Ilinca hat gewonnen

A game of broken contracts — 51 of them around the table, and scores from 121 all the way down to 52.

Vlad took last place without any nerves at all, on 52 points. 14 broken contracts, collected like stamps.

In 4th place, Mara, on 77 points. In the last of the closing eights, Mara bid 0 and took 4 — and Vlad went down with it. After the two-card hand on the way up, Mara was 3rd and dreaming of the podium — but the last hands had other plans.

Third, and on the podium: PaulP, with 89 points. At one stretch, 8 good hands in a row.

Cosmin took second with 96 points — a fine evening, but the gods of whist were busy elsewhere. 2 hands in a row: only Cosmin slipped, while the rest said it and did it. The cards were kind to everyone but Cosmin.

Ilinca won at a stroll, with 121 points and 25 clear of the rest. In front from the second of the opening eights to the end, and nobody got close enough to worry about.

Congratulations to all — see you at the next table!