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649 N Fair Oaks Ave
#201
Pasadena CA 91103
(626) 247-4457
pasadenabridgeclub.com
We have a great new group of students in Bridge
Basics 1 - Introduction on Thursday
evenings. Michael Blottin and Jane Winer will be
hosting practice sessions for them (and anyone
else interested) on Saturday mornings at 9:30 at
the club in our classroom.
It's also great to see the new students popping
in for Office Hours, Monday through Thursday at
3:00 PM.
One of the hurdles that new players have to
overcome is holding and seeing 13 cards at once,
while trying to sort them into suits and rank.
I just made a short video called Sort a
bridge hand and posted it to the
club's YouTube channel. It shows how I do it,
which is probably one of a thousand ways to sort
a hand. You can see it here: https://youtu.be/7tolBTlo74Q
Still time to buy discount cards
Card fees for games at the bridge club are now
$12 for regular games, $13 for special games
(STaC, NAP, fund games, etc.).
To ease the transition, we're selling punch
cards of five games for $50. You can buy as many
as four if you like (that's commitment!). We'll
have them for sale through August 15.
They've been going quickly! I need to go make
some more right after I finish this newsletter.
:)
Saturday intermediate/novice (299er) game
Our first Saturday morning game for the I/N
players had a great turnout, with seven tables.
Everyone came for the 9:30 workshop, and it was
very well received.
The lessons will consist of a single hand with
interesting bidding, play, or defense problems.
Following at about 10:00 we'll play a matchpoint
duplicate game of 14 boards.
Everything will be done by 12:15, with the rest
of your Saturday still available. (Or have some
lunch and play in the Open Pairs game at 1:00,
like Carol and Terri did last week!)
Classes this coming week
Individual classes are available to join for
$25. No need to sign up for a full course!
The defense course is especially good for
drop-ins! Send me a note and let me know you're
coming.
- Wednesday, 7:00 PM, Introduction to
Defense, "Opening Leads against Trump
Contracts"
- Thursday, 7:00 PM, Bridge Basics 1 -
Introduction "1 Notrump Opening Bids and
Responses"
Coming up ...
Silver point games, August 19-24. The
Western Conference is hosting this Sectional
Tournament at Clubs. Clubs throughout California
and Nevada are eligible to participate, so the
overall awards are potentially pretty big!
North American Pairs Qualifiers, August
26-31. As well as paying huge masterpoint
awards (half red, half black), if you earn at
least 50% in these games you qualify to compete
in the NAP District Final on October 27. And
that could lead to competing in the NAP finals
in Memphis next March!
These NAP Qualifiers are your last chance for
the 2024-25 NAP. August 31 is the last day for
club qualifiers. For lots more information about
the North American Pairs, drop in here: https://nap.bridgemojo.com/
Finally, our next courses will be Improving
Your Judgment - Doubles starting Sept. 11,
and Bridge Basics 2 - Competitive Bidding
starting Sept. 12. All the information is available
here.
Best regards,
Mojo, Jane, Zachary
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