♥ 8 7 4
♦ A Q 9 7 5
♣ Q 2
| WEST | NORTH | EAST | SOUTH |
| 1♠ | |||
| pass | 2♦ | pass | 3♦ |
| pass | 4♠ | pass | pass |
| pass |
South opens 1♠.
North responds 2♦, a 2/1 force to game.
South cannot rebid her ♠s, but has decent support for partner's ♦s.
So she bids 3♦.
North always intended to play a ♠ contract.
He now bids 4♠, using Fast Arrival to indicate he has no slam aspirations.
4♠ is cold, and if the defenders don't take their ♥ tricks immediately South will make an overtrick.
Deal 19
♥ 10 9 6
♦ K 10 8 6
♣ A