[News] North American Pairs and The Longest Day

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> 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&int_class_id=69325&int_category_id=0&int_sub_category_id=0&int_catalog_id=0>. 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