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THE DAILY HAND

No. 8 · Sunday, September 27, 2026

Every player who played Daily Hand No. 8 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

SouthExpert, the players' seat

Bid 3 · took 5
♠K 5 3
♥10 8
♦A K 6
♣Q J 9 7 3

WestExpert Ace

Bid Nil · took 0
♠Q 6 2
♥Q 9 7 4
♦J 3
♣10 5 4 2

NorthExpert Sly

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

EastExpert Vic

Bid 3 · took 6
♠A 10 9 8
♥J 6 5
♦9 8 7 5 2
♣K
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SEast deals
South 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. 1South (Expert, the players' seat) bid 3.
  2. 2West (Ace) bid Nil.
  3. 3North (Sly) bid 4.
  4. 4East (Vic) bid 3.

The Play

  1. 1South leads 3♣ · West 2♣ · North 6♣ · East K♣East wins

    South goes after West's Nil right away, before its own side has its tricks.

    West plays under every trick it can to keep its Nil.

  2. 2East leads J♥ · South 8♥ · West 9♥ · North K♥North wins

    East covers its partner's Nil, playing high so the Nil bidder can duck.

  3. 3North leads 4♦ · East 9♦ · South 6♦ · West 3♦East wins

    North goes after West's Nil right away, before its own side has its tricks.

  4. 4East leads 8♦ · South K♦ · West J♦ · North 10♦South wins

  5. 5South leads A♦ · West Q♥ · North Q♦ · East 2♦South wins

  6. 6South leads 7♣ · West 5♣ · North A♣ · East 8♠East wins

  7. 7East leads A♠ · South 3♠ · West Q♠ · North 4♠East wins

  8. 8East leads 5♦ · South 5♠ · West 10♣ · North 2♥South wins

    East leads 5♦. Its Nil partner has shown out of diamonds.

  9. 9South leads 10♥ · West 7♥ · North 3♥ · East 5♥South wins

    South stays out of clubs, where an opponent has shown out.

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

  10. 10South leads 9♣ · West 4♣ · North 8♣ · East 9♠East wins

  11. 11East leads 7♦ · South K♠ · West 4♥ · North A♥South wins

    East leads 7♦. Its Nil partner has shown out of diamonds.

  12. 12South leads J♣ · West 2♠ · North 7♠ · East 10♠East wins

  13. 13East leads 6♥ · South Q♣ · West 6♠ · North J♠North wins

The Result

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

West bid Nil and took no tricks, so the Nil made. East bid 3 and took 6 tricks.

How the Field Did

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

1 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 +140, and the middle of the field finished at -50. The Expert who sat South bid 3.

South bidPlayers
33 players
42 players
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