The comeback of Kiki

One evening, 5 players, a single crown. The rest — stories to tell over coffee.

Cretu closes out the table, with 93 points. "Last one buys the coffee" — as they say at the table. Level on points with Radu, and behind only on the tie-break. Cretu was ahead of Elena right up to the last hand.

Radu finishes right in the middle — neither hot nor cold — 4th, with 93 points. Radu was ahead of Bot right up to the last hand. After the two-card hand on the way up, Radu was leading the table — but the last hands had other plans.

Elena completed the podium with 94 points. The last hand decided it: Elena went past Radu right on the line. 2 hands in a row: only Elena slipped, while the rest said it and did it. The cards were kind to everyone but Elena.

Runner-up sounds good — gold sounded better. Bot, with 99 points. The last hand decided it: Bot went past Radu right on the line.

Kiki comes out on top of everyone, with 110 points. The cards were kind. It didn't start well — only 4th after the opening eights — but it clearly didn't end there. At one stretch, 11 good hands in a row.

Well played everyone — and especially Kiki!