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649 N Fair Oaks Ave
#201
Pasadena CA 91103
(626) 247-4457
pasadenabridgeclub.com
If you are an ACBL member, take note that
memberships are going up in price on January 1.
Now is a good time to renew for three years and
lock in the current price!
Silver Point Week
This coming week clubs all over Southern
California will be hosting a Sectional
Tournament at Clubs. If you're curious about
what Sectional Tournaments are, and more
specifically a Sectional Tournament at Clubs
(STaC), see
my write up here.
Our Wednesday and Thursday Open games will be
silver point games, and on Saturday at 1:00
we'll have silver point game limited to players
under 750 masterpoints.
The Life Master rank requires 75 silver
masterpoints, and this is how you can earn some!
Card fees for the STaC game will be $11 to
cover the additional fee from the ACBL.
Drop me a note to reserve seats for any of
those games.
The second monthly Unit Game on Sunday,
November 19, will also be a Silver Point
STaC game. That will be at 12:30 at the Arcadia
Bridge Center. Make a reservation for that game
by contacting Miriam Harrington at (626)
232-0558 or miratpf@aol.com.
Become a Better Bridge Teacher
Bridge needs teachers, and you could be part of
the solution! This is the bridge curriculum and
program that I use at the Pasadena Bridge Club.
Have you ever wondered how you could most
effectively improve your bridge game? This is
it: teach people to play bridge. You
know it's true, right?
Find the details here
and see the flier here.
Classes This Week
Individual classes are available to join for
$25. No need to sign up for a full course.
Mojo's pick for this week: The Thursday
evening class. Come practice competitive
bidding!
Here are the topics this week:
- Wednesday, 7:00 PM, Two Over One Game
Force "The Forcing 1NT"
- Thursday, 7:00 PM, Bridge Basics 2 -
Competitive Bidding "Practice Hands"
- Saturday, 9:30 AM Intro to Declarer Play
"The trump suit, and counting losers"
On the YouTube channel this week: Matchpoint
scoring. Learn how your score on a
particular hand is converted to "matchpoints" in
a typical pairs game at clubs and tournaments.
(not to be confused with "masterpoints!").
(Originally recorded in 2021)
Note: The Saturday afternoon workshop
and game will be preempted this week for a
silver point STaC game for 0-750 players. Come
join us for 24 hands and silver masterpoints!
The Saturday afternoon workshop returns after
the Thanksgiving weekend.
Coming up ...
In December, we are hosting a special
single-session bridge seminar that could
dramatically improve your declarer play. It will
be on Friday, December 22, at 9:00 AM, and
presented by Denise Hoffman, the Program
Director for Better Bridge Teacher
Accreditation. You too could learn to execute an
endplay!
Zachary and I are brainstorming ways to improve
and diversify the social bridge and "office
hours" opportunities to give as many new and
experienced players as possible a chance to play
some enjoyable casual bridge games. If you have
suggestions we'd love to hear from you.
And finally, we're going to be traveling and
celebrating Thanksgiving with friends and family
all weekend. No events at the club from
Wednesday evening through Sunday of Thanksgiving
weekend.
Best regards,
Mojo, Jane, Zachary
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