Roy Wilson --
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626 340-9575
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Welcome to our unit's website!
I've played bridge over half my life...
The lesser half I wasted.--roy
WebMaster: Roy Wilson - unit559webmaster@gmail.com - 626 340-9575
Roy Wilson Age 17, 44 and 88
Lisa Walker
Mike Marcucci
Gloria Rommel
Mojo Jones
President
Unit Historian
Friendship Chairman
Unit Game Director
818 321-1789
818 903-2471
626 827-2716
818 695-6114
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instarmgm@att.net
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mojo@whiteoaks.com
B U L L E T I N B O A R D
Pasadena Bridge Club 649 N. Fair Oaks Ave #201
Upstairs above the pizza shop
Mojo Jones 626 247-4457 Zach Vedro 610 927-4457
Full Schedule Open Games Monday-Saturday
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 - 50¢
Marie Nimmrich 626 448-3304
Wednesday 9:30 Friday 1:00
Mojo Jones Unit Game Director Pasadena Bridge Club
1st & 3rd Sunday 12:30
Unit Game Dates
Oct 20
Nov 3
Nov 17
Dec 1
Party! Dec 15
Jan 19
Feb 2
Feb 16
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
Be sure to call Miriam Harrington for a reservation: 626 232-0558
Roy Wilson 626 340-9575 -- unit559Webmaster@gmail.com
You will learn more by losing to good players
than you will by winning against poor players
Stray Words of Wisdom Weezie
My friend, Weezie Reich, was asked by Diane, the director at the Arcadia Bridge Center, if she would play with a visitor. The director assured her that the visitor was an expereienced player and they would have a good game. Weezie told me
later that she began to have doubts as they filled out a card, but she played anyway.
Late in the afternon Weezie's RHO opened a strong two clubs, and after they found a spade fit the
opener launched into Blackwood. Weezie held the doubleton ace of trump and a doubleton diamond - specifically, she had
the doubleton king.
Anway, when the strong hand on her right bid 4NT her LHO responded with a 5 call, which Weezie's
partner promptly doubled! The double didn't seem to bother the other player, who went ahead and bid the slam in spades.
Weezie doubled..... Now... what would you lead?
Probably the same card as Weezie. She led the K. Her thinking was this... "Partner has
the ace or a void, so we should get at least one diamond and the ace of trump. Down three, doubled. Hey, that's
a good score!" So Weezie led the King............... around to declarer's AQ. ERK! Making
six, doubled! And of course, without the diamond king as a lead, the contract goes down one, but of course, undoubled.
After the hand was over, Weezie asked her partner why she doubled for a diamond lead... "I doubled because they couldn't
make six diamonds. I had six of them to the Jack!" said the lady with over 1000 masterpoints.
Well, ya gotta admit, bridge is a life-long learning experience.
Roy Wilson - Diamond Life Master
Our Next Unit game is Sunday, November 3
Instant Matchpoint Game - Wednesday
The Pasadena Club will be holding a very rare event tomorrow, Wednesday, called an Instant Matchpoint Game
Call Mojo or Zach for more information.
North Amercian Pairs Results
3-Level Major Suit Responses to Partner's 1NT Call
Make this agreement with your partner:
After partner opens 1NT, a jump response in a major is Natural and Forcing
Opener's second bid must always be a cue bid, showing an ace, starting at the lowest level espossible
If the 1NT bidder does not have an ace, he simply raises responder's suit
Responder's second bid is also a cue bid, but can show either an ace or a void
Any subsequent notrump call by either partner is a cue bid showing either the ace or king of trump
Responder's jump to 3, as with this particular hand, shows a self sufficient suit and require the
opener to cue bid any suit with an ace in it, starting at the lowest level possible. Going past a suit denies holding
the ace of that suit.
If the opener cue bids 4 You can cue bid your void... 4. That will give
your partner the oppportunity to cue bid his trump king -- 4NT.
(That's not Blackwood!)
Your turn... Cue bid the spade suit at the 5-level and be delighted when your partner cue bids 6's
showing the club king.
Bridge is really a very easy game, if you play it correctly.
Unit Historian:
Do you have an old photo or other memorbilia from our past that you can share with us? Please let Mike 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.
The link on the left will take you
to the ACBL website where you
will find the official requirements
for each rank.
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
October Total Membership 351
OCTOBER
Status Change for our Members updated each month in the first week
New Member
Sharon Collins
Altadena
Shantha Kumar
San Marino
JohnPreskill
Arcadia
Transferred In
Jennifer Brien
Pasadena
Cameron Ross Jr
Sierra Madre
Transferred Out
Nancy Nakanishi
Costa Mesa
Norma Simpson
Clovis
Advanced in Rank - 4
John Clark
Junior Master
Glenn Rogers
Junior Master
Patricia Smith
Club Master
Jack Rainsberry
Regional Master
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