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 think the bridge club caught the leading edge of the most recent COVID wave. Those who received the most recent booster probably managed to skip this wave. It's still worth testing regularly. Los Angeles hasn't quite crested the curve of cases, but hopefully we're past the peak at the bridge club! Silver Point Week This week, Monday - Saturday, is a Sectional Tournament at Clubs. This one is hosted by Districts 22 (Southern California) and District 23 (Los Angeles County). Clubs who decide to participate throughout Southern California will be playing the same hands and combining their results to make overall awards. These can be quite large because they're based on the total number of tables in play! Card fees for all STaC games will be $11, which covers the extra sanction fee added by ACBL. Sectional Tournament July 27-28 Our local Pasadena San Gabriel bridge unit (Unit 559) will be taking over the bridge club at the end of the month, Saturday and Sunday. They'll be using the main club and the community room down the hall. The schedule includes two pairs games each day, starting at 10:00 and 3:00, with games for Open Pairs, and games limited to players under 500 masterpoints (499ers). Click here for the tournament flier <https://web2.acbl.org/Tournaments/Ads/2024/07/2407323.pdf> with all the information, and this link to join the RSVP Bridge system <https://www.rsvpbridge.com/join/PasadenaSectional2024> for reservations. Classes this coming week If you didn't sign up for a full course, you're still welcome to join any individual class for $25. Nearly all of our classes stand alone nicely for a one-time visit. Here are the topics this week: * Wednesday, 7:00 PM,//class 6 of 6/Introduction to Declarer Play /"Ruffing in the short hand" * Thursday, 7:00 PM,//class 6 of 6 /Two Over One Game Force/ "Practice Hands" Mojo's pick for this week: If you're a newish 2/1GF player, I'd pick the "practice hands" session on Thursday evening. Since hands using 2/1GF are not all that common, it's great to practice several in concentration. Coming up ... Saturday morning early Jane and I are flying to Toronto. We're early for the nationals -- each summer that's when the American Bridge Teachers Association holds it's annual convention. It's great to spend time with other bridge teachers, and I hope to get in a few games at the start of the NABC as well. We'll be back on the 23rd. The next /Bridge Basics 1 - Introduction/ is open for enrollment on the PCC Extension web site <https://pasadena.augusoft.net/index.cfm?method=ClassInfo.ClassInformation&int_class_id=67198&int_category_id=0&int_sub_category_id=0&int_catalog_id=0>. The class will meet on six Thursday evenings starting August 1. Best regards, Mojo, Jane, Zachary