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. 1East (Sly) bid 2.
2. 2South (Expert, the players' seat) bid 3.
3. 3West (Bea) bid 1.
4. 4North (Vic) bid 5.

1. 1East leads 2♥ · South 3♥ · West 10♥ · North A♥North wins

2. 2North leads A♣ · East 6♣ · South 3♣ · West 9♣North wins

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

4. 4North leads K♣ · East 5♣ · South 7♣ · West 10♣North wins

5. 5North leads Q♣ · East 4♣ · South J♣ · West 4♠West wins

6. 6West leads 10♦ · North 7♦ · East 3♠ · South J♦East wins

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

   East trumps its partner's winner. An opponent still plays after it, and the side needs the trick.

7. 7East leads 5♥ · South K♥ · West 8♥ · North 6♥South wins

8. 8South leads 4♥ · West 9♥ · North 8♠ · East 7♥North wins

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

   South leads 4♥, the top of a suit with no honors.

9. 9North leads 8♣ · East Q♠ · South Q♦ · West 5♦East wins

   North leads 8♣, the top of a suit with no honors.

10. 10East leads Q♥ · South 2♠ · West 9♠ · North A♠North wins

    The other side needs 2 of the last 4 tricks, so East fights for each one.

    The other side needs 2 of the last 4 tricks, so West fights for each one.

11. 11North leads 9♦ · East J♠ · South K♦ · West 6♦East wins

12. 12East leads J♥ · South 5♠ · West K♠ · North 2♣West wins

13. 13West leads 8♦ · North 7♠ · East 10♠ · South 6♠East wins

East-West bid 3 and took 6 tricks. They made it, with 3 bags.

North-South bid 8 and took 7 tricks, so they were set by 1.

6 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, and the middle of the field finished at +40. The Expert who sat South bid 3.