Ionela never gave up the lead

A game of broken contracts — 39 of them around the table, and scores from 90 all the way down to 66.

The tail of the table: Vyce, with 66 points. Somebody has to hold the candle. In the third of the middle eights: Vyce called 3, took 6, and Adell was left out in the cold. The place above was a single point away.

Third, on the podium: Adell, up there with eyes on the top step. 6 behind Luis, 1 ahead of Vyce — right in the thick of it.

Luis finishes second, 17 points short of gold. Silver shines, but not quite the same. 2 hands in a row: Luis broke the contract each time while everyone else made theirs. 7 good hands in a row — at one point, Luis was playing as if they could see everyone else's cards.

First place: Ionela, with 90 points. In the last of the middle eights: Ionela said 0, made 3, and the evening was ruined for Luis. 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!