No. 5 · Thursday, September 24, 2026
Every player who played Daily Hand No. 5 got these same cards, sitting South with three house Experts. Here an Expert sat South too. This is how four Expert AI players bid and played the deal, card by card.
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.
1South leads A♥ · West 4♥ · North 6♥ · East 9♥South wins
2South leads 10♥ · West K♥ · North 5♥ · East 5♣West wins
South leads 10♥, the top of a suit with no honors.
3West leads A♦ · North 3♦ · East 4♦ · South 5♦West wins
4West leads K♦ · North 6♦ · East 9♦ · South Q♦West wins
5West leads Q♥ · North J♥ · East 8♦ · South 8♥West wins
6West leads 7♦ · North J♦ · East 3♠ · South 6♠South wins
West leads diamonds, a suit already played, rather than open clubs.
West leads 7♦, the top of a suit with no honors.
7South leads 7♥ · West 10♠ · North K♣ · East 4♣West wins
8West leads 2♦ · North 10♦ · East 2♠ · South A♠South wins
West's side has its tricks, so it ducks to keep bags off.
The other side needs 5 of the last 6 tricks, so East fights for each one.
9South leads 3♥ · West 10♣ · North Q♣ · East 5♠East wins
North lets its partner's card win and throws a loser.
10East leads A♣ · South K♠ · West 9♣ · North J♣South wins
The other side needs 4 of the last 4 tricks, so West fights for each one.
11South leads 2♥ · West 8♣ · North 8♠ · East 9♠East wins
12East leads 3♣ · South Q♠ · West 7♣ · North 7♠South wins
East's side has its tricks, so it ducks to keep bags off.
South's side can't make its bid now. It needs 3 more tricks with 2 left, so it hands the other side bags.
North's side can't make its bid now. It needs 3 more tricks with 2 left, so it hands the other side bags.
13South leads J♠ · West 6♣ · North 4♠ · East 2♣South wins
North-South bid 7 and took 6 tricks, so they were set by 1.
East-West bid 5 and took 7 tricks. They made it, with 2 bags.
5 players finished this hand from the South seat, each with three house Experts.
3 of them outscored the Experts across the table, and 4 made their team's bid.
Scored as each player's side against the Experts across the table, the best finish was +130, and the middle of the field finished at +10. The Expert who sat South bid 6.
| South bid | Players |
|---|---|
| 6 | 2 players |
| 3 | 1 player |
| 4 | 1 player |
| 5 | 1 player |
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