Vlad comes back from behind

The lead changed hands 4 times — nobody got comfortable at the top.

Vlad won with 137 points, by a whisker: just 3 points ahead. Vlad was even last after the three-card hand on the way down, which makes the win all the sweeter.

Coca led for 12 hands but finished second, 3 points behind. The last hand decided it: Coca went past Ana right on the line. In the fourth of the middle eights: Coca called 1, took 5, and Mihai was left out in the cold.

Ana rounds out the podium with 133 points. Bronze still counts as a medal. Ana was ahead of Coca right up to the last hand. Ana was even in front after the three-card hand on the way up.

Neither at the front nor at the back: Ilinca in 4th, with 106 points. The comfort zone. After the two-card hand on the way up, Ilinca was leading the table — but the last hands had other plans.

Sebi finished 5th with 103 points. After the four-card hand on the way up, Sebi was 2nd and dreaming of the podium — but the last hands had other plans. The seven-card hand on the way down: 2 chairs thrown at Sebi in seconds 🪑 — the table spoke its mind, furnished and all.

Mihai closes out the table, with 95 points. "Last one buys the coffee" — as they say at the table. 2 hands in a row: only Mihai slipped, while the rest said it and did it. The cards were kind to everyone but Mihai.

Well played everyone. Same table next time?