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Friendship Chairman: Linda Stuart 909-592-6800 909 641-3790 - Cell |
Unit Game Director: Marie Nimmrich 626 448-3304 626 552-2344 - Cell |
Unit President: Mary Falvey 626 359-0271 626 484-7169 - Cell |
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San Marino Bridge Club: Marie Nimmrich 626 448-3304 626 552-2344 - Cell |
Arcadia Bridge Center: Art and Diane Gulbrandsen 626 445-3797 . |
Unit 559 Webmaster: Roy Wilson 626 340-9575 . |
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Judy Carter-Johnson Judy has lost her daugher and son-in-law in a car accident. It happened in Maryland, and Judy was notified this morning. Many of you were a friend to Judy, who moved to Seal Beach a number of years ago, and if you would like to send her a note, this is her email address...
Precision Bidding I kibitized a match on BBO between Singapore and China, and this hand came up... Although I played Precision for many years, I haven't done so recently, and some of the newer bids are unknown to me... For example, many of today's Precision players are using transfer responses after a strong 1  , and that's the 2 bid in the hand
below. After that I was lost, but it was a very unusual auction, I think you will agree. Also, you might be
interested in knowing that modern day Precision players no longer promise 16+ points, but if they do not have that many, they
will have a super playing hand, which is why West opened 1 with only 11 high card points.
And the result? In the other room the opponents were playing a pretty standard 2/1 system, and arrived at 4  , making five, for a score of 450. The hand below made six, but since they stopped at five, in
diamonds, their score was 440. That's a push in IMP scoring. Too bad they couldn't discover the two spade honors
in opposite hands. (Maybe in another 10 years they will find a way.)
Tom's Update Tom Reynolds gave me an explanation for the auction, which is given below the hand: 
Tom's Explanation After the strong 1 opening, responder's jump to 2 was a transfer call, showing
a heart suit, and a positive hand. The advantage is that the stronger hand will play the contract if it plays
in hearts.
Opener's second bid of 2 was artificial, and asked if responder had a second suit.
Responder's rebid of 3 said he did not have one, and only had a heart suit.
Opener's rebid of 3 was another artificial bid to discover if responder had a void or a singleton.
Responder's 4 answer said that he did not have one. (Other responses would pinpoint which
suit was short.)
The final bid of 5 was to play.
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 and the annual John Waken sectional. There are two clubs in our unit - The San Marino Bridge Club and the Arcadia Bridge Center. The card fees are $10.00. Students may play free, and the fee for seniors over the age of 90 is $5.00 Gametime is 12:30 and lunch is available at 12:00. Our next Unit game is on Sunday, June 30. If you want to request a N/S or you need a partner, call Miriam Harrington: 626 232-0558 Our Director is Marie Nimmrich. 626 448-3304 mareeelizabeth@aol.com 
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| Unit 559 Membership Report
Ranks are updated quarterly after the 7th of the month Other information is updated monthly | |||
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| The link on the left will take you to the ACBL website where you will find the official requirements for each rank. |
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| Unit 559 Active Members Click the rank below for a list |
Master Points | Number | |
| 0-5
No color points needed |
62 | ||
| 5-20
No color points needed | 62 | ||
| 20-50
No color points needed | 100 | ||
| 50+ 5+ silver points |
52 | ||
| 100+ 15+ silver points and 5+ gold points |
24 | ||
| 200+ 25+ silver and 20+ red/gold/platinum (5 must be gold or platinum) |
24 | ||
| 300+ 50+ silver and 50+ red/gold/platinum (25 must be gold or platinum) |
3 | ||
| 500+ 75+ silver and 100+ red/gold/platinum (50 must be gold or platinum) |
19 | ||
| 750+ Life Master with at least 750 points |
31 | ||
| 1000+ Life Master with at least 1000 points (200+ must be silver/red/gold/platinum) |
21 | ||
| 1500+ Life Master with at least 1500 points (300+ must be silver/red/gold/platinum) |
25 | ||
| 2500+ Life Master with at least 2500 points (500+ must be silver/red/gold/platinum) |
16 | ||
| 3500+ Life Master with at least 3500 points 700+ silver/red/gold/platinum (350+ must be gold or platinum) |
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| 5000+ Life Master with at least 5000 points 1000+ silver/red/gold/platinum (500+ must be gold or platinum) |
10 | ||
| 7500+ Life Master with at least 7500 points 1500+ silver/red/gold/platinum (750+ must be gold or platinum) |
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| 10,000+ Life Master with at least 10,000 points 2000+ silver/red/gold/platinum (1000+ must be gold or platinum) |
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| 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 |
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| New Members | |||
| Transferred In | |||
| Transferred Out | |||
| Dr Jay Stemmer | Marblehead, MA | ||
| Roselyn Teukolsky | Ithaca, NY | ||
| Saul Teukolsky | Ithaca, NY | ||
| Advanced in Rank - 9 | New Rank | ||
| Cory Brendel | Junior Master | ||
| Osmond Wen | Junior Master | ||
| Raymond Boncato | Club Master | ||
| Diane Harris | Club Master | ||
| Jeof Wyrick | Club Master | ||
| Patricia Staub | Sectional Master | ||
| George Tien | Advanced NABC Master | ||
| Sumit Daftuar | Silver Life Master | ||
| Edward Hsi | Ruby Life Master | ||
| June Total Membership 461 | |||
| Jun 21 -23 | |
| Jul 1 - 7 | |
| Jul 18 - 28 | |
| Jul 27 | |
| Aug 2 - 4 | |
| Aug 16 - 18 | |
| Aug 24 - 25 | |
| Aug 27 - Sep 2 |
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