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649 N Fair Oaks Ave
#201
Pasadena CA 91103
(626) 247-4457
pasadenabridgeclub.com
If you've never been an ACBL member, and
you're playing in games at the club, it's free
and easy to become a member and get your own
player number. Much like joining the USGA as a
golfer, and having them track your handicap, the
ACBL will keep track of your progress in bridge
as you climb the ranks. (They also have a great
monthly magazine and lots of activities!)
To get your free guest membership, visit our
web site pasadenabridgeclub.com,
find the menu and select Resources, then look
for the "ACBL Guest Membership" link. Or never
mind all that, and just click on this link
to get your free ACBL Guest Membership.
Of course you can just buy a full membership,
but I recommend this path. It comes with a
massive discount ($29 instead of $59) on your
first year of full membership!
When you get your new player number, drop me a
note so I can add it to the database at the
club!
Stardust week
This one snuck up on me and I didn't get it on
the calendar! But after asking, I learn that
everyone wants gold points, no matter what.
So all open games this week (M-F 11:00, Sat
1:00) will be Stardust games, paying regular
club masterpoints, but converted to 25% gold
when the game is uploaded to ACBL.
Card fees for the Stardust games will be $13.
Thursday afternoon novice 0-100
Effective immediately the Thursday 3:00 PM
Novice Pairs is open to all players with fewer
than 100 masterpoints. We'd love to have a few
more folks come to play!
The Thursday afternoon game is typically 12
hands, and should always be complete by 5:00 PM.
It's a great place to start experiencing real
duplicate bridge with other students and novice
players. Come earn your first (or twenty-first,
or 99th) masterpoint!
Bridge Basics 2 - Competitive Bidding
Bridge Basics 2 - Competitive Bidding
will be starting on Thursday evenings on May 15.
This is the second of the Bridge Basics course
series. If you're already playing games at the
club, this is the course that will
probably have the most impact on how well you do
in the results.
If you're new to bridge, this is the course
that starts to show how fascinating the game can
be, with strategy and close decisions on every
side. You'll add vocabulary to your bidding
language, and tools to get to the best score.
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: Wednesday
evening, practice two over one game force
auctions. It's a treat to get to practice only
hands involving 2/1GF or the one notrump forcing
bid!
This week's classes:
- Wednesday, May 7, 3:00 PM Bridge Basics
4 - Play of the Deal "Handling the
Opponents"
- Wednesday, May 7, 7:00 PM Two Over One
Game Force "Practice Hands"
- Wednesday, May 8, 7:00 PM Bridge Basics
1 - Introduction "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.
Coming up ...
For those of you in our eastern realms, nearer
Ontario, or willing to travel, Tom Lill has
a game on Saturday, May 10, starting at
10:00. He's having a full day of bridge, with
two sessions! He had a cancellation and is
looking for a player to fill out the last table.
If you'd like to play, drop me a note and I'll
forward it along.
Later in May we have more "Go local!" glitter
points:
Monday through Wednesday, May 19-21 all regular
open club games will award 25% silver points.
Thursday through Saturday, May 29-31 all
regular open club games will award 25% gold
points.
No extra charge! Just a little "glitter" from
the ACBL for the local clubs.
Best regards,
Mojo, Jane, Zachary
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