Pasadena Bridge Club 649 N. Fair Oaks Ave #201
Upstairs above the pizza shop
Mojo Jones 626 247-4457 Zach Vedro 626 215-5080
Full Schedule Open Games Mon-Sat
11:00 AM M-F 1:00 PM Saturday
Regency Bridge Club 201 E. Colorado St, Glendale
Adam Barron 323 318-4308
Thursday 12:30
Social Duplicate Game Arcadia Community Center
Marie Nimmrich 626 448-3304
Wednesday 9:30 - 50¢ Friday 1:00 - 50¢
Mojo Jones 626 247-4457 Unit Game Director
1st & 3rd Sunday 12:30 Pasadena Bridge CLub
Bridge Lessons Mojo 626 247-4457
Holiday Party - Dec 7
Unit Game - Jan 4
Unit Game - Jan 18
Our unit games are held twice a month, usually on
the first and third Sundays, and both games are held
at the Pasadena Bridge Club. - Game time is 12:30
Note:
You can find the Unit Game results if you open the link to the Pasadena Club Results.
Be sure to call Miriam Harrington for a reservation: 626 232-0558
You will learn more by losing to good players
than you will by winning against poor players
Stray Words of Wisdom
Unusual Raises to Partner's Major Suit
By the time you have earned 20+ masterpoints you know and use most of the standard responses to your partner's opening bid
in a major, and then, for the next several thousand masterpoints you experiment with new proposals, and finally, you settle
on a few agreements that you really like.
Below are some of the more popular agreements:
Splinter Bids - A jump response at the 4-level which shows support and a singleton or void in the bid suit
Mini Splinter - A jump to the 3-level with support and a singleton or void in the bid suit
Bergen Raises - Artificial 3-level step bid - 4+ support with step bids starting at 3!c and 7-9 points
Jacoby 2NT - Game forcing with 4+card support
Jacoby Transfer Raise - A support bid and a feature in the bid suit
Preemptive jump raise - Non forcing
Baby Blackwood - An immediate jump to 3NT is Blackwood or any variation of Blackwood
Two Notrump - Referred to as a "Mixed Raise," invitational with 7-9 HCP and 4-card support
Drury 2!c - Artificial club bid by a passed partner which shows good support
If you have a willing partner you can experiment with various responses and rebids, but be sure to alert your opponents.
Roy Wilson - Emerald Life Master
unit559webmaster@gmail.com
626 340-9575
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No Game in Arcadia This Week
Darn..
The Arcadia Bridge Club will be closed both before and after Thanksgiving. It's back next week!
Our Holiday Game - Registration Deadline is Friday, the 28th.
We have a tradition that is about 80 years old... Our Holiday Party!
This year it is on Sunday, December 7.
If you have any questions, you can contact:
Registration must be made by Friday, November 28.
You can still register... Call Miriam - 626 232-0558
District 22 Newsletter
Here is the latest Newsletter From District 22 ...
HIDDEN TEXT
Unit Historian:
Do you have an old photo or other memorbilia from our past that you can share with us? Please contact Mike and
let him make a copy.
Mike Marcucci
818 903-2471
nstarmgm@att.net
Pasadena-San Gabriel Unit 559
Our unit is one of nine in District 23 and we are sanctioned by the American Contract Bridge League.
We have an elected board of 12 members that meets monthly and is responsible for unit games, our Holiday party
and the annual John Waken sectional.
How to Find Our Virtual Club on the BBO Website
Our unit members can play in a virtual club game set up by Mojo and Paula...
When you log on, you are at the Home screen. Click on Competitive and then click on All Tournaments.
There's a Search Box at the top, on the right. Simply type in a few letters or numbers that will help identify
what you are looking for: 23 is sufficient for District 23, and 559 is enough for Unit 559.
You can use either the abbreviated Pasa or 559 for our virtual club.
Use this link if you would like to see the convention card used by the BBO robots.
Unit 559 Membership Report
Ranks are updated quarterly after the 7th of the month.
Unit 559 Active Members
Click the rank below for a list
Master Points
0-5
No color points needed
5-20
No color points needed
20-50+
No color points needed
50+ 5+ silver points
100+ 15+ silver points
and 5+ gold points
200+ 25+ silver
and 20+ red/gold/platinum
(5 must be gold or platinum)
300+ 50+ silver
and 50+ red/gold/platinum
(25 must be gold or platinum)
500+ 75+ silver
and 100+ red/gold/platinum
(50 must be gold or platinum)
750+ Life Master with
at least 750 points
1000+ Life Master with
at least 1000 points
(200+ must be silver/red/gold/platinum)
1500+ Life Master with
at least 1500 points
(300+ must be silver/red/gold/platinum)
2500+ Life Master with
at least 2500 points
(500+ must be silver/red/gold/platinum)
3500+ Life Master with
at least 3500 points
700+ silver/red/gold/platinum (350+ must be gold or platinum)
5000+ Life Master with
at least 5000 points
1000+ silver/red/gold/platinum (500+ must be gold or platinum)
7500+ Life Master with
at least 7500 points
1500+ silver/red/gold/platinum (750+ must be gold or platinum)
10,000+ Life Master with
at least 10,000 points
2000+ silver/red/gold/platinum (1000+ must be gold or platinum)
10,000+ Life Master with
at least 10,000 points
2000+ silver/red/gold/platinum (1000+ must be gold or platinum)
Must have a victory in an eligble event
November Total Membership 333
November, 2025
Status Change for our Members updated each month in the first week
New Members
William Dolphin
La Canada
Transferred Out
Diane Corwin
Glendale
Advanced in Rank - 1
Stephen Wright
Club Master
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Our unit members can play in a virtual club game set up by Mojo and Paula...
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