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

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

2. 2West leads K♦ · North 5♦ · East 6♦ · South 3♠South wins

3. 3South leads A♥ · West 5♥ · North 4♥ · East 10♥South wins

4. 4South leads A♣ · West 2♣ · North 7♣ · East 4♣South wins

5. 5South leads K♥ · West 8♥ · North 6♥ · East 2♠East wins

6. 6East leads 9♣ · South 10♣ · West Q♣ · North J♣West wins

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

   East leads 9♣, the top of a suit with no honors.

7. 7West leads J♥ · North 3♥ · East 4♠ · South 2♥East wins

   West leads J♥, a card it didn't count as a trick, before cashing its sure winners.

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

8. 8East leads 6♣ · South K♣ · West 3♣ · North 8♦South wins

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

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

   South leads 5♣, the top of a suit with no honors.

10. 10East leads 9♦ · South 5♠ · West 4♦ · North Q♦South wins

11. 11South leads 7♥ · West 9♠ · North 9♥ · East 7♦West wins

12. 12West leads K♠ · North 10♠ · East 6♠ · South 8♠West wins

13. 13West leads J♠ · North J♦ · East A♠ · South Q♥East wins

East-West bid 7 and took 8 tricks. They made it, with 1 bag.

North-South bid 6 and took 5 tricks, so they were set by 1.

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 +40, and the middle of the field finished at -20. The Expert who sat South bid 5.