No. 23 · Monday, October 12, 2026
Every player who played Daily Hand No. 23 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.
1East leads Q♣ · South 10♣ · West A♣ · North 4♣West wins
East leads Q♣, a card it didn't count as a trick, before cashing its sure winners.
2West leads A♦ · North 5♦ · East 9♦ · South 2♦West wins
3West leads 8♣ · North J♣ · East 9♣ · South K♣South wins
West leads 8♣, the top of a suit with no honors.
4South leads A♥ · West 3♠ · North 7♥ · East 8♥West wins
5West leads 3♦ · North 4♦ · East Q♦ · South 6♦East wins
West holds on to 7♣. By count, every other hand is out of clubs.
6East leads J♦ · South 5♠ · West J♠ · North 10♦West wins
East leads J♦, a card it didn't count as a trick, before cashing its sure winners.
7West leads 7♣ · North 4♠ · East 7♠ · South 8♠South wins
8South leads 9♥ · West 10♠ · North 6♥ · East J♥West wins
South leads 9♥, the top of a suit with no honors.
9West leads 6♣ · North A♠ · East 10♥ · South 2♥North wins
The other side needs 2 of the last 5 tricks, so West fights for each one.
The other side needs 2 of the last 5 tricks, so East fights for each one.
10North leads K♦ · East 6♠ · South Q♠ · West 5♣South wins
11South leads 3♥ · West 3♣ · North Q♥ · East K♥East wins
South's side has its tricks, so it ducks to keep bags off.
West's side has its tricks, so it ducks to keep bags off.
12East leads 2♠ · South 5♥ · West 9♠ · North 8♦West wins
East's side has its tricks, so it ducks to keep bags off.
North's side has its tricks, so it ducks to keep bags off.
13West leads 2♣ · North 7♦ · East K♠ · South 4♥East wins
East-West bid 6 and took 9 tricks. They made it, with 3 bags.
North-South bid 4 and took 4 tricks. They made it exactly.
4 players finished this hand from the South seat, each with three house Experts.
1 of them made their team's bid.
Scored as each player's side against the Experts across the table, the best finish was -10, and the middle of the field finished at -110. The Expert who sat South bid 2.
| South bid | Players |
|---|---|
| 3 | 3 players |
| 4 | 1 player |
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