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
Unit Game - Sept 21
Unit Game - Oct 5
Unit Game - Oct 19
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
We Have a Page for New Players
Roy Wilson 626 340-9575 -- unit559Webmaster@gmail.com
If you use Text Messaging...TEXT ME! Roy
You will learn more by losing to good players
than you will by winning against poor players
Stray Words of Wisdom 9-11 at the Ambassador
When I first became addicted to this game, the Los Angeles Summer Regional was held at the Ambassador, a beautiful hotel
with a huge lawn. Bridge was very simple in those days. We bid what we were looking at... 4-card majors,
16-18 notrump, and very strong, and natural, 2-bids. Never an alert, and no bidding boxes. not much different
than kitchen bridge.
My partner was Dr. Jim Gimlett, and we went to the Ambassador for three different sessions. The first day, we played
against a bad tempered older guy. Not as bad tempered to us as he was to his partner, though. He opened 1NT,
and I had a nice hand, but hey, he said he had 16-18 points, right? We all passed, and when the hand was over, the
surly one smirked as he showed us his hand. He had 10 points.
"Too bad you didn't ask about our range. It's 9-11."
Bad board, but a bridge lesson for us!
The next day, we played against the grouch once more, and this time his new partner opened 1NT, so we asked, and the answer
was the same, 9-11. Hmmmm.... We bid a part-score in spades, and took an average. We learned.
A couple of days went by, and Jim and I went to the hotel again, and sure enough, Mr. Bad Temper was our opponent once more
and was playing with a third new partner, whom he was berating. The abused fellow looked very uncomfortable, but after
the tirade subsided, he sat up straight as the nasty one opened 1NT.
The nice guy asked for a review....(No bidding boxes in those days.) We told him, "Your partner opened 1NT and...
Your bid."
The new partner proudly jumped to 7NT with the remark, "We'll probably make 8NT for an average."
I passed, as did the surly one. After another pass, Jim sat silent for a moment, and then he asked the point
count...."Why, it's 16-18! what else could it be?" said the Mr. Nice-Guy partner. Mr. Bad-Guy had a
really sour look on his face as this was taking place.
Jim shrugged, doubled, and I led the spade queen.... which held!
As the score was being entered, Jim said to the declarer, "Too bad you didn't tell your partner your range."
Three boards - A bottom, an average, and a top. That's average for all three, but it was a great lesson.
Dunno if ol' nasty guy learned anything.
Roy Wilson - Emerald Life Master
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Our Next Unit Game is Sunday, September 21
Game time is 12:30... Be sure you call Miriam for a reservation.
Miriam - 626 232-0558
District 22 Newsletter
The Newsletter From District 22 ...
Every month our neighbors that surround us produce an interesting NewsLetter - take a look.
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
September Total Membership 335
September, 2025
Status Change for our Members updated each month in the first week
New Members
Jackie Weisman
Pasasdena
Rick Weisman
Pasasdena
Transferred In
Carolyn Matthews
Altadena
Transferred Out
Marilyn Kogan
Austin TX
Advanced in Rank - 6
Jane Winer
Junior Master
Milo Sketeris
Club Master
Richard Halverstadt
Life Master
Hanna Zhuang
Bronze Life Master
Karmen Armoudjian
Silver Life Master
Fredy Minter
Gold Life Master
Since June 16, 2016 --
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Our unit members can play in a virtual club game set up by Mojo and Paula...
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