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649 N Fair Oaks Ave
#201
Pasadena CA 91103
(626) 247-4457
pasadenabridgeclub.com
Liza Billington brings an interesting story
from playing bridge in Santa Cruz, CA, this past
month.
She reported that the club turns on a feature
in the Bridgemates that lets you record the
opening lead for every contract. The
opening leads appear in the game results for
each hand. For an example see the game
results from one of their games at this link.
I'm going to try it at a game this week, and
see what you all think. I think it'll be fun.
Choosing an effective opening lead is one of the
most important factors in improving your game
results. Let me know if you have an opinion!
Zachary is taking a family vacation next week
June 8, so Lisa and I will be covering the games
and workshops on the schedule.
Special games coming in June
North American Pairs Qualifying games:
We'll be holding games for one week each in
June, July, and August. This month the games
will be Monday through Friday, the 11:00 AM Open
Pairs, June 16-20. NAP games pay big points as
well as qualify players to the NAP District
Final. Card fees $13.
The Longest Day Benefit for Alzheimer's:
Saturday, June 21, our novice game and Open
Pairs games will be part of the annual "Longest
Day" benefit held in June every year. Games pay
big masterpoint awards, and the extra card fee
goes to benefit Alzheimer's Association.
Club Championship games: All games the
week of June 23-28 will be Club Championship
games. These come with no extra card fee, but
pay lots of extra points, almost equivalent to a
Unit Game, with overalls awarded.
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: Thursday
evening's class in Competitive Bidding can have
a dramatic effect on your game results. We'll
introduce negative doubles (also called
responder's doubles), and talk about how things
change when the auction becomes competitive.
This week's classes:
- Wednesday, June 4, 3:00 PM Introduction
to Defense "Opening Leads against Trump
Contracts"
- Thursday, June 5, 7:00 PM Bridge Basics
2 - Competitive Bidding "The Competitive
Auction"
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 ...
The big Bridge Week regional in Long Beach
starts on Monday, June 30. At this time we're
planning to close the bridge club on Thursday
and Friday, July 3 and 4. We may also close on
Saturday July 5. (I'm not sure if the Unit Game
will be held on July 6.)
Bridge Basics 1 - Introduction will
start up again on Wednesday evening, July 2. The
course is open for registration now, through PCC
Extension. You or your friends can register
online at this link.
Best regards,
Mojo, Jane, Zachary
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