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

1. 1South leads 2♣ · West 4♣ · North 5♣ · East Q♣East wins

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

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

2. 2East leads 2♥ · South 4♥ · West K♥ · North 8♥West wins

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

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

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

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

5. 5West leads J♦ · North 3♦ · East 7♦ · South 6♦West wins

6. 6West leads 9♣ · North A♣ · East K♣ · South 8♣North wins

   West stays out of hearts, where an opponent has shown out.

7. 7North leads 10♦ · East 9♦ · South 5♦ · West 8♦North wins

8. 8North leads 6♣ · East 5♠ · South 7♣ · West 10♣East wins

9. 9East leads J♥ · South 7♥ · West 3♥ · North 4♠North wins

   East plays to break South's Nil.

   West plays to break South's Nil.

10. 10North leads A♠ · East 7♠ · South J♠ · West 3♠North wins

11. 11North leads K♠ · East 9♠ · South 2♠ · West 8♠North wins

12. 12North leads 3♣ · East 10♠ · South Q♥ · West J♣East wins

    North leads 3♣. Its Nil partner has shown out of clubs.

13. 13East leads Q♠ · South 5♥ · West 6♥ · North 6♠East wins

South bid Nil and took no tricks, so the Nil made. North bid 4 and took 5 tricks.

East-West bid 6 and took 8 tricks. They made it, with 2 bags.

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

3 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 Nil.