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649 N Fair Oaks Ave
#201
Pasadena CA 91103
(626) 247-4457
pasadenabridgeclub.com
Great things at the bridge club this week!
We've had lots of big games this past week. I
think everyone is enjoying getting out in
December and spending the day at the bridge
club!
Gold for good
This week is the first of two weeks available
for the ACBL's ingenious charity event "Gold for
Good." Here's how you do it:
- Register for the week for $30 with the ACBL:
https://www.acbl.org/portfolio/goldforgood/
- Play in two or more "Open Pairs" events at
any bridge club (at least one face-to-face
game) during the week, Monday through Saturday
That's it. You can play with different
partners. Your partner doesn't need to be
registered. Pay the usual $12 card fee (or one
card punch) at the club.
At the end of the week, the ACBL will gather
your two best games from the week. Your result
is pooled with all of the other GfG participants
in North America, and the top 25% will be
awarded gold points!
The deadline to register for the first week
is midnight tonight (Sunday)!
Club championship week
Let's play Club Championship games all week!
Tons of black points, and maybe some of us will
earn a little gold as well, in the Gold for Good
event.
Kantar lessons this week
This week on Wednesday and Thursday evening
we'll have two single-topic lessons. Each class
is $25, or join all four (including next week)
for $85.
These will all be focused on "play of the hand"
topics, taken from an enormous library of
lessons from the late great Eddie Kantar. Here
is the schedule:
- Wed Dec 11: Entries
- Thu Dec 12: Loser on loser plays
- Wed Dec 18: The avoidance play
- Thu Dec 19: Ducking plays at suit contracts
All classes will start at 7:00 PM.
"Black Friday" sale
Get 5-game punch cards good for any regular
game at the bridge club for $55. You can buy up
to three. Cards never expire. Sale ends December
31.
Coming up ...
Next Sunday is the Unit Holiday Party with a
great luncheon at the Arcadia Community Center.
We'll be hosting about 17 tables in two
sections: Open Pairs and 299er Pairs (similar to
the Saturday morning games). You should already
have your reservations! You can pre-pay the $30
fee at the Pasadena Bridge Club by credit card
any time this week, if you like. (No credit
cards at the venue.)
Linda Lucas is looking for a partner for the
299er game at the Holiday Party. Here's a chance
to join in!
On Tuesday, December 31, we'll have a New
Year's Eve party, with wine, cheese, and bridge.
It will be a Swiss Team event in the "Eight is
enough" format, much like last year's event. I
haven't yet settled on the "1-2-3" divisions.
I'll do that this week. We'll open at 12:00,
start bridge at 12:30, and be finished about
4:30.
Best regards,
Mojo, Jane, Zachary
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