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649 N Fair Oaks Ave
#201
Pasadena CA 91103
(626) 247-4457
pasadenabridgeclub.com
Fall turns out to be beautiful at the Pasadena
Bridge Club. The morning and afternoon sunlight
on Mt. Wilson is just grand.
Drop by for Office Hours
For those newly discovering the fascination of
bridge, there's no substitute for playing.
Playing the game helps develop your "bridge
muscles." Your brain starts to recognize the
patterns of the cards and internalize them.
So Zach and I are opening the bridge club
on Monday and Tuesday afternoons, from
3:00 to 5:00 PM, for casual bridge. There's no
charge, just drop by and play. We can't
guarantee there will be n players, where
n ≡ 0 (mod 4),
but we've already had lots of bridge played in
our first week.
Sure you can play online, with robots, or the
typical rude internet people, but why not grab a
tamale at Vallarta and play some cards with
friendly people? 🙂
Free Pizza, Thursday Open Pairs
Every Thursday at 11:00 join us for 24 or so
hands of bridge. For October, I'm getting pizza
from Blaze downstairs. (The pizza has been
getting good reviews!)
Let's have a special game this Thursday. I've
earned another Upgraded Club Championship
from ACBL for recruiting members. Let's use it
this Thursday. Lots of extra black
points.
In fact, since next week is the Instant
Matchpoint Game on Wednesday, we'll have a Club
Championship on Wednesday as well (but no
free pizza!). It's Club Appreciation Month.
Intro to Declarer Play
Saturday mornings starting October 28, at 9:30,
join us for six weeks focused on play of the
hand as declarer.
I'm trying something new this time. My text
will be the wonderful classic by Eddie Kantar, Introduction
to Declarer Play, 2nd edition, updated in
2019.
I have great hands to play. We'll spend three
weeks playing notrump, and three weeks playing
suit contracts. No bidding required. It should
be an ideal course for brand new bridge players,
or those who just want to brush up their card
play.
Sign up
for the full course here.
Classes This Week
Individual classes are available to join for
$25. No need to sign up for a full course. Here
are the topics this week:
- Wednesday, 7:00 PM, Improving Your
Judgment - Doubles "Balancing and other
doubles"
- Thursday, 7:00 PM, Bridge Basics 2 -
Competitive Bidding "Simple overcalls
and advances"
- Saturday, 9:30 AM Bridge Basics 3 -
Popular Conventions "Practice hands"
New on the YouTube channel: The
Dangerous Opponent
Saturday afternoon workshop (1:00 PM), we've
spent a few weeks on declarer play, let's do
some basic bidding topics: "Opener's Rebid:
Balanced Opening Hands"
About that Saturday 9:30 class — how often do
you get to practice Stayman, Jacoby, strong
opening hands, and slam bidding all at once?
Here's your chance. 🙂
Next week, Instant Matchpoint Game
Make plans to play in the Open Pairs on Wednesday,
October 25, for a very special annual
event, the Instant Matchpoint Game. After the
game, everyone receives a booklet that has
expert analysis for every hand.
There's even one full gold masterpoint
to be had by winning your section at the game.
Also, the Sunday Unit Game is October
22, 12:30 PM, at the Arcadia Bridge Center.
Drop me a note to be added to the reservation
list.
Best regards,
Mojo, Jane, Zachary
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