No. 40 · Thursday, October 29, 2026
Every player who played Daily Hand No. 40 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.
1North leads J♣ · East 2♣ · South 3♣ · West A♣West wins
North leads J♣, a card it didn't count as a trick, before cashing its sure winners.
2West leads 10♣ · North 9♣ · East 5♣ · South 8♣West wins
West leads clubs, a suit already played, rather than open hearts.
West leads 10♣, the top of a suit with no honors.
3West leads 7♣ · North 5♠ · East K♣ · South 2♥North wins
4North leads 7♦ · East 8♦ · South 10♦ · West 9♦South wins
North won't lead away from K♥.
North leads 7♦, the top of a suit with no honors.
5South leads Q♥ · West 6♥ · North 3♥ · East A♥East wins
South leads Q♥, a card it didn't count as a trick, before cashing its sure winners.
6East leads 5♦ · South J♦ · West 2♠ · North 2♦West wins
East stays out of clubs, where an opponent has shown out.
East leads 5♦, the top of a suit with no honors.
7West leads 8♥ · North 10♥ · East 4♥ · South Q♦North wins
West stays out of clubs, where an opponent has shown out.
8North leads K♥ · East 4♠ · South 6♠ · West 9♥South wins
9South leads K♦ · West Q♠ · North 6♦ · East 4♦West wins
The other side needs 3 of the last 5 tricks, so South fights for each one.
North's side has its tricks, so it ducks to keep bags off.
10West leads 6♣ · North 7♥ · East Q♣ · South 3♠South wins
11South leads A♦ · West A♠ · North 3♦ · East 7♠West wins
12West leads 4♣ · North 8♠ · East K♠ · South 9♠East wins
The other side needs 1 of the last 2 tricks, so North fights for each one.
13East leads J♠ · South 10♠ · West J♥ · North 5♥East wins
North-South bid 4 and took 5 tricks. They made it, with 1 bag.
East-West bid 7 and took 8 tricks. They made it, with 1 bag.
5 players finished this hand from the South seat, each with three house Experts.
All of them made their team's bid.
Scored as each player's side against the Experts across the table, the best finish was -20, and the middle of the field finished at -30. The Expert who sat South bid 3.
| South bid | Players |
|---|---|
| 3 | 4 players |
| 4 | 1 player |
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