[News] Club Appreciation Month

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> October is Club Appreciation Month. The ACBL expresses its appreciation by awarding what are essentially "club championship" masterpoint levels for two weeks with no extra charge. This week and next all of our Open Pairs games will be Club Appreciation games. Come play and rack up points! We also have two dynamite courses starting up this week. On Wednesday evening, Popular Conventions (Bridge Basics 3), and on Thursday evenings Intro to Defense. The Bridge Basics 1 course on Wednesday afternoon had 22 new students. Our next Bridge Basics 1 will start in April on Thursday evenings. We had a lot of big winners during the STaC week! You can see the district-wide overall results for each session <https://tournaments.acbl.org/schedule.php?sanction=2510502#schedule> at this link. NAP District Final The Pasadena Bridge Club is hosting the North American Pairs District Final on Sunday, October 26. You might recall that we held qualifier games for this event during June, July, and August. Did you qualify? <https://web2.acbl.org/documentLibrary/play/NAP_Qualifiers/NAP_D23.htm> With the new A flight capped at 6,000 masterpoints, there are more opportunities to qualify to a national game. Since I'm no longer NAP coordinator, I'm looking forward to getting to play in the event. Maybe I'll get to represent District 23 in St. Louis in March. All of the NAP information is available here: https://nap.bridgemojo.com/ The October 26 event is a two-session matchpoint pairs game, with the two sessions starting at 10:00 and 3:00. Be sure to get your reservation in as soon as you can! Here's the reservation link <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/contact/reservation_for_nap_final>. Start a bridge course! Register at this link <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/contact/course_enrollment> to join either Popular Conventions <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/course/popular-conventions> on Wednesday evenings or Intro to Defense <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/course/intro-to-defense> on Thursday evenings. (Click the links for full course descriptions.) If you're not sure you want to take the full course, try the first session for $25. If you decide to enroll, get credit for the single session. Classes This 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. * Wednesday, 3:00 PM, /Bridge Basics 1 - Introduction/ "One notrump openings and responses" * Wednesday, 7:00 PM /Bridge Basics 3 - Popular Conventions/ "The Stayman Convention" * Thursday, 7:00 PM /Intro to Defense/ "Opening leads against notrump" Don't forget the Saturday morning *workshop and game* for novice/intermediate players. We start with a free workshop at 9:30 featuring an entertaining hand from Eddie Kantar's "Thinking Bridge" series. You're welcome to come for the workshop even if you're not planning to play in the game. Coming up ... On Wednesday, October 29, we'll host a game in the *ACBL-wide Instant Matchpoint Pairs*, a very special annual event! For every hand and result, you get your matchpoint percentage immediately after playing the hand. At the end of the session, there's a special booklet with analysis from a guest expert on every board. It's a unique way to play a club game, and our results will be compared with other clubs in the district and the ACBL. Big games have the potential for a big district or national point award! Card fees for the Instant Matchpoint Game will be $14. I do have a little update on my health situation, and it's all good news. I have a surgery date of November 20. The lung mass has retreated noticeably, and we're going to skip the third chemo. I have plenty of time to recover from the side effects that sidelined me for a while, and get to enjoy spending some time with you all at the bridge club for the next month. I'm still not 100%, but getting closer! Thanks so much for all the good wishes and support! Best regards, Mojo, Jane, Zachary, Lisa, Susan