Bot never gave up the lead

A game of broken contracts — 39 of them around the table, and scores from 102 all the way down to 61.

Last, but with style: Mihai, with 61 points. At least there were cards worth talking about. In the third of the closing eights: Mihai said 0, made 3, and the evening was ruined for Elena. 4 hands in a row: the whole table kept its word, only Mihai didn't — but insisted, with dignity.

Elena rounds out the podium with 70 points. Bronze still counts as a medal. 8 good hands in a row — at one point, Elena was playing as if they could see everyone else's cards.

Luis took second with 78 points — a fine evening, but the gods of whist were busy elsewhere. Luis spent a long time on the red lantern and came out clean — determined not to buy the round.

Bot finishes on 102 points, 24 above the next — the rest were playing a different game, it seems. In front from the last of the opening eights to the end, and nobody got close enough to worry about. And that despite a slip in the very last hand.

Congratulations to all — see you at the next table!