No. 12 · Thursday, October 1, 2026
Every player who played Daily Hand No. 12 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 3♥ · East 3♠East wins
2East leads 10♦ · South 9♦ · West A♦ · North 4♦West wins
East won't lead away from K♣.
East leads 10♦, the top of a suit with no honors.
3West leads 8♦ · North Q♦ · East 5♦ · South K♦South wins
West leads 8♦, the top of a suit with no honors.
4South leads 9♣ · West 4♠ · North 4♣ · East 3♣West wins
South stays out of hearts, where an opponent has shown out.
South leads 9♣, the top of a suit with no honors.
5West leads 5♥ · North 6♥ · East 5♠ · South 2♥East wins
6East leads 7♦ · South 8♠ · West 2♦ · North J♦South wins
7South leads 10♥ · West 7♥ · North 8♥ · East 2♠East wins
8East leads 2♣ · South 5♣ · West 6♠ · North 7♣West wins
The other side needs 5 of the last 6 tricks, so East fights for each one.
The other side needs 5 of the last 6 tricks, so West fights for each one.
9West leads 9♥ · North 7♠ · East 9♠ · South K♥East wins
West stays out of diamonds, where an opponent has shown out.
10East leads 8♣ · South Q♥ · West J♥ · North J♣North 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 5 more tricks with 4 left, so it hands the other side bags.
West's side has its tricks, so it ducks to keep bags off.
North's side can't make its bid now. It needs 5 more tricks with 4 left, so it hands the other side bags.
11North leads 10♣ · East 6♣ · South A♠ · West 6♦South wins
12South leads K♠ · West J♠ · North 10♠ · East K♣South wins
13South leads Q♠ · West 3♦ · North A♣ · East Q♣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.
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 +20, and the middle of the field finished at +10. The Expert who sat South bid 6.
| South bid | Players |
|---|---|
| 5 | 2 players |
| 6 | 1 player |
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