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649 N Fair Oaks Ave
#201
Pasadena CA 91103
(626) 247-4457
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:
- 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.
- 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:
- The right board number
- The right contract
- The right declarer
- 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
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