Pasadena Bridge Club Logo <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com> Learn and play bridge! Mojo ABTA Master Teacher 649 N Fair Oaks Ave #201 Pasadena CA 91103 (626) 247-4457 pasadenabridgeclub.com <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com> We're starting up three great new bridge courses this week. After this session, we're going to close up the class room until August. I'll be attending the American Bridge Teachers Association meeting in Toronto in July. Grab seats in these now to get the full benefit! Bridge Basics 2 - Competitive Bidding The first course, Bridge Basics 1, introduces players to the "constructive auction," in which you and your partner are only dealing with the questions of HOW HIGH and WHERE, in an effort to find a good contract. That said, the objective of the game is not to make contracts, it's to get the best score! In a competitive auction, you're not only trying to find our side's best contract, but interfere with the opponents bidding conversation as well! For players of any level, this course will improve your results at the bridge table. * Six Saturday morning, 9:30-11:30 AM, starting May 18. * $115 includes textbook by Audrey Grant * Full description and lesson plan <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/course/competitive-bidding> * Click here to reserve your seat <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/contact/course_enrollment> Two Over One Game Force This is the course that will improve your results at the duplicate game. By making a small adjustment to Standard methods, it becomes easier to find the right game contract, good slam hands, and a way to stay out of bad slams. If you've ventured into the Open Pairs games at the bridge club, you already know that most pairs at the club are playing this system. The same is true at tournaments. Besides learning 2/1GF, this course has some of the best declarer play problems to work out of any course. It works on so many levels! * Six Thursday evenings, 7:00-9:00 PM, starting May 16. * $125 includes textbook by Audrey Grant * Full description and lesson plan <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/course/two_over_one_game_force> * Click here to reserve your seat <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/contact/course_enrollment> Introduction to Declarer Play Let's have a course with no bidding, and just focus on making your contracts. Learn to plan your play better and execute the plan. The first three weeks of the course focus on notrump play, and the second three trump suit contracts. The textbook is classic and easily readable by Eddie Kantar, updated recently by Barbara Seagram. * Six Wednesday evenings, 7:00-9:00 PM, starting May 15. * $115 includes textbook by Eddie Kantar * Full description and lesson plan <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/course/intro-to-declarer-play> * Click here to reserve your seat <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/contact/course_enrollment> Next Bridge Basics 1 - Introduction ... The next offering of Bridge Basics 1 will be held on Thursday evenings starting August 1. When it becomes available for registration on the PCC Extension calendar I'll let you know! Don't forget our *Office Hours* sessions! The bridge club is open for casual bridge play with an experienced player on hand to help out. Monday through Wednesday, 3:00-5:00 PM. Come learn and play bridge! Mojo