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Mojo
ABTA Master Teacher
649 N Fair Oaks Ave #201
Pasadena CA 91103
(626) 247-4457
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We're turning over the bridge courses for all three of our dedicated
class periods in a week or two. Here's what's on tap.
It's always a treat to be starting a new session of /Bridge Basics 1 -
Introduction/, this time on Thursday evenings. As of this writing, the
course is nearly full with 20 students enrolled. While we certainly have
room, I set a maximum of 28 for this course.
Two other great courses are starting soon too, read on!
Bridge Basics 1 - Introduction
This course is designed to introduce non-players to the "king of the
card games" in a way that's amazingly fun and still gives a peek into
the depth and fascination of the game that seems endless.
* Six Thursday evenings, 7:00 - 9:00 PM, starting April 2
* $85 paid to Pasadena City College Extension
* $15 "materials fee" for the award winning textbook
* Full lesson plan here
<https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/course/bridge-basics-introduction>
* Register for the course here
<https://pasadena.augusoft.net/index.cfm?method=ClassInfo.ClassInformation&i…>
Bridge Basics 4 - Play of the Deal
Improve your ability to win all the tricks you can as the declarer in a
contract. It's all about planning! Learn to identify many of the
patterns that enable developing extra winners or eliminating losers.
The textbook won /Book of the Year/ in 2025 from the American Bridge
Teachers Association.
* Six Wednesday afternoons, 3:00 - 5:00 PM, starting April 8
* $120 includes textbook by Audrey Grant
* Full lesson plan here
<https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/course/play-of-the-deal>
* Register for the course here
<https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/contact/course_enrollment>
Improving Your Judgment - Doubles
Most newer bridge players overlook opportunities to use the /double/
call to compete in the auction. This course will improve your ability to
recognize opportunities for a takeout double, and provide some structure
to the bidding and decisions that come after.
IYJ Doubles will be taught this session by our resident wizard Zachary
Vedro on Wednesday evenings.
* Six Wednesday evenings, 7:00 - 9:00 PM, starting April 1
* $120 includes textbook by Audrey Grant
* Full lesson plan here
<https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/course/iyj_doubles>
* Register for the course here
<https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/contact/course_enrollment>
Coming up soon ...
We'll have a brief gap between class sessions in late May. On *Thursday
evenings, May 14 and 21*, I'll be offering a special two-session course
on *Opening Judgment*.
You might feel like you know all you need to know about opening the
bidding, but you can improve your judgement and your results by taking
into account your seating position in the auction. Your decision changes
when you're in 1st or 2nd seat, vs. being in 3rd or 4th seat. You might
be bidding when you should pass, and vice versa!
I'll have details in the next class newsletter.
We've also set our dates for the next Bridge Basics 1 session this
summer. It will be on Wednesday evenings this time, starting July 15.
Check out our full schedule of events for novice and intermediate bridge
players: https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/schedule#novice
By the way, I just put some effort into reconciling our RSVPBridge
player list with the newsletter subscription list. If you hadn't
intended to receive the newsletter, please drop me a note or use your
mail client tools to unsubscribe, and please pardon the inconvenience.
Thank you!
Hope to see you soon at the bridge club!
Best regards,
Mojo, Jane, Zachary, Lisa, Susan
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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
pasadenabridgeclub.com <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com>
Jane and Mojo in St LouisI had a great week in St. Louis. Sarah and I
played for six days. It was a mix of pair and team events, 298 bridge
hands total for the week! We came home with 25 gold points and some
great new and renewed friendships.
*Do you have a guest room* that might be available? I'd love to find
someone interested in hosting Robert Todd for one night on Saturday
evening. I'll buy us dinner. 🙂
Silver point week
One of the requirements for the rank of Life Master is to earn at least
75 "silver" masterpoints. Silver points can only be won at sectional
tournaments which are usually hosted by ACBL bridge units. This week you
can win silver at our club games!
All of our Open Pairs games, Monday through Friday at 11:00, plus
Saturday at 1:00, will be pooled with other clubs in Los Angeles County
for a Sectional Tournament at Clubs (STaC).
It takes about a day for all of the overall awards to be compiled. I'll
have a link on the web site for the overall results when they become
available.
Card fees for the STaC games will be $13. Stratification for the overall
awards will be Open/2500/750.
Robert Todd
/Robert Todd as one of the celebrity speakers in the Novice /
Intermediate program at the 2026 Spring NABC in St. Louis./
Robert Todd Seminar
We have a great turnout for Robert Todd's seminar on Sunday, March 15,
but there's still room for a few more!
it's worthwhile to spend a full day with Robert's insightful way to
think about bridge hands. I had the pleasure of seeing him as one of the
celebrity speakers at the St. Louis NABC last week.
The session will begin at 9:00 AM, and we'll be done at about 3:30 PM.
The full day is $90.
* Morning: Responder's Rebids
* Afternoon: Doubles of Many Kinds
Grab a copy of the flier here
<https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/sites/default/files/fliers/RobertTodd2026-PB…>.
To reserve a seat, drop me a note
<https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/contact/contact_the_bridge_club>!
Classes This Week
Our classes are best in the context of a full course, but they also
stand alone very nicely. If you can't take a full course, you can always
drop in for a single class on any topic for $25.
Here are this week's individual classes:
* Wednesday 3:00 PM Bridge Basics 3 - Popular Conventions "Strong
opening bids"
* Wednesday 7:00 PM /Introduction to Defense /"Signaling against notrump"
* Thursday 7:00 PM /Two Over One Game Force/ "The choice between game
and slam"
The Saturday morning workshop is on as usual, with another great hand
from Eddie Kantar's /Thinking Bridge/ series.
Coming up ...
The next session of /Bridge Basics 1 - Introduction/ is scheduled for
Thursday evenings starting April 2. Here is the link to register
<https://pasadena.augusoft.net/index.cfm?method=ClassInfo.ClassInformation&i…>
for the course through PCC Extension.
Best regards
Mojo, Jane, Zachary, Lisa, Susan
