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THE DAILY HAND

No. 24 · Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Every player who played Daily Hand No. 24 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.

The Deal

NorthExpert Sly

Bid 2 · took 1
♠8 6 4
♥10 6
♦10 8 2
♣A Q J 10 9

EastExpert Vic

Bid 4 · took 5
♠K Q 10 9 5
♥Q 3
♦J 5
♣K 6 5 4

SouthExpert, the players' seat

Bid 3 · took 3
♠A 7 3 2
♥J 8 7 5
♦A 6 3
♣7 3

WestExpert Roz

Bid 2 · took 4
♠J
♥A K 9 4 2
♦K Q 9 7 4
♣8 2
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West deals
North leads

The Bidding

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

The Play

  1. 1North leads A♣ · East 6♣ · South 3♣ · West 2♣North wins

  2. 2North leads 9♣ · East K♣ · South 7♣ · West 8♣East wins

  3. 3East leads 5♣ · South 2♠ · West J♠ · North 10♣West wins

    East leads clubs, a suit already played, rather than open diamonds.

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

  4. 4West leads A♥ · North 6♥ · East 3♥ · South 5♥West wins

  5. 5West leads K♥ · North 10♥ · East Q♥ · South 7♥West wins

  6. 6West leads 9♥ · North 4♠ · East 5♠ · South 8♥East wins

    West won't lead away from K♦.

    West leads 9♥, the top of a suit with no honors.

  7. 7East leads 5♦ · South 6♦ · West K♦ · North 2♦West wins

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

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

    West's side has its tricks, so it ducks to keep bags off.

    The other side needs 4 of the last 6 tricks, so East fights for each one.

  9. 9East leads J♦ · South A♦ · West 4♦ · North 8♦South wins

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

    The other side needs 4 of the last 5 tricks, so West fights for each one.

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

    South leads 3♦, the top of a suit with no honors.

  11. 11East leads 4♣ · South 3♠ · West 4♥ · North J♣South wins

  12. 12South leads A♠ · West 9♦ · North 8♠ · East 10♠South wins

  13. 13South leads 7♠ · West Q♦ · North Q♣ · East 9♠East wins

The Result

North-South bid 5 and took 4 tricks, so they were set by 1.

East-West bid 6 and took 9 tricks. They made it, with 3 bags.

How the Field Did

5 players finished this hand from the South seat, each with three house Experts.

2 of them 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 -110. The Expert who sat South bid 3.

South bidPlayers
22 players
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