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649 N Fair Oaks Ave
#201
Pasadena CA 91103
(626) 247-4457
pasadenabridgeclub.com
I think it's high time I wrote a newsletter.
October is a great month for bridge games and
classes. More about my status down below.
As of the end of September, in checking our
table count among face-to-face clubs in North
America, the Pasadena Bridge Club is ranked
number 51, with 2,242 tables. That count only
includes tables in sanctioned masterpoint games,
so if you were to add our classes and casual
bridge sessions it would be quite a bit more. I
think we'll break into the top 50 by the end of
the year!
We have a great location, a great staff, and a
great program for bridge!
This week features our regular club games and
schedule, but let's take a look at what's coming
up the rest of the month:
Sectional Tournament at Clubs Oct 6-11
All Open Pairs games next coming week, October
6-11 will be silver point games. Our club will
be pooling with the other Los Angeles County
bridge clubs for a Sectional Tournament at Clubs
(STaC).
Stratification for all open STaC games will be
Open/2500/750, based on the average point
holding of each pair.
With many clubs playing sessions, there
potential is there for big silver point awards!
Card fees for the STaC games will be $13.
Lulu Minter Seminars Oct 6, 8, 9
Monday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings next
week, October 6, 8, and 9, Lulu Minter will be
offering free pre-game talks at 10:00 before the
11:00 Open Pairs games.
His topic for all three sessions will be
"Bridge Problems, Thinking Outside the Box"
The games those days will all be silver point
STaC games, so these talks should be a great way
to get into focus for the 11:00 Open Pairs!
No reservations required, doors will open at
9:45 on all three days.
Bridge Basics 1 - Introduction Oct 8
This fall marks our first "daylight" offering
of Bridge Basics 1 in quite a while. This is the
starting point for those who don't play bridge,
and a great way to get familiar with the
mechanics and strategy of the game.
This is our only course that's offered through
Pasadena City College's Extension program.
You'll see it listed in every issue of the PCC
Extension catalog that lands in mailboxes three
or four times a year.
There are already 15 students enrolled!
Registration should be made through PCC
Extension, and best
done online at this link. The course is
limited to 28 students.
Classes This Week
This week we'll be meeting our fifth session of
Two Over One Game Force and Bridge Basics 2 -
Competitive Bidding. Those two classes are
running a week behind because of having to
cancel last week's classes. Make-up sessions
will be held the following week.
For all of our courses, you're welcome to join
a single class for $25. It's a great way to get
a good bite of a subject without a six-week
commitment.
All three classes are great practice hand
sessions, making them dynamite for
single-session drop-in practice!
- Wednesday, 3:00 PM, Two Over One Game
Force "Practice Hands"
- Wednesday, 7:00 PM, Bridge Basics 2 -
Competitive Bidding "Practice Hands"
- Thursday, 7:00 PM, Bridge Basics 4 -
Play of the Deal "Practice Hands"
Our next courses will be:
- Bridge Basics 3 - Popular Conventions, Wed.
Oct 15 7:00 PM
- Introduction to Defense, Thu. Oct. 16 7:00
PM
You can enroll
for those at this link.
Coming up ...
October is Club Appreciation Month at the ACBL,
and all of our games during October 13-25 will
be Club Appreciation games. These pay extra
masterpoints with overalls, similar to Club
Championship games, and come with no extra card
fee!
On Sunday October 26, the club will be hosting
the North American Pairs District Final. It's a
full-day two-session event. If you qualified at
a club game, make your reservation to play and
get information here: https://nap.bridgemojo.com/
On Wednesday, October 29, we'll host a game in
the ACBL-wide Instant Matchpoint Pairs, a very
special annual event! More about that in a
future newsletter.
Mojo update
Most of you know I had to spend six nights at
Kaiser's LA Medical Center last week, admitted
and discharged on Wednesdays. The problem was a
rare side-effect of the immunotherapy treatment
I've been receiving for my lung cancer.
The good news is that we appear to have gotten
it under control without any other undue risks,
but my poor oncologist is going to have to make
a revised plan for the cancer treatment. That's
still pending.
I'm gradually making my way back to more time
at the bridge club, knowing I'll have other
interruptions coming up with chemo and surgery.
We'll just have to take those as they come.
Meanwhile, I think you'll agree that the club
has been in excellent hands with everyone
pitching in to keep the games and classes
running smoothly. My gratitude to Zachary, Lisa,
Susan Kane, Milo Sketeris, and everyone who has
helped sharpen pencils, push in chairs, and pick
up trash around the club. Thank you!
But special thanks to my beloved wife Jane who
has had to do all of the chores at home
(literally the "heavy lifting"), bring me some
non-hospital treats every day, and has been
driving me to and from the bridge club and
doctor visits!
Best regards,
Mojo, Jane, Zachary, Lisa, Susan
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