Catalin comes back from behind

The lead changed hands 6 times — nobody got comfortable at the top.

First place, no appeal: Catalin, with 134 points. In the fifth of the opening eights: Catalin called 4, took 7, and Elena was left out in the cold. 11 good hands in a row — at one point, Catalin was playing as if they could see everyone else's cards.

Runner-up sounds good — gold sounded better. Raluca, with 128 points. In the second of the opening eights: Raluca called 1, took 4, and Elena was left out in the cold. Raluca was even in front after the fourth of the middle eights. In the second of the opening eights, Raluca was showered with 2 kisses in a matter of seconds 💋.

Third, on the podium: CCC, up there with eyes on the top step. 2 hands in a row: the whole table kept its word, only CCC didn't — but insisted, with dignity. The three-card hand on the way down: 2 chairs thrown at CCC in seconds 🪑 — the table spoke its mind, furnished and all.

Claudiu finishes right in the middle — neither hot nor cold — 4th, with 112 points. Claudiu said they'd take nothing in the seven-card hand on the way down... and took some. Whist listens, then does the opposite. In the three-card hand on the way down the table couldn't make up its mind about Claudiu: 1 chair and 1 kiss flew in within seconds 🪑💋.

Cretu finished 5th with 104 points. After the two-card hand on the way up, Cretu was 3rd and dreaming of the podium — but the last hands had other plans.

Elena took last place without any nerves at all, on 85 points. 11 broken contracts, collected like stamps.

Well played everyone — and especially Catalin!