THE DAILY HAND

Bids go once around the table, starting left of the dealer. There's no talk between partners, so each seat bids on its own thirteen cards.

1. 1South (Expert, the players' seat) bid 1.
2. 2West (Sly) bid 1.
3. 3North (Ace) bid 6.
4. 4East (Bea) bid 4.

1. 1South leads 9♥ · West 2♥ · North J♥ · East Q♥East wins

   South leads 9♥, the top of a suit with no honors.

2. 2East leads A♥ · South 4♥ · West 6♥ · North 3♠North wins

3. 3North leads 3♦ · East 5♦ · South J♦ · West 2♦South wins

4. 4South leads 7♥ · West 8♥ · North 8♠ · East 10♥North wins

   South leads hearts, a suit already played, rather than open clubs.

5. 5North leads 6♦ · East 7♦ · South 8♦ · West 4♦South wins

6. 6South leads 3♥ · West 5♥ · North 10♠ · East K♥North wins

7. 7North leads K♦ · East A♦ · South 2♠ · West J♠West wins

   North leads diamonds, a suit already played, rather than open clubs.

8. 8West leads A♣ · North 8♣ · East 5♣ · South 3♣West wins

9. 9West leads 4♣ · North K♣ · East 4♠ · South 2♣East wins

10. 10East leads 10♦ · South 5♠ · West K♠ · North Q♦West wins

    East leads 10♦, the top of a suit with no honors.

11. 11West leads 7♣ · North Q♣ · East 6♠ · South 6♣East wins

    West's side has its tricks, so it ducks to keep bags off.

    The other side needs 2 of the last 3 tricks, so East fights for each one.

12. 12East leads 9♦ · South 7♠ · West J♣ · North A♠North wins

    The other side needs 2 of the last 2 tricks, so West fights for each one.

13. 13North leads Q♠ · East 9♠ · South 9♣ · West 10♣North wins

North-South bid 7 and took 7 tricks. They made it exactly.

East-West bid 5 and took 6 tricks. They made it, with 1 bag.

4 players finished this hand from the South seat, each with three house Experts.

2 of them outscored the Experts across the table, and 2 made their team's bid.

Scored as each player's side against the Experts across the table, the best finish was +110, and the middle of the field finished at -90. The Expert who sat South bid 1.