Pasadena Bridge Club Logo <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com> News from N Fair Oaks Mojo Pasadena Bridge Club <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com> BridgeMojo <https://bridgemojo.com> Courses <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/available_courses> ABTA Master Teacher 649 N Fair Oaks Ave #201 Pasadena CA 91103 (626) 247-4457 pasadenabridgeclub.com <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com> We have new signage in the works -- a decal for the lobby door, a sign over the entrance doors, and hopefully a spot on the "monument" signs by the street. We've talked about putting something in the windows, but that might not be effective -- and I don't want to interfere with the view out. Suggestions welcome! Robert Todd Sunday May 14 This is a special treat. Robert is a regular columnist in the Bridge Bulletin, and a speaker at national and regional tournaments. He's also the current president of the ACBL Educational Foundation. I never miss an opportunity to spend time hearing Robert talk about bridge. He has a knack for making complex subjects understandable. (Maybe that's from his time spent as a math professor!) He's based in Florida (Bridge Central) so it's good to catch him on a west coast visit. We get to spend a full day with Robert on Sunday May 14 at the Pasadena Bridge Club. It's $90 invested in making your bridge game more enjoyable and successful. Drop me a note to save a seat for the day! The session starts at 9:30 and finishes by 4:00. There will be plenty of break time for lunch and socializing. STaC results from the week I spoke to Arleen Harvey yesterday. She was the Director in Charge for the Sectional Tournament at Clubs that just finished up. There were some 97 bridge clubs participating (California, Nevada, Washington, and British Columbia) and she said over 1,700 tables of bridge reported! The overall results from each session are found here: https://tournaments.acbl.org/schedule.php?sanction=2305508#schedule The biggest surprise of the week for me was the Sunday Afternoon Unit Game / STaC game, where *Mark Peters* and *Sin Orensztein* had a remarkable 72.83% game, and it was only good enough for second place in the conference! Other big winners were *Milt Kalikman* and *Gitta Earll* on Wednesday with a 2nd overall finish. Improving Your Judgment - Opening the Bidding, May 11 This six week class will reveal how experts evaluate their hand regarding opening, and /change/ that evaulation based on seating position relative to the dealer, vulnerability, and other factors. Six Thursday evenings, 7:00 PM, first class May 11. Classes meeting this week Single class sessions are always available for $25. Here are the topics being offered this week: * Wednesday 7:00 PM Popular Conventions "Practice Hands" * Thursday 9:00 AM Competitive Bidding "Practice Hands" * Thursday 7:00 PM IYJ - Opening "Opening at the One Level in First and Second Position" * Saturday 9:30 AM 2 Over 1 Game Force "Practice Hands" All classes meet in person at the Pasadena Bridge Club, and are taught by me, Morris "Mojo" Jones. Bridge Basics 1 starts May 20 This is the starting point for non-players to learn our game! The registration link is now available on the PCC Extension web site. We already have 18 students enrolled! I've set a soft limit at 24. Click here to enroll or send the link to a friend! <https://pasadena.augusoft.net/index.cfm?method=ClassInfo.ClassInformation&int_class_id=64998&int_category_id=0&int_sub_category_id=0&int_catalog_id=0> Best regards, Mojo, Jane, Zach