#8 Neither Vulnerable
West   North   East   South
 1NT     Pass      2♣       Pass
  2♥       Pass     ???
 
East
♠ A Q 5
♥ A Q 10 4
♦ K 9 5 3
♣ 7 5
 
East has a slam try opposite a 1NT opening bid. But first East must either find a fit or settle for notrump. Once West shows a 4-card heart suit, East would like to bid 4NT but needs to set trump before bidding 4NT. Other major flag (or Goldway slam try) works by bidding 3 of the other major to say, “Hey, partner I have four hearts with you and a slam try. Just setting trumps so one of us can bid Roman Keycard with hearts set as trumps later on.
 
An immediate 4NT bid over 2H would be quantitative showing 16 points and a 4-card spade suit.
 
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