WARNING! The following post talks about GERBER. Gerber is a bid used by more experienced players. If you are a new player do NOT bother reading this post. When you have played a bit more and know a bit more you can learn Gerber. For now, do not bother.

Gerber -- Asking for Kings

For an introduction on Gerber please read the following posts first:
Gerber - An Introduction
Gerber - To Bid or Not to Bid?
Gerber or 4NT Quantitative?

Once the Partnership has gone through Gerber to ask their Partner for the number of Aces they hold, they can continue bidding Gerber if they want to know the number of Kings. In order to do this the Partnership MUST hold ALL the Aces. You do not ask Partner for the number of Kings they hold if you are missing an Ace. If you cannot bid a small slam after going through Gerber and finding out the Partnership is off one Ace then you shouldn't have bid Gerber in the first place.

In order to ask for Kings you should be interested in a GRAND. Partner is allowed to ignore your question and leap to the 7 level if they have a hand that can take all the tricks knowing the partnership has all the Aces.

After getting a response from bidding 4♣, a bid of 5♣ is now asking for the number of KINGS Partner holds. Note that this means that the Partnership CANNOT sign off in 5♣ after bidding Gerber. The responses are:

5♦	Partner I have either zero or all four Kings
5♥	Partner I have one King
5♠	Partner I have two Kings
5NT	Partner I have three Kings

Let's practice your responses to Gerber asking for Kings. On the following hands you opened the bidding 1NT. Partner responded 4♣ (Gerber). You gave your answer and then Partner bids more Gerber. They bid 5♣ guaranteeing all the Aces and asking for the number of Kings you hold. What will you bid now and what are you telling Partner with your bid?

You	Partner
1NT	4♣
(Answer to number of Aces)	5♣
?

Hand 1

♠AQJ5
♥J642
♦AT
♣AJ3



Hand 2

♠KQ
♥Q982
♦K65
♣AJ93



Hand 3

♠K4
♥AJ2
♦AJ983
♣A54



Hand 4

♠AJ7
♥A6
♦A976
♣A843



Hand 5

♠QJT8
♥Q6
♦KQ5
♣AJ63



Hand 6

♠K6
♥A43
♦K876
♣AJT2



Hand 7

♠KQ2
♥K7
♦AJT85
♣KJ8



Hand 8

♠KT8
♥KQJ8
♦KQ4
♣KT7



Hand 9

♠A7
♥A96
♦Q853
♣AKT9



Hand 10

♠KQ92
♥KQJ7
♦QJ2
♣Q2



Hand 11

♠A86
♥954
♦AT95
♣AK9



Hand 12

♠A74
♥KQJ
♦AQ5
♣T653



Hand 13

♠KT98
♥KJ5
♦KQ98
♣A2



Hand 14

♠KQ
♥KQ52
♦K97
♣QJ75



Hand 15

♠AJT2
♥KQ5
♦J985
♣KQ



Hand 16

♠KQJ8
♥KT8
♦KT7
♣KQ4



Hand 17

♠AJ7
♥KJ
♦A976
♣A843



Hand 18

♠AJ7
♥A6
♦A843
♣A976



Hand 19

♠QJ94
♥KJ7
♦QJ2
♣AQJ



Hand 20

♠QJ2
♥Q2
♦KQ92
♣KQJ7



Hand 21

♠Q963
♥QJ9
♦A6
♣AQJ9



Hand 22

♠A843
♥A976
♦AJ7
♣K6



Hand 23

♠KQ43
♥A5
♦Q85
♣AT32



Hand 24

♠54
♥AJ3
♦AK96
♣AJT2



Hand 25

♠Q2
♥QJ2
♦KQJ7
♣KQ92



Hand 26

♠A65
♥A84
♦AT83
♣A97



Hand 27

♠KT
♥AQ52
♦A43
♣QJ85



Hand 28

♠AQ5
♥J3
♦KQ974
♣KQ9



Hand 29

♠K742
♥95
♦A62
♣AKJ4



Hand 30

♠AQJ
♥J97
♦QJ62
♣KJ5



Hand 31

♠Q72
♥J95
♦AT
♣AKJ76



Hand 32

♠Q7
♥AJ2
♦QJ53
♣AK53



Hand 33

♠A843
♥A976
♦A6
♣AJ7



Hand 34

♠KQ43
♥A5
♦A85
♣AT32



Hand 35

♠KQ54
♥A5
♦A876
♣A95



Hand 36

♠A843
♥A976
♦AJ7
♣A6



Hand 37

♠AKT8
♥K3
♦K97
♣Q642



Hand 38

♠KQJ7
♥KQ92
♦Q2
♣QJ2



Hand 39

♠QJT8
♥A742
♦A5
♣A84



Hand 40

♠QT8
♥A4
♦AQ876
♣K87



Hand 41

♠AT83
♥A97
♦A84
♣A65



Hand 42

♠KQ6
♥AK73
♦T965
♣K6



Hand 43

♠97
♥KQJ7
♦AJ32
♣KJ3