[News] Silver Points 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> I played my first duplicate bridge game in 1991 at the San Jose Bridge Club. We traveled to Bakersfield to attend a regional tournament. I played in newcomer events, and kibitzed the pros during morning knockouts. While practicing bidding, play, and defense, I became fascinated with the mechanics of running a bridge game. I would follow how the boards and players moved. Once I discovered how team games worked, I started hosting two- and three-table bridge parties at home. I purchased a copy of the Laws of Duplicate Bridge and read through it. (Well worth doing — download it from acbl.org free <http://web2.acbl.org/documentlibrary/play/Laws-of-Duplicate-Bridge.pdf>.) Does this sound anything like your own experience with the game? *Bridge needs directors*, and there are opportunities at all levels. *We need apprentices* to become game directors at our bridge club. Besides bridge skills, you need to be good with Windows computers, and have an excellent attitude for customer service. Talk to me. /There is no masterpoint requirement for being a club director! (I had about 100 when I started.)/ Silver Point Week Three or four times a year, various districts in the ACBL put together a Sectional Tournament at Clubs (STaC). This one is sponsored by district 22 (Southern California except Los Angeles) and district 23 (Los Angeles County). Participating clubs will all be playing the same hands, and results from games in each session will be combined to produce overall results. At our club, we'll have Open Pairs STaC games on Wednesday and Thursday at 11:00 AM. The stratification is 0pen/2500/750. On Saturday we'll have a STaC game at 1:00 PM, limited to players with fewer than 750 points, and stratification of 750/500/200. *Games at the club are limited 16 tables*, and the Wednesday game might well approach that. I recommend making your reservation sooner rather than later! Classes this week Individual classes are available to join for $25. No need to sign up for a full course. This week features some great practice hands around each course topic — well worth your time! Here are the topics this week: * Wednesday, 7:00 PM, /Bridge Basics 2 - Competitive Bidding/ "Practice Hands" * Thursday, 7:00 PM, /Improving Your Judgment - Opening the Biddin/g "Practice Hands" * Saturday, 9:30 AM, /Two Over One Game Force/, "Practice hands" No workshop this Saturday — we'll play a 21 board STaC game. Bring your new skillz to the game for some silver points! Coming up ... Our next *Bridge Basics 1 - Introduction* course will be on Saturday mornings starting April 6. The course is live on the PCC Extension <https://pasadena.augusoft.net/index.cfm?method=ClassInfo.ClassInformation&int_class_id=66999&int_category_id=0&int_sub_category_id=0&int_catalog_id=0> web site now and available for registrations. (17 students already enrolled!) *Save the date!* Robert Todd is returning to the Pasadena Bridge Club on *Sunday, April 14*, for a one-day seminar. Robert is one of my idols as a bridge teacher and player. Best regards, Mojo, Jane, Zachary