You will learn more by losing to good players
than you will by winning against poor players
The Support Double
This is a very popular agreement, but even if you don't play it you should know what your opponents are doing, so let me
descrbe it for you...
A Support Double is a rebid by opener that shows exactly 3-card support for responder's major suit bid,
at the 1-level, and the next hand interferes.
Double is 3-card support
Raise is 4+cards
Any other bid shows fewer than 3-card support
There. That's all there is to the Support Double. It applies only after a 1-level response and interference
such as a double or overcall by opener's right-hand opponent.
Roy Wilson - Emerald Life Master I am 90 years old...
and I have played bridge more than half my life...
The lesser half I wasted.
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Unit Games -- Our unit games are held twice a month, on the first
and third Sundays, at the Pasadena Bridge Club. - Game time is 12:30. Note: Open the link to the Pasadena Club Results for Unit game results.
Our next Unit Game is Sunday, May 17.
The John Waken Sectional will be held the weekend of August 22-23
There will be a flighted pairs game on Saturday and a Team game on Sunday.
Unit Game - This Sunday
New Players
Well, Gary is not a new player, but he is a new member of our unit... Gary Moore transferred to our unit recently,
and now I have to modify our list of Top Players because Gary is a new Sapphire Life Master. He has just gone
over 3500 masterpoints! Congratulations, friend, and welcome to our unit. (The Top Player list is updated quarterly.)
And... Carolyn Cohen has played in our games for years and years but only recently became a member of our unit. ..
she is one of us now! She also recently made a new rank when she went over 7500 masterpoints and became an Emerald
Life Master. Welcome... and congratulations, Carolyn.
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Unit Historian:
Do you have an old photo or other memorabilia 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
The Latest Issue...
Interesting issue of District 22's Bulletin...
May, 2026
Status Change for our Members updated each month in the first week
Advanced in Rank
Steven Lison
Junior Master
Victor Riehl
Junior Master
Barbara Voron
Junior Master
Rick Weisman
Junior Master
Teri Unsworth
Sectional Master
Leslie Klein
NABC Life Master
Heising Fang
NABC Life Master
Fay Hsu
Bronze Life Master
Deceased
Carl Lundgren
Jimmy Rodgers
Roger Clough
Don Hopf
Glen Drogin
Charo Holdo
Diane Borgatti
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 - BridgeBase Online
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.
Use this link if you would like to see the convention card used by the BBO robots.
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 find both bridge discussions and explanations.
You Tube has a pretty good discussion of the new and improved bridge robots used on BBO.
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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
Although the majority of players listed
in each rank below have fulfilled the
requirements for the title in that group,
a few have not yet met the Gold, Silver
or Red point requisite. They do have
enough points for the rank, however.
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
March Total Membership 329
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