Luis never gave up the lead

A game of broken contracts — 36 of them around the table, and scores from 113 all the way down to 55.

Ionela took last place without any nerves at all, on 55 points. In the five-card hand on the way down: Ionela said 0, made 3, and the evening was ruined for Luis. 2 hands in a row: the whole table kept its word, only Ionela didn't — but insisted, with dignity.

Third, on the podium: crista, up there with eyes on the top step. crista said they'd take nothing in the three-card hand on the way up... and took some. Whist listens, then does the opposite.

Mihai took second with 91 points — a fine evening, but the gods of whist were busy elsewhere. At one stretch, 7 good hands in a row.

Luis took the game with 113 points and a 22-point cushion — never really in doubt. In front from the last of the opening eights to the end, and nobody got close enough to worry about.

Well played everyone. Same table next time?