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Learn and play bridge!
Mojo
ABTA Master Teacher
649 N Fair Oaks Ave #201
Pasadena CA 91103
(626) 247-4457
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At the Pasadena Bridge Club we offer eight different six-week bridge
courses, each covering a different topic and level. You can take them in
order, or bounce around to pick the topics you want. Most of them stand
alone, with no dependencies on other courses.
Since we offer bridge classes three times a week, I try to stagger the
courses being offered so you always have a variety of levels and topics
to choose from. /See the full catalog here.
<https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/available_courses>/
This month has a splendid selection of topics. Here are the upcoming
courses, offered live and in-person only at the beautiful Pasadena
Bridge Club.
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 Wednesday evenings, 7:00-9:00 PM, starting February 21.
* $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>
Improving Your Judgment - Opening the Bidding
Everyone knows the rules for opening the bidding, right? Bridge "rules"
are made to be broken.
Experienced players are better at taking into account the distribution
of their suits, the location and grouping of high cards, and their
position in the auction (has partner already passed? for instance) when
deciding whether or not to open the bidding and what to open.
This course explores those variations with guidelines to help improve
your own judgment when opening the bidding, along with great hands for
playing and defending.
* Six Thursday evenings, 7:00-9:00 PM, starting February 22.
* $115 includes textbook by Audrey Grant
* Full description and lesson plan
<https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/course/iyj_opening>
* Click here to reserve your seat
<https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/contact/course_enrollment>
Two Over One Game Force
Now that you have a handle on Standard American bidding, you may have
discovered some situations where you couldn't really be sure of HOW HIGH
and WHERE you should be playing!
By making a small tweak to Standard, you can improve your ability to
find the correct game contract, and find more makeable slams.
2/1GF is the system of choice for a vast majority of tournament players.
It comes with its own idioms and patterns to be aware of. Along with the
bidding topics, this course has some of the best declarer play problem
solving hands you'll see in any of the courses!
* Six Saturday mornings, 9:30-11:30 AM, starting February 17.
* $125 includes award-winning book by Audrey Grant and Eric Rodwell
* 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>
Next Bridge Basics 1 - Introduction ...
The next offering of Bridge Basics 1 is open for registration with PCC
Extension. It will be offered on Saturday mornings at 9:30 starting April 6.
Here's the link to register with PCC
<https://pasadena.augusoft.net/index.cfm?method=ClassInfo.ClassInformation&i…>.
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
