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649 N Fair Oaks Ave
#201
Pasadena CA 91103
(626) 247-4457
pasadenabridgeclub.com
It's probably not obvious, and there's no
signage, but we do have something of a "lost
and found" table right next to the coat
rack.
It's getting a little rich with lost mugs,
books, sunglasses, reading glasses, and even a
watch. If you're missing something and visit the
bridge club, it might be there.
I'm planning to reset it to zero at the start
of the year. Have a look at this photo and see
if you recognize something.
Gold for good
You may already have heard about this special
charity project by the ACBL. If not, let me
direct your attention!
During the weeks of Dec 9-14 and 16-21 the ACBL
is offering the opportunity to qualify for gold
masterpoints by playing at the club multiple
times in the week (or weeks) of your choice.
It works much like the "side game" events at a
regional. Each week you can play as many as six
times (Monday through Saturday) in any of the
Open Pairs events at the club. The ACBL will
comb through those results and take your top two
best finishes. You have to play at least
twice during the week to qualify.
Your two best finishes will be combined and
merged into all other GfG participants during
the week, and the top 25% will earn some gold
points.
To join the fun you have to register in advance
with the ACBL at this web page: https://www.acbl.org/portfolio/goldforgood/
100% of the $30 (per week) registration fee
will go to disaster relief for areas affected by
the hurricanes from this past summer. There's
nothing to do at the club other than play.
There's no extra card fee or extra reporting.
It's an ingenious event, and if you're planning
to play at least two games during those weeks,
it seems well worth doing!
Single-topic classes in December
I've scheduled four single-topic classes on
Wednesday and Thursday evenings. These classes
are great for players at all levels! New and
intermediate players will all find nuggets of
wisdom.
These will all be focused on "play of the hand"
topics, taken from an enormous library of
lessons from the late great Eddie Kantar. Here
is the schedule:
- Wed Dec 11: Entries
- Thu Dec 12: Loser on loser plays
- Wed Dec 18: The avoidance play
- Thu Dec 19: Ducking plays at suit contracts
All classes will start at 7:00 PM. They're $25
each, or $85 for all four.
Coming up ...
The Unit Game this Sunday on December 1st will
feature a chinese lunch before the game. Make
your reservations and plan to come early for the
free lunch!
There are no classes on Wednesday or Thursday
evenings this week, for obvious reasons! Next
week we'll finish the two courses in progress:
Bridge Basics 1 and Popular Conventions.
Best regards,
Mojo, Jane, Zachary
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