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. 1North (Roz) bid 3.
2. 2East (Ace) bid 1.
3. 3South (Expert, the players' seat) bid 4.
4. 4West (Vic) bid 2.

1. 1North leads 6♣ · East 7♣ · South A♣ · West 3♣South wins

   North won't lead away from K♥ or K♦.

   North leads 6♣, the top of a suit with no honors.

2. 2South leads A♥ · West 4♥ · North 10♥ · East 3♥South wins

3. 3South leads K♣ · West 4♣ · North 5♣ · East 2♣South wins

4. 4South leads J♣ · West Q♣ · North 2♠ · East 3♠East wins

5. 5East leads 5♥ · South 6♥ · West 9♥ · North K♥North wins

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

7. 7West leads A♦ · North 6♦ · East 2♦ · South 8♦West wins

8. 8West leads 3♦ · North 10♦ · East J♦ · South 7♦East wins

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

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

   The other side needs 3 of the last 5 tricks, so East fights for each one.

10. 10South leads 10♣ · West 8♣ · North K♦ · East 5♠East wins

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

    North lets its partner's card win and throws a loser.

11. 11East leads 8♥ · South Q♠ · West K♠ · North 6♠West wins

    East leads 8♥, the top of a suit with no honors.

    The other side needs 2 of the last 3 tricks, so West fights for each one.

12. 12West leads 5♦ · North 4♠ · East 8♠ · South A♠South wins

13. 13South leads 9♣ · West 4♦ · North J♠ · East 10♠North wins

North-South bid 7 and took 7 tricks. They made it exactly.

East-West bid 3 and took 6 tricks. They made it, with 3 bags.

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

3 of them outscored the Experts across the table, and 3 made their team's bid.

Scored as each player's side against the Experts across the table, the best finish was +40, and the middle of the field finished at +30. The Expert who sat South bid 4.