A tug of war, won by Mara

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

First place: Mara, with 104 points. Mara only went in front at the very last hand. Mara couldn't bear to look 3 times 🙈 — some hands are better not watched.

Alice led for 14 hands but finished second, 4 points behind. Alice was ahead of Mara right up to the last hand. 9 good hands in a row — at one point, Alice was playing as if they could see everyone else's cards.

Third, on the podium: Luis, up there with eyes on the top step. In the seven-card hand on the way down: Luis said 0, scooped 3, and Alina and Mara were left counting the pieces.

Neither at the front nor at the back: Matei in 4th, with 82 points. The comfort zone. In the five-card hand on the way up, Matei bid 0 and took 3 — and Luis went down with it. 2 hands in a row: only Matei slipped, while the rest said it and did it. The cards were kind to everyone but Matei.

Alina took last place without any nerves at all, on 53 points. 15 broken contracts, collected like stamps. The third of the opening eights: 2 chairs thrown at Alina in seconds 🪑 — the table spoke its mind, furnished and all.

Well played everyone — and especially Mara!