www.crosswordtournament.com/2003/photos/shack/images/Stephanie_Spadaccini.jpg[/img]
Posted by frame609 on 2005-08-04 08:15:15 +0000
She looks like Palmiero.
Posted by bizquig3000 on 2005-08-05 15:19:05 +0000
So we've emended the approach. Roman Key Card Gerber, and a 4 clubs bid over a 2 clubs opening is accelerated Gerber, King asking, etc. I love it.
Posted by tendiamonds on 2005-08-05 17:48:18 +0000
I've been holding mum on this for a while, as I haven't played bridge in ages, but I think all'y'all are barking up the wrong tree. Gerber, Blackwood, RKC, 1423, etc, are all conventions used to _avoid_ bidding into slam. Albarran, on the other hand, is used to get to slam. By getting too excited about bidding ace asking conventions, or worse yet, king asking, you lose the opportunity to cue bid for controls, and splinter bid. We should be spending more time learning about those conventions, as opposed to getting too vested in one mediocre convention.
Posted by tgl on 2005-08-06 01:09:15 +0000
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Posted by tendiamonds on 2005-08-06 01:10:27 +0000
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