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 6.
2. 2West (Roz) bid 4.
3. 3North (Ace) bid 2.
4. 4East (Vic) bid 1.

1. 1South leads A♦ · West 4♦ · North 2♦ · East 3♦South wins

2. 2South leads A♣ · West 3♣ · North 2♣ · East 6♣South wins

3. 3South leads 4♣ · West 5♣ · North K♣ · East 8♣North wins

   South won't lead away from K♥.

4. 4North leads 8♦ · East 9♦ · South 10♦ · West Q♦West wins

   North leads 8♦, the top of a suit with no honors.

5. 5West leads A♥ · North 7♥ · East 2♥ · South 4♥West wins

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

7. 7West leads 6♥ · North 9♥ · East J♥ · South K♥South wins

   West leads 6♥, the top of a suit with no honors.

8. 8South leads Q♣ · West 4♠ · North 7♣ · East 9♣West wins

9. 9West leads 5♥ · North 3♠ · East 8♥ · South Q♥North wins

10. 10North leads 7♦ · East K♠ · South 2♠ · West 3♥East wins

11. 11East leads J♣ · South 7♠ · West 9♠ · North A♠North wins

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

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

12. 12North leads 6♠ · East 10♣ · South Q♠ · West 5♠South wins

13. 13South leads J♠ · West 10♠ · North 8♠ · East 10♥South wins

North-South bid 8 and took 8 tricks. They made it exactly.

East-West bid 5 and took 5 tricks. They made it exactly.

4 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 +120, and the middle of the field finished at +10. The Expert who sat South bid 6.