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EW 7♦; EW 6N; E 6♥; EW 6♣; W 5♥; EW 4♠; Par −2140
| West | North | East | South |
| Pass | 1 ♣ | Pass | |
| 1 ♥ | Pass | 2 ♦ | Pass |
| 2 ♠ | Pass | 2 NT | Pass |
| 3 ♦ | Pass | 3 ♥ | Pass |
| 4 ♦ | Pass | 6 ♦ | All pass |
At another table: p 1 ♣ p 1 ♥ p 2nt p 4 ♣ p 4 ♦ p 5 ♣ p 5 ♥ p 6nt ap
Under the system agreement 3♦ would be a force by west instead of 2♠ (which is 4th suit GF). West is interested in slam after the reverse, but worried about the spade situation. 2NT shows a stop in spades, so reasonable to expect A or K. After having asked pard to bid NT if he has a stopper and then taking him out into a suit must show a strong hand. 3♥ is a cue and 4♦ denies a spade control and the AK of clubs (don't cue shortage of pard's suits). East then decided to stop the fancy stuff and bid 6♦!, which is a superior contract to 6NT at the other table which is very thin but makes as the cards lie.
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