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649 N Fair Oaks Ave
#201
Pasadena CA 91103
(626) 247-4457
pasadenabridgeclub.com
Our club was one of 117 in North America
participating in last week's ACBL-wide Instant
Matchpoint Game on Wednesday.
Most notably, we were the only club in District
23 (Los Angeles County) offering a game!
As a result, the top five finishers at our club
were also the top five in District 23. That
means our folks had their masterpoint awards
increased by quite a lot.
The full list of winners in North America are
listed at this link. Here's a screen shot
of the winners from the district (all from our
game!):
Big congratulations! And remember what (Woody
Allen and) I said last week, 80% of life is
showing up! The other D23 clubs missed out on
this one.
As a bonus, the social/supervised group on
Friday was able to enjoy playing the same hands,
consulting the booklet, and seeing the table
results from the special travelers. Thank you
all for playing! Let's do it again next year.
Classes This Week
For all of our courses, you're welcome to join
a single class for $25. It's a great way to get
a good bite of a subject without a six-week
commitment.
- Wednesday, 3:00 PM, Bridge Basics 1 -
Introduction "Practice Hands"
- Wednesday, 7:00 PM Bridge Basics 3 -
Popular Conventions "Slam Bidding"
- Thursday, 7:00 PM Intro to Defense
"Signals against Notrump Contracts"
Saturday morning is our workshop and game
for novice/intermediate players. We start with a
free workshop at 9:30 featuring an entertaining
hand from Eddie Kantar's "Thinking Bridge"
series. You're welcome to come for the workshop
even if you're not planning to play in the game.
There are no regular courses scheduled for
December; we'll resume the rotation during the
first week of January. You can see the next
scheduled courses on the web site
here.
That said, I'm looking for an opportunity to do
a shorty course of two meetings on "Opening the
Bidding." We'll talk about how your seating
position changes your considerations for making
an opening bid. I'll pick two dates for the
mini-class when I see how my surgery recovery is
progressing.
Coming up ...
Do you love the five-game punch cards? We're
going to have an end-of-year sale on them. From
December 1st through 24th we'll sell you a
five-game punch card for $55 instead of $60.
I mention it now so you don't buy too many
before they go on sale. Each punch is good for a
regular $12 game.
You can buy as many as you like, but be careful
not to lose them! We certainly don't want to
benefit from unused punches.
Lisa Walker is traveling in Egypt for a couple
of weeks. Zachary, Susan, Liza and I will be
doing our best to cover all the games for a
couple of weeks. I'm really grateful to have all
the help while I deal with pre-surgery
appointments. The big day for me is November 20.
Everything is going well so far.
Best regards
Mojo, Jane, Zachary, Lisa, Susan
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