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THE DAILY HAND

No. 6 · Friday, September 25, 2026

Every player who played Daily Hand No. 6 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.

The Deal

EastExpert Ace

Bid 3 · took 3
♠A 8
♥A K 10 9 4
♦Q 7 6 2
♣6 2

SouthExpert, the players' seat

Bid 6 · took 7
♠K Q 9 7 5 3 2
♥6
♦A 10
♣J 9 4

WestExpert Sly

Bid 1 · took 1
♠6 4
♥Q J 8 7 5 3
♦K 8 4
♣Q 8

NorthExpert Bea

Bid 2 · took 2
♠J 10
♥2
♦J 9 5 3
♣A K 10 7 5 3
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SNorth deals
East leads

The Bidding

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

The Play

  1. 1East leads A♥ · South 6♥ · West 3♥ · North 2♥East wins

  2. 2East leads K♥ · South 2♠ · West 5♥ · North 3♦South wins

  3. 3South leads A♦ · West 4♦ · North 5♦ · East 2♦South wins

  4. 4South leads 10♦ · West K♦ · North 9♦ · East 7♦West wins

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

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

  5. 5West leads 8♦ · North J♦ · East Q♦ · South 3♠South wins

    West stays out of hearts, where an opponent has shown out.

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

    West leads 8♦, the top of a suit with no honors.

  6. 6South leads 4♣ · West 8♣ · North A♣ · East 2♣North wins

  7. 7North leads K♣ · East 6♣ · South 9♣ · West Q♣North wins

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

    North leads 10♣, the top of a suit with no honors.

  9. 9East leads 10♥ · South 5♠ · West 8♥ · North 7♣South wins

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

  10. 10South leads K♠ · West 4♠ · North J♠ · East A♠East wins

  11. 11East leads 9♥ · South 7♠ · West J♥ · North 5♣South wins

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

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

  12. 12South leads Q♠ · West 6♠ · North 10♠ · East 4♥South wins

  13. 13South leads 9♠ · West Q♥ · North 3♣ · East 6♦South wins

The Result

East-West bid 4 and took 4 tricks. They made it exactly.

North-South bid 8 and took 9 tricks. They made it, with 1 bag.

How the Field Did

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

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

Scored as each player's side against the Experts across the table, the best finish was +120. The Expert who sat South bid 6.

South bidPlayers
62 players
41 player
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