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You are Visitor Number  3228989 Go to the bottom of the page       I've played bridge over half my life...    The lesser half I wasted.--roy    Roy Wilson -- Contact:                    unit559webmaster@gmail.com 626 340-9575 Club Managers and Directors Support (Or are you a player with a question?) Do you need help with a ruling, scoring or an administrative question? The ACBL has a toll-free number available from 8:00 AM until midnight. 855 275-7629      Need help with the Common Game?   941 404-6600 ACBL - Duplicate Decisions District 23 Bridge News Map of District 23 Clubs Pat Abbey Bridge Club La Fetra Bridge Club ACBL Headquarters Telephone and Email Directory Tips, Articles & Announcements - ACBL BridgeFeed American Contract Bridge League Arcadia Bridge Center San Marino Bridge Club 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 626 552-2344 - Cell Unit President:    Mary Falvey 626 359-0271 626 484-7169 - Cell 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 . Unit Game Results   San Marino Club Results   The Common Game STaC Game Results B U L L E T I N   B O A R D Information for Unit 559 Clubs Arcadia Bridge Center               San Marino Bridge Club San Marino Club STaC Game Results The ACBL recently announced that all clubs will have to change over to a new reporting procedure, and game results need to be uploaded to them.  They will post the scores and results.  (Click on San Marino Club Results, above.) Both the San Marino Club and the Arcadia Bridge Center are in the process, which must be completed by January.  We are still having a problem getting the hand records uploaded, and club STaC games need to be reported separately from club results. The STaC game results will not be displayed on the link for San Marino Club Results, but the local results for STaC games are available on the The Common Game, and you you will find the overall results on the STaC game link above... Another STaC game will be played on Wednesday, this week in San Marino.  These games award extra masterpoints, and are silver points. North American Pairs The next NAP game... District Final:   Sunday, November 17, Southbay Bridge Club, Lomita -- Game time is 10:00 AM For more information, you can go to Mojo's site (Morris Jones is the NAP Coordinator) -- North American Pairs There's a link below for maps.   (2g) Ask the Coach John Jones has a new question on his page... It concerns Negative Free Bids, and a comment on an emerging new agreement amongst the expert level of players -- Transfer Responses after an overcall. Click on the link below.   (4f) Transfer Responses Want to know more about Transfer Responses?  You will find a lot of information about these bids if you Google the topic, but all that I found are used after partner opens the bidding with 1, either as a natural call or as a Precision forcing bid.  If you open the link below, you will see a discussion of how to use Transfer Responses after an opponent overcalls your partner's 1 bid.   Transfers After an Overcall What's Your Call? Your partner opens 1 and the next hand overcalls 1. Or... you might have this hand: There isn't an easy solution, is there? Okay, try this agreement:     Double        Transfer to next higher suit         New Suit        Transfer to next higher suit     If you are using Transfer Responses, you can double with either hand, which asks partner to bid the next higher suit, which is spades.  With the first hand, with so few points, you can then pass, and your partner is the declarer.  You have all of the advantages of a transfer, right? The lead comes up to your partner, who has the stronger hand, and you are able to bid a very weak hand and then pass.  Do the same with the stronger hand...   But you can show the strength of your hand with a second bid.  (If you forget, and simply bid that spade suit, your partner will alert and tell them that your bid is a transfer to clubs!   Whoops... Darn.) A double is used when you want to transfer to the suit immediately above the overcaller's suit. If your suit is higher, then you can use the normal one-under bid.  Suppose you have the hand below, and after your partner opens 1 the next hand overcalls 1.  Now your transfer call is to bid 2... A transfer to hearts. Oh, and since this takes away the familiar takeout double, you can agree that a 1NT response does not necessarily show a stopper in the overcaller's suit, but simply promises a hand with no 5-card suit, and a point-count that you and your partner can agree on. It would seem that this agreement could also be extended to when your partner opens 1, with the same agreements.  Something to consider, if you are playing Precision. Do you think Bridge is getting easier?    Roy   Close   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. Unit Game Our next Unit game is the annual Holiday Party, on Sunday, December 1. We have a unit game generally on the first Sunday of each month.  The card fees are $10.00 and students may play free. The fee for seniors over the age of 90 is $5.00.  Gametime is 12:30 and lunch is available at 12:00. The location is the San Marino Bridge Club 1800 Huntington Drive San Marino There is a map link below. 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 John Waken Tournament John Waken Results Sectional Map Table Assignment Policy Flight Assignment Policy Unit Board Policies San Marino Club Map Unit Game Results Unit Game Dates Hand Records Unit Game Winners Unit Board Members Scholarship Foundation Holiday Party Results

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