|
649 N Fair Oaks Ave
#201
Pasadena CA 91103
(626) 247-4457
pasadenabridgeclub.com
It's looking to be a great summer at the
Pasadena Bridge Club. Partnerships and teams are
starting for form up for the annual "Bridge
Week" regional in Long Beach starting on June
30.
Meanwhile we have some great games at the club,
a new course starting up on Wednesday afternoon,
and the summer session of Bridge Basics 1 -
Introduction is open for registration.
Introduction to Defense tomorrow!
Good defense wins games. In this course, you'll
develop insights into how suits are distributed
around the four hands, and how to hold declarer
to the minimum number of tricks they're entitled
to.
Review all of the "bridge maxims" for defender
play and, more importantly, learn when you must
not follow them!
Enrollment open for Bridge Introduction
There seems to be a lot of interest for this
summer's Bridge Basics 1 course. The next
session will be starting in about five weeks, on
Wednesday evenings starting July 2.
This class is run by PCC Extension (Pasadena
City College), so the enrollment is managed by
PCC.
Pass this one on to your friends! There's
plenty of room, but I try to keep the class to
28 students.
The class meets for six Wednesday evenings,
starting in about five weeks, on July 2. To
register with PCC online follow
this link.
Gold Points this week
The ACBL is gifting the local clubs with a
dusting of gold masterpoints for the second half
of this week.
Our Open Pairs games Thursday, Friday, and
Saturday, will have 25% of their masterpoint
awards converted into Gold points. The amount
will be normal club game amount. (It's possible
even the novice games will get a sprinkling of
gold too. We'll see!)
No extra card fee for this event!
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, May 28, 3:00 PM Introduction
to Defense "Leads against Notrump
Contracts"
- Thursday, May 29, 7:00 PM Bridge Basics
2 - Competitive Bidding "The Takeout
Double"
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 ...
We don't yet have a plan for club opening
during the Bridge Week regional, but I'm hoping
as many of you as possible will go play in Long
Beach. Let me know your plans!
Best regards,
Mojo, Jane, Zachary
|