The famous Stars & Platinum Robot Individual tournament is underway, and it's already shaping up to be an exciting competition! The invitational tournament is restricted to BBO Stars and those with at least 5 ACBL Platinum Points.

Day 1 of the tournament has come to a close. Metin Gokcen (mgokcen) from Sunnyvale, CA claimed the top spot on the leaderboard with an impressive score of 68.61%. James Streisand (strei1) from Wayland, MA wasn't far behind, scoring 68.33% and securing second place. Jeff Fang (lakers1) from Rowland Heights, CA rounded out the top three with a score of 64.56%.

It's only the first day, and the competition is already heating up. Players will need to bring their best game to stay in contention for the top prizes. 

Here's an interesting hand from Day 1. Assume you're sitting South with the following hand:

You're playing 4♥ and West leads with the ♦A, continuing with the ♦K which you ruff in dummy. You then draw two rounds of trumps, ending in your hand. Playing a club to the ♣Q, East wins with the ♣K and returns a diamond which you ruff with the ♥J. You continue with a club to the ♣10, which is won by West with the ♣A. They return a club which you win with the ♣J. But how should you proceed from here? Share your strategy in the comments below.

We'll reveal the complete hand in tomorrow's update, so be sure to check back then!

Result on Day 1