Luis comes back from behind

The lead changed hands 4 times — nobody got comfortable at the top.

1 point. That's all. Luis won in the blink of an eye — so don't blink. Luis only went in front at the very last hand. 2 hands in a row: the whole table kept its word, only Luis didn't — but insisted, with dignity.

Ionela finished second, just 1 point short of the win. The last hand decided it: Ionela went past Ana right on the line. In the last of the opening eights: Ionela called 0, took 4, and Luis and Mihai were left out in the cold.

Ana rounds out the podium with 76 points. Bronze still counts as a medal. Ana was ahead of Ionela right up to the last hand. Ana was even in front after the five-card hand on the way up.

Mihai closed the table from the back, on 68 points — there is always a next game. The table was Mihai's after the last of the opening eights; the second half had other ideas.

Well played everyone — and especially Luis!