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                Since June 16, 2016 --
You are Visitor Number   894206


ACBL Services for Members:   662-253-3191   OR   662-253-3100
Email Directory:     addresschange@acbl.org     masterpoints@acbl.org     membership@acbl.org     service@acbl.org


Welcome to our unit's website!

      I've played bridge over half my life...    The lesser half I wasted.--roy    Chinese Chop for Roy

WebMaster: - unit559webmaster@gmail.com - 626 340-9575



Lisa Walker Mike Marcucci Gloria Rommel Mojo Jones
President Unit Historian Friendship Chairman Unit Director
818 321-1789 818 903-2471 626 827-2716 818 695-6114
lisawalkerlac@gmail.com instarmgm@att.net blessingNglory@msn.com 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
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 - Jun 1 Unit Game - Jun 15 Unit Game - Jul 6
   

   

   

   

   

   

   



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
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
A Glimpse at Precision
Are you curious?  Here's a brief description of ExP, the extended version of the system...
  • The strong bid is 1!c with 17+ HCP
  • The negatve response is 1!d - any other call is 8+ points
  • Most opening bids are 11-16 points
  • Both 2!c and 2!d bids are natural with 5+ suits and 11-16 HCP
  • Opening 2NT is 5-5 in the majors with unlimiited points
  • Opening 3NT is 5-5 in the minors with unlimiited points
After a positive response to the strong 1!c opening there are three primary low-level Asking Bids.
  • CAB - Control Asking Bid    An ace is 2 controls and a king is 1
  • TAB - Trump Asking Bid      Quality/Length of the trump suit
  • SAB - Support Asking Bid   Poor/Moderate/Good & Controls
Some agreements are optional:
  • A simple raise to an opening major suit is Game Forcing
  • After a major opening a response of 3NT is a modified Blackwood
  • A bid of 3!c or 3!d is natural and 5-5 with the same color major
  • A bid of 4!c or 4!d is natural and 5-5 with the opposite color major
This system also has the option to not use Roman Keycard Blackwood... Too many problems with that agreement!  Instead a Blackwood agreement called
Major Suit Keycard, or MSK, is the ace asking bid.
    Roy Wilson

    Our Next Unit Game



Special Events This Month
    The Pasadena club will have Club Championship games during the week of June 23-28.  The masterpoint awards will be higher, but the card fees stay the same.

    For the next three months the club will have North American Pairs Qualifying games.
    Those who qualify will be eligible to play in the District Final, with the chance to represent our district at the national level.  These games are flighted.

    Every year the ACBL sanctions a game that benefits the charity for Alzheimer's research.  This year the game will be Saturday, June 21, for both the Novice game and Open Pairs.


    Way back in 1960...
    Howard Schenken had a strong club system before C.C.Wei gave us Precision.
    (Note the pair number... 9B ... Table 9 in section B.
    Those were the days when we always had two sections at our club games.)














    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.

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        Looking for a certified bridge teacher?    
      Morris Jones     mojo@mojobridge.com
      Claudia Elmes     elmesclaudia@gmail.com
      Zach Vedro     zvedro@hotmail.com
      Lisa Walker     lisawalkerlac@gmail.com
      Roy Wilson
    Precision System
      unit559webmaster@gmail.com
      American Bridge Teachers Association   ABTA  



    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
    June Total Membership  341



    June, 2025
    Status Change for our Members
    updated each month in the first week
    New Member
    Milo Sketeris   Monrovia
    Transferred In
    Amy Muscoplat   Arcadia
    Transferred Out
    Jack Rainsberry   Alta Loma
    Jack Cameron Ross Jr   Alta Loma
    Lucy Zhang   Brooklyn NY
    Advanced in Rank - 4  
    Roberta Preskill  Junior Master  
    Robert Hunt  Club Master  
    Tracee Dezzutti  NABC Master  
    Lisa Walker  Silver Life Master  
























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