No. 30 · Monday, October 19, 2026
Every player who played Daily Hand No. 30 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.
1South leads J♣ · West 5♣ · North K♣ · East 2♣North wins
South leads J♣, a card it didn't count as a trick, before cashing its sure winners.
2North leads A♣ · East 7♣ · South 4♦ · West 8♣North wins
3North leads 10♣ · East 6♣ · South 3♠ · West Q♣South wins
North won't lead away from K♦.
North leads 10♣, the top of a suit with no honors.
South trumps its partner's winner. An opponent still plays after it, and the side needs the trick.
4South leads 6♦ · West 8♦ · North K♦ · East 5♦North wins
South won't lead away from K♥.
5North leads 9♦ · East 7♦ · South J♦ · West A♦West wins
North holds on to 9♣. By count, every other hand is out of clubs.
North leads diamonds, a suit already played, rather than open hearts.
6West leads 10♦ · North 6♠ · East 3♦ · South 3♥North wins
West leads diamonds, a suit already played, rather than open hearts.
West leads 10♦, the top of a suit with no honors.
7North leads 10♥ · East 6♥ · South K♥ · West 4♥South wins
8South leads 7♥ · West 9♥ · North 7♠ · East A♥North wins
South leads 7♥, the top of a suit with no honors.
9North leads 9♣ · East 4♠ · South 8♠ · West Q♠West wins
10West leads 8♥ · North 10♠ · East Q♥ · South 5♥North wins
11North leads 4♣ · East J♥ · South 9♠ · West 2♥South wins
The other side needs 2 of the last 3 tricks, so North fights for each one.
The other side needs 2 of the last 3 tricks, so South fights for each one.
12South leads A♠ · West 5♠ · North K♠ · East Q♦South wins
13South leads J♠ · West 2♠ · North 3♣ · East 2♦South wins
North-South bid 8 and took 11 tricks. They made it, with 3 bags.
East-West bid 4 and took 2 tricks, so they were set by 2.
3 players finished this hand from the South seat, each with three house Experts.
All 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 +120. The Expert who sat South bid 4.
| South bid | Players |
|---|---|
| 4 | 2 players |
| 3 | 1 player |
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