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
Note:
You can find the Unit Game results if you open the link to the Pasadena Club Results.
Be sure to call Miriam Harrington for a reservation: 626 232-0558
STRAY WORDS OF WISDOM
You will learn more by losing to good players
than you will by winning against poor players
A Bit of History...
Long ago Charles Goren published what he called the Standard American Bidding System which divided the steps
between bids into 3-point ranges. We played 4-card majors and an opening 1NT call was 16-18 HCP.
About some time in the late 60's or early 70's, a reader wrote to the editor of a magazine called Bridge Today and asked the question, "Isn't a balanced hand with
15 points and a 5-card minor as strong as a 16 point hand? Shouldn't we open it 1NT?"
The editor opened the question to the readers, and for almost a year there were opinions published every month.
The editor summerized the discussion with something like this: "The large majority of us agree that a 5-card
minor in a balanced hand does indeed qualify as a 1NT bid, but it is suggested only if you have honors in the other three suits."
Expert level players adopted the idea and after some time the less-than-expert players saw this and began opening 1NT with
15 points... but they ignored the need for a 5-card minor!
The de facto range became 15-18 which started another discussion... Most players thought that was too wide a range.
It took about two more years for the bridge world to agree on 15-17. I think Goren considered it bad bridge.
Roy Wilson - Emerald Life Master
unit559webmaster@gmail.com
626 340-9575
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Congratulations!
Our friend, Dwight McCormick, recently became a Silver Life Master which puts him in the top 25% of all players!
Congratulations, Dwight.
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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.
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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
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
December Total Membership 335
December, 2025
Status Change for our Members updated each month in the first week
New Members
John Bellamy
Pasadena
Kirit Gala
aArcadia
Transferred Out
Diane Corwin
Glendale
Advanced in Rank - 7
Sharon Collins
Junior Master
Jacqueline Neill
Junior Master
Sherna Foucher
Club Master
Hsing Fang
Regional Master
Jonathan Fuhrman
NABC Master
Susan Kane
NABC Master
Dwight McCormick
Silver Life Master
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Our unit members can play in a virtual club game set up by Mojo and Paula...
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