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649 N Fair Oaks Ave
#201
Pasadena CA 91103
(626) 247-4457
pasadenabridgeclub.com
The Pasadena Bridge Club is growing!
Among face-to-face bridge clubs (the best
kind!) in North America, we currently rank #30
out of about 1,500 clubs that have held games so
far in 2026.
Our southern half of California is covered by
two ACBL districts: 22, and 23 (LA County). In
the combined districts, the #1 club is the
Duncan Bridge Center in Palm Desert. Our club is
#7 out of 67 or so clubs in our two districts.
In Los Angeles County, the biggest club is Long
Beach with 540 tables through Feb 11. We've
moved into #2 with 436 tables.
Those "table counts" are only for
ACBL-sanctioned games paying masterpoints. If
they were able to count our classes, workshops,
and casual bridge sessions, the number would be
quite a bit higher, and I'm almost certain that
our intermediate/novice program is rare among
bridge clubs!
That said, let's keep it going! We have three
new courses starting next week, in our three
class sessions.
Here is the lineup of courses starting next
week. Check out Two Over One Game Force
on Thursdays!
Bridge Basics 3 - Popular Conventions
There are really only a handful of conventions
that most players need to be competitive in a
bridge tournament. You learned about "takeout
doubles" in Bridge Basics 2. In this class we'll
add the Stayman Convention, Jacoby Transfer
Bids, strong hand bidding, and slam bidding.
Introduction to Defense
Working from a delightful and readable book by
Eddie Kantar and Barbara Seagram, join us to
study the fundamentals of bridge defense. Learn
how to visualize a complete deal, and
communicate with your partner to take as many
tricks as possible.
Defense this period is taught by Zachary Vedro,
a true wizard!
Two Over One Game Force
Take you bidding to the next level with this
basic system that is by far the most popular
system played in tournaments and clubs. By
making a small tweak to Standard American, 2/1GF
makes it easier to find the right game
contracts, and gives you more bidding room to
find good slam contracts (and stay out of bad
ones!).
Robert Todd Seminar
The bridge club will be hosting Robert Todd for
a full day bridge seminar on Sunday, March 15.
This is our third year to host Robert, and it's
always an eye-opening and entertaining day!
We're currently taking reservations for the
full day seminar. The cost is $90 for the full
day.
Specific topics will be announced soon. The
morning session is usually a bidding topic, and
the afternoon is a play or defense topic.
Drop me a note and I'll save you a seat!
Looking for Bridge
Basics 1 - Introduction?
Our next session of Bridge Basics 1 will start
on Thursday evenings, April 2, at 7:00 PM. The
course is now open for registration at PCC
Extension (Pasadena City College). The class
does meet at the bridge club.
Here's
the link to register with PCC for the
course.
Hope to see you soon at
the bridge club!
Best regards,
Mojo, Jane, Zachary, Lisa, Susan
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