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 The Best Two Diamond Bid
What makes a particular bridge agreement the best? How about a bid that occurs often, is easy to remember, and is both
descriptive and slightly preemptive?
This is it, so the name of this 2!d call is, The Best Two Diamonds..
There are about six to eight popular agreements for a 2!d bid, but a couple of them require a lot of points which means
they occur very infrequently, so that's a poor use for any bid. Most of the others are quite complicated and
give almost no information until the second round. That's another poor use for a bid.
The Best 2!d bid was conceived and refined by five of us, perhaps 20-25 years ago, and only a couple of years
ago it was improved: We named it, The BEST Two Diamond Bid
Roy Wilson
John Barrow
Peter Szecsi
Herman Helber
Fred Theurkauf
Lisa Walker (Recent help with an important refinement feature)
The point count range has a limited value of 11-16 HCP, although one or two points more at the high end is okay.
The hand has a 5+card diamond suit, and denies a 4-card major.
If responder bids a major, it's a 5+ suit. Responses at the 2-level are only invitational, and responses at the
3-level are forcing.
Opener accepts the invitation with 13+ points and passes with a minimum hand.
(Note: Exactly 13 points is an "edge hand"... some are no better than holding 12 points, while others are as good as a 14
point hand.)
If the opponents interfere, a double by responder is for penalty - (Because opener does not hold a 4-card major, there's
no need for a takeout negative double.)
Responder's 3!c call is an artificial probe for a 3NT contract... Opener cue bids either major with an honor and rebids 3NT
with honors in both majors. Opener denies a major suit stopper two ways: by either raising the artificial club call
or rebidding the diamond suit. (Cue bids are not alertable.)
Responder's jump to 4!c is Keycard Gerber.
Responder's jump to 4NT is not Blackwood... It's a question:
"Do you have control of one or both majors?"
Opener bids either major if he has an ace or a void in that suit, or 5NT with controls in both majors.
With no control, responder will always rebid 5!c because the final contract is responder's choice, not the opener's.
The BEST Two Diamond bid is alertable!
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
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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
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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