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649 N Fair Oaks Ave
#201
Pasadena CA 91103
(626) 247-4457
pasadenabridgeclub.com
We've been having to make a lot of adjustments!
We're ready to start having a two-section game
on Saturday afternoons starting May 4.
That means we'll actually be running two games
at 1:00 PM, one for players with fewer than 300
masterpoints, and another open to everyone.
With the two games in session, the club will be
pretty full. It becomes impossible to have the
workshops in the format I've been having them.
Those workshops are one of my favorite features
at the club, so I'm determined to find another
way to offer fun, short single-topic learning
sessions.
Several years ago there was a very big novice
game on Saturdays at 10:00 AM at the Arcadia
Bridge Center, preceded by a chalk talk. That
might still be an attractive time for our
students and new players to come play.
I just started a new Bridge Basics series on
Saturday mornings. At the conclusion of this
series, in a few months, it's worth asking if
maybe a Saturday morning "workshop and game"
would have interest.
Let me know what you think!
Also starting May 3, we're going to add
Fridays at 11:00 AM, for a full week of Open
Pairs games. More about that next week!
ACBL-wide Charity Pairs Wednesday
The ACBL-wide Charity Pairs is a very special
game! We'll be playing the same hands as clubs
all over North America, and results will be
pooled for some potentially huge masterpoint
awards.
The game includes a handout with analysis of
every hand. I'll have the analysis available on
the web site after the results are posted late
Wednesday afternoon.
This is a fund-raising event for ACBL
Charities, and we'll be paying an extra
$7.50/table sanction fee. So the card fee for
this game will be $12.
Stardust games Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
These special games have bigger awards, and 25%
of the award will be coveted gold
masterpoints that are normally only
available at regional or national tournaments.
To achieve the rank of Life Master, you have to
win at least 50 gold points.
The sanction fee for this game is $2/player, so
we'll kick in $1, and the card fee will be $11.
Classes this coming 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 (4/24), 7:00 PM, Bridge Basics
3 - Competitive Bidding "Slam bidding
and Blackwood" (practice session on Saturday
morning with Jane and Michael too!)
- Thursday (4/25), 7:00 PM, Improving Your
Judgment - Doubles "Balancing and other
doubles"
- Saturday (4/26), 9:30 AM, Bridge Basics
1 - Introduction "Minor Suit Openings
and Responses"
Tomorrow will be our next to last Saturday
afternoon workshop, at least in its current
format!
This week on Saturday (tomorrow), let's talk
about what can go wrong at the table
while playing, how the Laws of Bridge apply, and
how the tournament director applies the Laws.
This should be a special workshop! Bring your
questions, and let me help eliminate any fear of
calling the director when something goes wrong.
Coming up ...
Coming up the week of May 6 through May 12,
we'll be hosting "Royal STaC" games, where
players can earn a bit piece of all the colors.
:)
Best regards,
Mojo, Jane, Zachary
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