[News] ACBL-wide Charity Game

Pasadena Bridge Club Logo <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com> News from North Fair Oaks Mojo ABTA Master Teacher 649 N Fair Oaks Ave #201 Pasadena CA 91103 (626) 247-4457 pasadenabridgeclub.com <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com> Two great events this week! Read on below. Meanwhile I'd like to remind everyone that while we're playing a game it's not the time to "correct" partner's or (god forbid) the opponents' play. It's fine to mark a hand to talk about later with your partner if you like, but not at the table please! This is especially true in our novice/intermediate games. Play, enjoy, banter, compliment, but don't correct or criticize. Bad results are always worth a good laugh! Save the rest for later. (And you might be giving the wrong advice!) *Call out for Bridge Basics teaching assistants!* We're starting a new session on Thursday, April 3, at 7:00 PM. I'm looking for two or three people who are willing to come to class and help fill a table when it's needed. If you were recently a BB1 student, this is an opportunity to see the material again, and you're just the person to help put new students at ease at the table. That's all I'm asking! Robert Todd Seminar Getting to spend a day with Robert Todd learning about bridge is a rare and special treat. I'm often asked "Is this for beginners or experienced players?" The answer is "Yes!" Robert has a knack for taking difficult bridge problems and breaking them down into understandable components. You can attribute that to his background as a "recovering mathematician" and professor. His topics this year are dynamite: * Morning session: Hand Evaluation and Re-evaluation * Afternoon session: Compete When They Open We'll start at 9:00, and finish by 3:30, with a good lunch break, and all the great lunch options nearby. Make your reservation here <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/contact/course_enrollment>. Seminar fee is $90 for the full day. ACBL-wide Charity Game Tuesday our regular 11:00 AM Open Pairs game will be the ACBL-wide Charity Game. Masterpoint awards are big, and proceeds from the ACBL sanction fees go to support ACBL Charities. As a bonus, I have a full analysis booklet for all of the hands. It's in electronic form as a PDF file. I'll email copies after the game to everyone who comes to play. (If email is not your thing and you want the analysis, let me know!) Bridge Classes This Week Every week this month will have five great learning opportunities! This week continues our *free Wednesday morning seminars with Lulu Minter*. This week's classes: * Wednesday, March 26, 10:00 AM /Lulu Minter FREE seminar/, "The rule of 7" * Wednesday, March 26, 3:00 PM /Bridge Basics 3 - Popular Conventions/ "Slam bidding" * Wednesday, March 26, 7:00 PM /Introduction to Defense/ "Signals against Trump Contracts" * Thursday, March 27, 7:00 PM /Improving Your Judgment - Doubles/ "Practice hands for doubles" 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. The next /Bridge Basics 1 - Introduction/ class starts Thursday, April 3. It's open for registration at this link <https://pasadena.augusoft.net/index.cfm?method=ClassInfo.ClassInformation&int_class_id=68489&int_category_id=0&int_sub_category_id=0&int_catalog_id=0>. If you get the PCC Extension catalog in your mailbox, you'll find our class listed! Coming up ... Wednesday evenings starting April 9 I'll be offering the *Two Over One Game Force* course for six weeks. If you're comfortable playing Standard American, it might be time to level up your bidding. Along with learning the bidding system, this class includes some of the best play of the hand problems of any of our courses. Best regards, Mojo, Jane, Zachary