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

1. 1East leads 10♣ · South 3♣ · West K♣ · North 8♣West wins

   East leads 10♣, the top of a suit with no honors.

2. 2West leads A♣ · North Q♣ · East 5♣ · South 6♣West wins

3. 3West leads A♥ · North 10♥ · East 6♥ · South 5♥West wins

4. 4West leads J♣ · North 5♠ · East 4♣ · South 7♣North wins

5. 5North leads A♦ · East 2♦ · South 8♦ · West 4♦North wins

6. 6North leads K♥ · East Q♥ · South 7♥ · West 2♥North wins

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

8. 8South leads J♥ · West 3♥ · North 6♦ · East 4♠East wins

9. 9East leads 2♣ · South 9♣ · West 2♠ · North 6♠North wins

10. 10North leads J♦ · East 3♠ · South 9♦ · West Q♦East wins

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

11. 11East leads Q♠ · South K♠ · West J♠ · North 7♠South wins

    The other side needs 1 of the last 3 tricks, so East fights for each one.

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

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

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

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

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

13. 13East leads 9♠ · South 10♦ · West 4♥ · North A♠North wins

East-West bid 5 and took 6 tricks. They made it, with 1 bag.

North-South bid 6 and took 7 tricks. They made it, with 1 bag.

5 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 +100, and the middle of the field finished at +10. The Expert who sat South bid 1.