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 (Roz) bid 5.
2. 2North (Ace) bid 5.
3. 3East (Bea) bid 1.
4. 4South (Expert, the players' seat) bid Nil.

1. 1West leads 4♦ · North 10♦ · East 2♦ · South 9♦North wins

   West goes after South's Nil right away, before its own side has its tricks.

   North covers its partner's Nil, playing high so the Nil bidder can duck.

   East goes after South's Nil right away, before its own side has its tricks.

   South plays under every trick it can to keep its Nil.

2. 2North leads A♣ · East 4♣ · South 10♣ · West 5♣North wins

3. 3North leads A♥ · East 2♥ · South Q♥ · West 7♥North wins

4. 4North leads K♦ · East A♦ · South 3♦ · West 7♦East wins

5. 5East leads J♣ · South 9♣ · West K♣ · North 7♣West wins

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

6. 6West leads J♦ · North J♠ · East 5♦ · South 6♣North wins

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

   South throws 6♣ with 2 higher clubs unseen, and keeps 9♥ with 3 higher hearts unseen.

7. 7North leads Q♣ · East 3♥ · South 3♣ · West 2♠West wins

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

9. 9West leads A♠ · North 3♠ · East 6♦ · South K♠West wins

10. 10West leads 5♠ · North 9♠ · East 8♦ · South 4♠North wins

11. 11North leads Q♠ · East Q♦ · South 10♠ · West 6♠North wins

12. 12North leads 8♣ · East 10♥ · South 2♣ · West 7♠West wins

    North leads 8♣. Its Nil partner has shown nothing above 3♣.

13. 13West leads 8♠ · North 8♥ · East J♥ · South 6♥West wins

East-West bid 6 and took 7 tricks. They made it, with 1 bag.

North bid 5 and took 6 tricks. South bid Nil and took no tricks, so the Nil made.

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

2 of them outscored the Experts across the table, and 2 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 -130. The Expert who sat South bid Nil.