Mihai, from start to finish

An evening with a bit of everything, except contracts kept: 37 slips at the table and scores from 102 down to 64.

Mihai won the game with 102 points. In front from the last of the opening eights to the end, and nobody got close enough to worry about. 7 good hands in a row — at one point, Mihai was playing as if they could see everyone else's cards.

Runner-up sounds good — gold sounded better. Kiki, with 83 points. 3 hands in a row: only Kiki slipped, while the rest said it and did it. The cards were kind to everyone but Kiki.

Ana rounds out the podium with 68 points. Bronze still counts as a medal. In the second of the closing eights: Ana called 2, took 6, and Elena was left out in the cold. 2 hands in a row: Ana broke the contract each time while everyone else made theirs.

Last place: Elena, with 64 points. In the first of the opening eights: Elena said 1, made 4, and the evening was ruined for Kiki. After the six-card hand on the way up, Elena was 2nd and dreaming of the podium — but the last hands had other plans.

Well played everyone — and especially Mihai!