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  The San Marino Bridge Club and the Arcadia Bridge Center  

I've played bridge half my life...    The other half I wasted.--roy    Roy Wilson -- My email address:        unit559webmaster@gmail.com If you are looking for the game results for the San Marino Club, click the link below for the club. The Arcadia Bridge Center does not provide game results. ACBL District 23 Map of District 23 Clubs Regency Bridge Club La Fetra Bridge Club Arcadia Bridge Center San Marino Bridge Club American Contract Bridge League ACBL Headquarters Telephone and Email Directory email:   Marie   email:   Roy    email:   Mary    email:   Art    Friendship Chairman:    Linda Stuart 909-592-6800 909-641-3790 - Cell Unit Game Director:    Marie Nimmrich 626 448-3304 626-434-5222 - Cell WebMaster:         Roy Wilson 626 340-9575 Unit President:    Mary Falvey 626 359-0271 626 484-7169 - Cell San Marino Bridge Club:   Marie Nimmrich 626 448-3304 626-434-5222 - Cell Arcadia Bridge Center: Art and Diane Gulbrandsen 626 445-3797 . Club Appreciation Game Our friends to the west are having two Club Appreciation games later this month...  The Pat Abbey Bridge Club in Glendale will host two games - Thursday, October 26, and Tuesday, October 30. The Coach Sez... 1   -   1 3   -   4 4   -   4NT What the heck is the 4NT call? Are you scratching your head?  John Jones has a link below to his page Ask the Coach (4f) where he answers this question. These two questions are related which is why I have put them together.  Do you play New Minor Force?   NMF is essential for the two questions. NMF - Your partner opens with a minor and you respond with a major.  if your partner rebids 1NT and you rebid the other minor, you are generally showing a 5-card major and asking partner to support you with three.  There's a bit more, but that's the essence of it. First Question This is deceptive for players just starting to use the 2/1 bidding style because the answer is the opposite of what Standard American uses.  No, the jump is Not forcing, but it is highly invitational.  Why? By agreement the jump is not forcing.  If you want to force you must start with NMF and then a jump in your major cannot be passed.  Now you have a way to invite or a way to force. Second Question The rebid of 2 is Not forcing.  This sequence is the exception to the rule that a new suit is forcing.  If you have both majors and want to make a forcing response after your partner rebids 1NT you must start with NMF.  If your partner has a 4-card heart suit he now has the opportunity to bid it.  (Bidding the heart suit takes precedence over showing 3-card support for spades, too.  See why... 4-4 or 5-3 fit?) This is typical of such a hand...   You can see you have a bidding problem if a rebid of 2 would be treated as forcing by your partner. If you held a hand like the one below you would respond 1 and then after your partner rebids 1NT you would use NMF. If you have a 4-4 heart fit you will find it.  If your partner supports spades he does not have four hearts but he does have three spades.  With neither you can play 3NT.

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. Our next unit game will our be on Sunday, November 5.  Game time is 1:00.     The location is the San Marino Bridge Club - there's a map link below. The card fees are $8.00. If you want to request a N/S or you need a partner, call Richard Halverstadt:     818 790-2915   (Home) Table Assignment Policy Flight Assignment Policy Unit Board Policies Map Unit Game Results Unit Game Dates Hand Records Unit Game Winners Unit Board Members Scholarship Foundation Holiday Party Results John Waken Results

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a      Memorial to Lost Friends    Gallery of Players    A Scrapbook of Photos Bridge Cartoons

b   Tips From Our Top Players Interesting Bridge Articles Double Dummy Problems Problems and Solutions

c   Card Play Technique Stuff Everybody Knows Bridge Utilities Standard Bidding

d      Bridge Bulletin Magazine    STaC Game Results            District 23 Board Members

e   Unit 559 Membership Roster Members Page Bridge Lessons & Teachers District Bridge News

f   Ace of Clubs - Mini-McKenney Top 30 Players - Unit 559 Tom's Page Ask the Coach: -  JJ

g   Information Links Maps Fast Results - District 23 Fast Results - District 22

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Unit 559 Membership Report Ranks are updated quarterly after the 7th of the month Other information is updated monthly
Rank Requirements
Active Members Click the rank below for a list	Master Points	Number
Rookie	0-5	49
Junior Master	5-20	60
Club Master	20-50	92
Sectional Master	50-100 + color points	45
Regional Master	100-200	28
NABC Master	200+	28
Advanced NABC Master	300+	4
Life Master	500+	17
Bronze Life Master	500-1000	38
Silver Life Master	1000+	20
Ruby Life Master	1500+	27
Gold Life Master	2500+	15
Sapphire Life Master	3500+	13
Diamond Life Master	5000-7500	8
Emerald Life Master	7500-10,000	1
Platinum Life Master	10,000+	2
Grand Life Master	10,000++	1
New Member
Sarah Nichols	Pasadena
Transferred In
Stephen Guerrero	Glendale Verdugo
Transferred Out
David Donahue	Eugene, Oregon
Gwen Pemberton	Washington
Advanced in Rank	New Rank	4
Mariann Nolan	Junior Master
George Stephens	Junior Master
Kathryn Winthrop	Junior Master
Michael Lo	Advanced NABC Master
October Total Membership  448

Local Tournament Schedule

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Oct 27-29	Palm Springs Sectional
Oct 30-Nov 5	Ventura Regional
Nov 23-Dec 3	San Diego NABC

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