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

1. 1South leads A♦ · West 2♦ · North 7♦ · East 4♦South wins

2. 2South leads K♦ · West 6♦ · North 4♥ · East 5♦South wins

3. 3South leads 3♦ · West Q♦ · North 10♠ · East 8♦North wins

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

4. 4North leads A♥ · East 5♥ · South 2♥ · West 9♥North wins

5. 5North leads 6♥ · East 10♥ · South J♥ · West K♥West wins

   The other side needs 9 of the last 9 tricks, so North fights for each one.

   North leads hearts, a suit already played, rather than open clubs.

   The other side needs 9 of the last 9 tricks, so South fights for each one.

6. 6West leads A♠ · North 3♣ · East 3♠ · South 5♠West wins

   West leads A♠ to draw trump.

7. 7West leads A♣ · North 6♣ · East 4♣ · South 2♣West wins

8. 8West leads 5♣ · North 7♣ · East K♣ · South 10♣East wins

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

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

   East leads K♠ to draw trump.

10. 10East leads Q♠ · South 3♥ · West 6♠ · North 9♣East wins

    East leads Q♠ to draw trump.

11. 11East leads 10♦ · South J♦ · West 4♠ · North J♣West wins

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

12. 12West leads 2♠ · North 8♥ · East 8♠ · South 7♥East wins

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

North-South bid 4 and took 4 tricks. They made it exactly.

East-West bid 9 and took 9 tricks. They made it exactly.

3 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 +30, and the middle of the field finished at -50. The Expert who sat South bid 3.