A very dear friend is gone. Betty Jackson was a member of our unit for almost 60 years! We were partners
for several years and friends for a life time. She was a Gold Life Master and a fierce competitor with more than 3000
masterpoints - She was also a lady with a heart of gold. Betty was 96 years old and had a wonderful outlook on life.
I will miss you, Betty, and so will all of your friends. I hope you find a game, and please save some of them for me
when I join you.
STRAY WORDS OF WISDOM
You will learn more by losing to good players
than you will by winning against poor players
"There will never be another World Bridge Champion who plays only 'Simple Bridge'"
Benito Garozzo - World Champion
!s !h !d !c Don't Push !
There's a bit of advice that is familar to experienced players, and it's correct often enough that it is recognized
as very
sound advice.
In a competitive auction, do not push your opponents into game!
Here's an example auction where that applies:
S W N E
1!h 2!c 2!h 3!c
3!h ?
If West bids 4!c, that's a PUSH bid.... The opponents may well be "pushed" into game, but if West passes, there's a good
chance that the opponents might also. If West passes it will almost always result in either an average or a good score.
Remember... In a competitive auction, do not push your opponents into game!
Roy Wilson - Emerald Life Master I am 91 years old...
and I have played bridge more than half my life...
The lesser half I wasted.
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Labor Day!
But that doesn't mean you have to work hard today.
Unit Game Winners Well done! George Wang and his partner, Nathalie Sarshalom
beat everybody in the house!
No Game
There will not be a game on Friday, September 11, at the Arcadia Bridge Club, but only for one game - Marie Nimmrich
District 22 Newsletter & Home Website
Here is the August Issue for District 22 ...
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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.
BBO has many bridge forums where you can discuss almost any aspect or topic related to bridge.
BBO has a site on YouTube where you will see many interesting bridge discussions and explanations.
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Unit 559 Membership Report
Ranks are updated quarterly after the 7th of the month.
Please note that some of the players listed in a rank
may not actually hold that rank, but they do have enough
Master points to be included there. They probably
need to fulfill the silver or gold requirements.
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
January Total Membership 339
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