[News] Plan your year for bridge courses

Pasadena Bridge Club Logo <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com> 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> Have you noticed the sharp looking Pasadena Bridge Club name badges around the club? You can order one of your own. I don't send in an order until I have at least four to make, and it takes about ten days to arrive. If you'd like a badge, drop me a note and I'll add you to the list! Give me your name and home city as you'd like it spelled on the badge. When it arrives, you can pick it up and pay $15. Online/F2F Hybrid Game Jan 12 Tom Reynolds has been working with Realbridge and the ACBL to test the feasibility of having a large distributed bridge event by having players bring their laptops or tablets (and headphones) to the bridge club and play the event online. The first test of the event is this Sunday at 1:00 PM, with four clubs in the LA area participating, including the Pasadena Bridge Club. The game won't award masterpoints, but winners will get an opportunity to play a game online with an expert partner. If you'd like to be added to the event, drop me a note! There are several sessions between now and Sunday where you can test your connection to Realbridge and practice using the platform. New Year's Eve Recap Our New Year's Eve "Eight is Enough" game doubled in size this year vs. last year, filling the club with 16 tables. My apologies to a few that we had to turn away! We had a huge mix of visitors, old pros, and new players. Many were playing a team tournament for the first time. The competition was tougher than last year with several well-planned teams. Winning the event was the team of Roy Wilson, Gloria Rommel, Jon Fuhrman and Susan Kane. Bridge Classes This Week We have a strong calendar of courses at the club, with eight different six-week courses to level-up your bridge game. Classes are held on Wednesday and Thursday evenings at 7:00 PM, and we'll cycle through the catalog during the year. See the full list here. <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/available_courses> Each week I'll post the topics for the Wednesday and Thursday classes. Anyone is welcome to join a single class for $25 without purchasing an entire course. This week's classes: * Wednesday, January 8, 7:00 PM /Bridge Basics 2 - Competitive Bidding/ "Preemptive Opening Bids" * Thursday, January 9, 7:00 PM /Bridge Basics 4 - Play of the Deal/ "Play of the Deal in Notrump" In addition, every Saturday morning at 9:30 we offer a mini-workshop featuring a fascinating bridge hand from Eddie Kantar's "Thinking Bridge" series. In each hand you'll discover how all of the clues you need to find the right contract, the best opening lead, successful play or defense, are all right there when you notice them! The Saturday  morning workshops are free and open to all, whether or not you stay to play in the novice/intermediate bridge game at 10:00. The next /Bridge Basics 1 - Introduction/ class starts Thursday, April 3. Coming up ... Let's have a week of Club Championship games January 13-18. All of the Open Pairs games will pay significantly extra masterpoints, and no extra charge. The ACBL grants us this type of game a few times a year. I haven't yet seen a schedule of new Sectional Tournament at Clubs games, but I'll add them to our schedule as soon as I hear. Best regards, Mojo, Jane, Zachary