News from N Fair Oaks

STaC Results

From Thursday afternoon, congratulations to:

• Michael Rodrigues - Sri Nagesh, 1st A, 4.04 mps
• Lisa Walker - Karmen Armoudjian, 3rd A, 2.27 mps

From Saturday afternoon, congratulations to:

• Cathy Martinet - Marilyn Conzonire, 3rd A, 1.21 mps

Sunday overalls haven't yet been compiled. To see more overall results, there's a link on the home page for the Pasadena Bridge Club, or click here: https://tournaments.acbl.org/schedule.php?sanction=2303501#schedule

Save the date!

May 14. Yes, it's Mother's Day, of course.

But it's also the date for a one-day bridge seminar with Robert Todd of Adventures in Bridge at the Pasadena Bridge Club.

Robert is a phenomenal bridge teacher and player. He's one of my mentors, and I try never to miss a talk by him at a Regional or National. His subjects are suitable for players of all levels of bridge experience, newcomer to expert.

I'll have lots more information in coming weeks. (What better Mother's Day present for a bridge playing mom?)

Upcoming Courses

I'm delighted to host Roy Wilson on Saturday afternoons. He will be offering lessons and practice on the Precision bidding system, long one of the most successful bidding systems in tournament play.

He'll be meeting the class at 1:00 PM on Saturdays, with the first class on April 8. If you're "precision curious" or like to explore alternatives to Standard and 2/1GF, you may find this worth your while.

Meanwhile I have three additional courses having their first meetings next week:

• Bridge Basics 3 - Popular Conventions, Wed. Apr. 5, 7-9 PM
• Bridge Basics 2 - Competitive Bidding, Thu. Apr. 6, 9-11 AM
• Two Over One Game Force, Sat. Apr 8, 9:30-11:30 AM

The next Bridge Basics 1 - An Introduction will begin Saturday, May 20, at 9:30 AM.

For complete information on current and upcoming courses, visit this link: https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/available_courses

"Director, please"

There was a movement some years ago to change the way we call the director to the table. Instead of just yelling out "Director!" consider the more pleasant "Director, please!"

Isn't that better?

Indeed, what is the correct way to get help from the director?

1. Inform the players at the table that you'd like the director to help with an issue
2. Calmly say "Director, please" to get the director's attention
3. Raise a hand so the director can find the table who called
   

Zero Tolerance

Over STaC week we've had more than one instance of players expressing anger or provoking other players.

Let this serve as a reminder that this is contrary to the Laws of Bridge (74 and 91A), and penalties will be automatic, including score penalties and possible ejection and suspension.

In club games, the director is the final authority regarding disciplinary penalties. Such penalties will also be filed with the ACBL Recorder's office.

I'll be creating an information page on the web site with more details.

Meanwhile, on this link https://www.acbl.org/ethics/ scroll down to "View the Zero Tolerance Policy" and click to see more details. (It's at the very bottom of the page!)

Did you know ...

... that you are not allowed to see the previously played trick if you have turned your own card face down?

If you commonly find yourself wanting to see the previous trick, try to develop a habit of keeping your own card face up until you are ready to continue to the next trick.

It's not just polite, it's the Law. :)