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THE DAILY HAND

No. 32 · Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Every player who played Daily Hand No. 32 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 Roz

Bid 4 · took 5
♠A Q 3 2
♥10
♦A J 10 9 8
♣A J 7

EastExpert Ace

Bid 3 · took 3
♠K J 10 9 4
♥Q 8 2
♦7 5
♣6 5 4

SouthExpert, the players' seat

Bid 1 · took 1
♠7 6
♥J 7 6
♦Q 3
♣K 10 9 8 3 2

WestExpert Sly

Bid 3 · took 4
♠8 5
♥A K 9 5 4 3
♦K 6 4 2
♣Q
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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 (Roz) bid 4.
  2. 2East (Ace) bid 3.
  3. 3South (Expert, the players' seat) bid 1.
  4. 4West (Sly) bid 3.

The Play

  1. 1North leads A♣ · East 4♣ · South 2♣ · West Q♣North wins

  2. 2North leads A♦ · East 5♦ · South 3♦ · West 2♦North wins

  3. 3North leads J♦ · East 7♦ · South Q♦ · West K♦West wins

  4. 4West leads A♥ · North 10♥ · East 2♥ · South 6♥West wins

  5. 5West leads K♥ · North 3♠ · East 8♥ · South 7♥North wins

  6. 6North leads 10♦ · East 4♠ · South 6♠ · West 6♦South wins

  7. 7South leads J♥ · West 9♥ · North 2♠ · East Q♥North wins

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

    North trumps its partner's winner. An opponent still plays after it, and the side needs the trick.

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

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

    North stays out of diamonds, where an opponent has shown out.

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

  9. 9West leads 5♥ · North Q♠ · East K♠ · South 10♣East wins

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

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

  10. 10East leads 6♣ · South 3♣ · West 8♠ · North J♣West wins

    East leads 6♣, the top of a suit with no honors.

    West trumps its partner's winner. An opponent still plays after it, and the side needs the trick.

  11. 11West leads 4♥ · North A♠ · East 9♠ · South 8♣North wins

  12. 12North leads 9♦ · East 10♠ · South 9♣ · West 4♦East wins

    North leads 9♦, the top of a suit with no honors.

  13. 13East leads J♠ · South 7♠ · West 3♥ · North 8♦East wins

The Result

North-South bid 5 and took 6 tricks. They made it, with 1 bag.

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

How the Field Did

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 +80. The Expert who sat South bid 1.

South bidPlayers
Nil3 players
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