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 - Oct 19
Unit Game - Nov 2
Unit Game - Nov 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
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 Minor Suit Stayman
This convention is an extension of the regular 2!c Stayman call... A 2!s response to an opening 1NT is an artificial bid
that asks if the opener has a 4-card minor suit. The bid also denies a 4-card major. These are typical hands held
by responder:
NOTE: These four examples are all stronger than actually required.
After a 2!s response, opener is not obligated to always show a 4-card minor as 3NT might be the best contract. If the
opener rebids a major it simply shows one or more controls in that suit as well as a 4-card minor. You might consider
this as a probe for a 3NT contract.
Rebids by opener after a 2!s asking bid:
2NT denies a 4-card minor
3!c is a 4+card suit-- may have diamonds also
3!d is a 4-card suit and denies a 4-card club suit
2!h or 2!s promises a stopper in the bid major
3NT is to play
Jump in either minor: 4+card suit and 16-17 HCP
Rebids by responder are generally natural but a major suit cue bid shows either a singleton or a void.
Roy - Emerald Life Master
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Next Unit Game
Our game will be this Sunday, October 19.
Call Miriam for a reservation -- 626 232-0558
Championship Games on BBO
Three times a day, all of this week, BBO is offering ACBL sanctioned games with extra masterpoints. Check the schedule.
North American Pairs
If you played in the NAP games and qualified you are eligble to play in the district final, and if you win, you have the
opportunity to repesent our district in a national event. If you are not sure you qualified, you can check the list:
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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
October Total Membership 333
October, 2025
Status Change for our Members updated each month in the first week
New Members
Allison Dolphin
La Canada
Transferred Out
Mark Gersh
La Verne
Advanced in Rank - 6
Mark Beskind
Junior Master
Phillip Bourdillon
Junior Master
Edward Mars
Junior Master
Mary Nafisi
Sectional Master
Sarah Deschenes
Advanced NABC Master
Angela Peters
Silver Life Master
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