No. 41 · Friday, October 30, 2026
Every player who played Daily Hand No. 41 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.
1West leads 3♥ · North 6♥ · East 7♥ · South 9♥South wins
West plays under every trick it can to keep its Nil.
East covers its partner's Nil, playing high so the Nil bidder can duck.
2South leads 3♣ · West 6♣ · North K♣ · East J♣North wins
South goes after West's Nil right away, before its own side has its tricks.
3North leads 2♣ · East 8♠ · South 5♣ · West 8♣East wins
North goes after West's Nil right away, before its own side has its tricks.
4East leads A♦ · South 5♦ · West Q♦ · North 2♦East wins
5East leads K♦ · South 9♦ · West 8♦ · North 6♦East wins
6East leads K♥ · South 5♠ · West J♥ · North A♥South wins
7South leads 10♦ · West 7♦ · North 3♠ · East 3♦North wins
South stays out of clubs, where an opponent has shown out.
South leads 10♦, the top of a suit with no honors.
North trumps its partner's winner. An opponent still plays after it, and the side needs the trick.
8North leads 7♣ · East 2♠ · South 9♣ · West 4♦East wins
North leads 7♣, the top of a suit with no honors.
West throws 4♦ with 1 higher diamond unseen, and keeps 5♥ with 3 higher hearts unseen.
9East leads Q♥ · South 6♠ · West 5♥ · North 4♣South wins
10South leads 10♣ · West 4♥ · North 9♠ · East J♦North wins
11North leads A♠ · East 10♥ · South K♠ · West J♠North wins
12North leads 10♠ · East 8♥ · South A♣ · West 7♠North wins
13North leads Q♠ · East 2♥ · South Q♣ · West 4♠North wins
West bid Nil and took no tricks, so the Nil made. East bid 3 and took 4 tricks.
North-South bid 8 and took 9 tricks. They made it, with 1 bag.
5 players finished this hand from the South seat, each with three house Experts.
1 of them outscored the Experts across the table, and 4 made their team's bid.
Scored as each player's side against the Experts across the table, the best finish was +30, and the middle of the field finished at -60. The Expert who sat South bid 3.
| South bid | Players |
|---|---|
| Nil | 1 player |
| 1 | 1 player |
| 2 | 1 player |
| 3 | 1 player |
| 5 | 1 player |
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