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News from North Fair Oaks
Mojo
ABTA Master Teacher
649 N Fair Oaks Ave #201
Pasadena CA 91103
(626) 247-4457
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*If you've never been an ACBL member*, and you're playing in games at
the club, it's free and easy to become a member and get your own player
number. Much like joining the USGA as a golfer, and having them track
your handicap, the ACBL will keep track of your progress in bridge as
you climb the ranks. (They also have a great monthly magazine and lots
of activities!)
To get your free guest membership, visit our web site
pasadenabridgeclub.com <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com>, find the menu
and select Resources, then look for the "ACBL Guest Membership" link. Or
never mind all that, and just click on this link
<http://my.acbl.org/membership/join?guest=X&club=277210&teacher=8202249>
to get your free ACBL Guest Membership.
Of course you can just buy a full membership, but I recommend this path.
It comes with a massive discount ($29 instead of $59) on your first year
of full membership!
When you get your new player number, drop me a note so I can add it to
the database at the club!
Stardust week
This one snuck up on me and I didn't get it on the calendar! But after
asking, I learn that everyone wants gold points, no matter what.
So all open games this week (M-F 11:00, Sat 1:00) will be Stardust
games, paying regular club masterpoints, but converted to 25% gold when
the game is uploaded to ACBL.
Card fees for the Stardust games will be $13.
Thursday afternoon novice 0-100
Effective immediately the Thursday 3:00 PM Novice Pairs is open to all
players with fewer than 100 masterpoints. We'd love to have a few more
folks come to play!
The Thursday afternoon game is typically 12 hands, and should always be
complete by 5:00 PM. It's a great place to start experiencing real
duplicate bridge with other students and novice players. Come earn your
first (or twenty-first, or 99th) masterpoint!
Bridge Basics 2 - Competitive Bidding
/Bridge Basics 2 - Competitive Bidding/ will be starting on Thursday
evenings on May 15.
This is the second of the Bridge Basics course series. If you're already
playing games at the club, /this is the course/ that will probably have
the most impact on how well you do in the results.
If you're new to bridge, this is the course that starts to show how
fascinating the game can be, with strategy and close decisions on every
side. You'll add vocabulary to your bidding language, and tools to get
to the best score.
* Six Thursday evenings, 7:00-9:00 PM, starting May 15
* $120 includes textbook
* Full lesson plan here
<https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/course/competitive-bidding>
* Click here to save your seat
<https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/contact/course_enrollment> (pay at
the club)
Classes This Week
If you see a topic for a class that interests you, you can always drop
in for a single class for $25 without committing to an entire course.
*Mojo's pick* for this week: Wednesday evening, practice two over one
game force auctions. It's a treat to get to practice only hands
involving 2/1GF or the one notrump forcing bid!
This week's classes:
* Wednesday, May 7, 3:00 PM /Bridge Basics 4 - Play of the Deal/
"Handling the Opponents"
* Wednesday, May 7, 7:00 PM /Two Over One Game Force/ "Practice Hands"
* Wednesday, May 8, 7:00 PM /Bridge Basics 1 - Introduction/ "Practice
Hands"
Every Saturday morning at 9:30, we have a free workshop using a hand
from Eddie Kantar's /Thinking Bridge/ series. Every entertaining hand
teaches players how to think about problems in bidding, play, and defense.
Coming up ...
For those of you in our eastern realms, nearer Ontario, or willing to
travel, *Tom Lill has a game on Saturday, May 10,* starting at 10:00.
He's having a full day of bridge, with two sessions! He had a
cancellation and is looking for a player to fill out the last table. If
you'd like to play, drop me a note and I'll forward it along.
Later in May we have more "Go local!" glitter points:
Monday through Wednesday, May 19-21 all regular open club games will
award 25% silver points.
Thursday through Saturday, May 29-31 all regular open club games will
award 25% gold points.
No extra charge! Just a little "glitter" from the ACBL for the local clubs.
Best regards,
Mojo, Jane, Zachary
