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Mojo
ABTA Master Teacher
649 N Fair Oaks Ave #201
Pasadena CA 91103
(626) 247-4457
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All the feedback I've received so far has been positive on the addition
of "Opening Lead" to the game results. While we can't capture the
auction and play of the hand in club games currently, being able to see
the opening lead chosen is a pretty big deal.
NAP Qualifying
The first stage of the North American Pairs begins at local clubs, with
games that qualify players to the district final. These are also great
games for masterpoint awards and competition.
This week is the first of three weeks of NAP qualifier games at the
Pasadena Bridge Club. (There will also be games in the third week of
July and August.)
I'm expecting players from around Los Angeles to make the trip to
Pasadena to get their "Q" for the district final, hoping to move on to
the nationals! Card fees for the open games will be $13 during NAP
Qualifiers.
The Longest Day
ACBL clubs support the Alzheimer's Association every year with games and
activities for The Longest Day benefit. We're planning to hold our games
on June 21, very close to the actual longest day of the year.
The Saturday morning and afternoon games will both be Alzheimer's
benefit games. Card fees will be $13, and our charity games always come
with enhanced masterpoint awards!
Closure for regional
In honor of the July 4th holiday, and the Bridge Week Regional in Long
Beach, the bridge club will be *closed Thursday July 3 through Sunday
July 6*. Zachary, Lisa, and I will be in Long Beach playing in the
tournament. Hope to see you there!
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, June 18, 3:00 PM /Introduction to Defense/ "Signals
against notrump contracts"
* Thursday, June 19, 7:00 PM /Bridge Basics 2 - Competitive Bidding/
"Practice Hands"
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.
Our next classes will be /Improving Your Judgment - Doubles/ on
Wednesday afternoon, /Bridge Basics 1 - Introductio/n on Wednesday
evening, and /Bridge Basics 3 - Popular Conventions/ on Thursday
evenings. More about those next week!
This fall in October we'll be offering /Bridge Basics 1 - Introduction/
during the Wednesday 3:00 PM class session. Our first daylight offering
of the class! It could turn out to be popular.
Coming up ...
/Bridge Basics 1 - Introduction/ will start up again on Wednesday
evening, July 2. The course is open for registration now, through PCC
Extension. You or your friends can register online at this link
<https://pasadena.augusoft.net/index.cfm?method=ClassInfo.ClassInformation&i…>.
Next week: Club championship games! All of the open games will pay extra
masterpoints, and no additional card fee.
And finally, believe it or not, there will be a bridge tournament right
next door in the community room by the bridge club! Our good friends at
the ABA are holding a "Grade A" Tournament on July 18-20, Friday through
Sunday. I'm really looking forward to having their event nearby and
pledged any assistance I can in terms of supplies and help. Welcome them
to the neighborhood! I'll post their flier on the bulletin board.
Best regards,
Mojo, Jane, Zachary, Lisa
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News from North Fair Oaks
Mojo
ABTA Master Teacher
649 N Fair Oaks Ave #201
Pasadena CA 91103
(626) 247-4457
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Liza Billington brings an interesting story from playing bridge in Santa
Cruz, CA, this past month.
She reported that the club turns on a feature in the Bridgemates that
lets you *record the opening lead* for every contract. The opening leads
appear in the game results for each hand. For an example see the game
results from one of their games at this link
<https://my.acbl.org/club-results/details/1243431>.
I'm going to try it at a game this week, and see what you all think. I
think it'll be fun. Choosing an effective opening lead is one of the
most important factors in improving your game results. Let me know if
you have an opinion!
Zachary is taking a family vacation next week June 8, so Lisa and I will
be covering the games and workshops on the schedule.
Special games coming in June
*North American Pairs Qualifying games*: We'll be holding games for one
week each in June, July, and August. This month the games will be Monday
through Friday, the 11:00 AM Open Pairs, June 16-20. NAP games pay big
points as well as qualify players to the NAP District Final. Card fees $13.
*The Longest Day Benefit for Alzheimer's*: Saturday, June 21, our novice
game and Open Pairs games will be part of the annual "Longest Day"
benefit held in June every year. Games pay big masterpoint awards, and
the extra card fee goes to benefit Alzheimer's Association.
*Club Championship games*: All games the week of June 23-28 will be Club
Championship games. These come with no extra card fee, but pay lots of
extra points, almost equivalent to a Unit Game, with overalls awarded.
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.
*Mojo's pick* for this week: Thursday evening's class in Competitive
Bidding can have a dramatic effect on your game results. We'll introduce
negative doubles (also called responder's doubles), and talk about how
things change when the auction becomes competitive.
This week's classes:
* Wednesday, June 4, 3:00 PM /Introduction to Defense/ "Opening Leads
against Trump Contracts"
* Thursday, June 5, 7:00 PM /Bridge Basics 2 - Competitive Bidding/
"The Competitive Auction"
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 ...
The big Bridge Week regional in Long Beach starts on Monday, June 30. At
this time we're planning to close the bridge club on Thursday and
Friday, July 3 and 4. We may also close on Saturday July 5. (I'm not
sure if the Unit Game will be held on July 6.)
/Bridge Basics 1 - Introduction/ will start up again on Wednesday
evening, July 2. The course is open for registration now, through PCC
Extension. You or your friends can register online at this link
<https://pasadena.augusoft.net/index.cfm?method=ClassInfo.ClassInformation&i…>.
Best regards,
Mojo, Jane, Zachary
