[News] Friday and Saturday games start this week

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> A lot of folks won a little gold, and supported ACBL Charities this past week! For the ACBL-wide Charity Pairs on Wednesday, each district awarded five overall places. Our own *John Barrow* and *Sherry Hansen* placed 3rd in District 23 for a nice chunk of points! Friday and Saturday Open Pairs This week marks the inaugural games on Friday and Saturday: * Friday Open Pairs 11:00 AM * Saturday Open Pairs 1:00 PM Note that the Saturday game will be two sections -- two games playing simultaneously. The Open Pairs game will be held along with a 299er game (limited to players under 300 masterpoints). The bridge club could possibly be very full on a Saturday afternoon! Reservations will be important. These new games /will not appear in your calendar/ on RSVPBridge until you *add yourself to the "group"* for each of the games. To do that: * Log in to https://rsvpbridge.com/ * Click on "My Clubs" in the top ribbon * You'll see a list of the groups you belong to, and "Would you like to join any of these groups?" * Click on the groups you'd like to join, such as Open Fri AM, or Open Sat PM, and click the "Join" button When you're a member of a group, you'll get an email with reminders of the game. Each game will appear in your top calendar, and you can see who has already signed up to play. Is that the right score? Last week we had a little rash of score corrections discovered only after the game was long over! It's good to know that each game has a 24-hour period when score mistakes can be corrected and the game results adjusted, but no one really wants to see that happen very often! There are two important things you can do to help prevent scoring mistakes: 1. Keep a private written copy of your results. Use the back of a convention card to make note of the contract, declarer, and results for each board. 2. Carefully check the board results entered into the Bridgemate! When North passes you the Bridgemate to verify a result, check to see that it has: 1. The right board number 2. The right contract 3. The right declarer 4. The right result If the wrong information is there, the "Cancel" button on the Bridgemate acts as a "backspace" to back up and fix the result. Classes this coming week Classes are available to join for $25. No need to sign up for a full course. This week and next, all of our classes are playing *practice hands* that are relevant to the course topic. This is a great way to brush up on relevant skills, and have fun playing hands in a class context! Here are the topics this week: * Wednesday (4/24), 7:00 PM, /Bridge Basics 3 - Popular Conventions/ * Thursday (4/25), 7:00 PM, /Improving Your Judgment - Doubles/ * Saturday (4/26), 9:30 AM, /Bridge Basics 1 - Introduction/ Coming up ... Royal STaC week! May 6-12. All games will award Sectional rated masterpoints. The awards will be 25% black, 25% silver, 25% black, and 25% gold. Best regards, Mojo, Jane, Zachary