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> It's looking to be a great summer at the Pasadena Bridge Club. Partnerships and teams are starting for form up for the annual "Bridge Week" regional in Long Beach starting on June 30. Meanwhile we have some great games at the club, a new course starting up on Wednesday afternoon, and the summer session of /Bridge Basics 1 - Introduction/ is open for registration. Introduction to Defense tomorrow! Good defense wins games. In this course, you'll develop insights into how suits are distributed around the four hands, and how to hold declarer to the minimum number of tricks they're entitled to. Review all of the "bridge maxims" for defender play and, more importantly, learn when you must not follow them! * Six Wednesday afternoons, 3:00-5:00 PM, starting May 28 * $120 includes textbook by Eddie Kantar * Full lesson plan here <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/course/intro-to-defense> * Click here to save your seat <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/contact/course_enrollment> (pay at the club) Enrollment open for Bridge Introduction There seems to be a lot of interest for this summer's Bridge Basics 1 course. The next session will be starting in about five weeks, on Wednesday evenings starting July 2. This class is run by PCC Extension (Pasadena City College), so the enrollment is managed by PCC. Pass this one on to your friends! There's plenty of room, but I try to keep the class to 28 students. The class meets for six Wednesday evenings, starting in about five weeks, on July 2. To register with PCC online follow this link <https://pasadena.augusoft.net/index.cfm?method=ClassInfo.ClassInformation&int_class_id=69325&int_category_id=0&int_sub_category_id=0&int_catalog_id=0>. Gold Points this week The ACBL is gifting the local clubs with a dusting of gold masterpoints for the second half of this week. Our Open Pairs games Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, will have 25% of their masterpoint awards converted into Gold points. The amount will be normal club game amount. (It's possible even the novice games will get a sprinkling of gold too. We'll see!) No extra card fee for this event! Classes This Week If you see a topic for a class that interests you, you can always drop in for a single class for $25 without committing to an entire course. This week's classes: * Wednesday, May 28, 3:00 PM /Introduction to Defense/ "Leads against Notrump Contracts" * Thursday, May 29, 7:00 PM /Bridge Basics 2 - Competitive Bidding/ "The Takeout Double" Every Saturday morning at 9:30, we have a free workshop using a hand from Eddie Kantar's /Thinking Bridge/ series. Every entertaining hand teaches players how to think about problems in bidding, play, and defense. Coming up ... We don't yet have a plan for club opening during the Bridge Week regional, but I'm hoping as many of you as possible will go play in Long Beach. Let me know your plans! Best regards, Mojo, Jane, Zachary