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Pasadena Bridge Club   649 N. Fair Oaks Ave #201     Mojo Jones        626 247-4457                  Full Schedule     Open Games Monday-Saturday 11:00 AM M-F   -   1:00 PM Saturday   staff@PasadenaBridgeClub.com       Zach Vedro       610 927-685s                   RSVP Bridge    Regency Bridge Club   201 E. Colorado St, Glendale    Adam Barron        323 318-4308                Thursday   12:30 Unit Game Dates Mojo Jones Pasadena Club 1st & 3rd Sunday 12:30                     Jul 21           Aug 4                          Aug 19                     Sept 1          Sept 15                             Oct 6                     Oct 20            Nov 3                        Nov 17                      Dec 1           Dec 15 ACBL Tournaments Schedule Check my ACBL Masterpoints Roy Wilson, 626 340-9575   unit559webmaster@gmail.com Information for Unit 559 Members Pasadena Bridge Club     Pasadena Club Results Glendale Regency     Regency Results La Fetra Club     La Fetra Results District STaC Results     Mojo's BBO Results ACBL Tournaments     ACBL Live Results                            Unit Game Results 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 You will learn more by losing to good players than you will by winning against poor players Stray Words of Wisdom Asking for Aces After Partner's Preempt You really don't want to jump to 4NT to ask for aces after your partner makes a preemptive opening bid, but sometimes you want to explore for slam with the right hand, hmmm? Low-level Keycard Gerber is probably the best agreement you can have for ace-asking after your partner opens a weak two in a a major. Use a response of 3 as a modified Keycard Gerber bid:   3    0 or 1 keycard   3    2 keycards - No Trump Queen   3    2 keycards - With the Trump Queen   4    3 keycards - void in clubs   4    3 keycards - void in diamonds     4/    3 keycards - void in the non-trump major Note:   A weak 2 opening bid will never have four keycards so this table covers all of the possible hands. Roy Wilson - Diamond Life Master John Waken Sectional - This Weekend Our unit sectional is today, Saturday and tomorrow, July 27 and 28. Game Time is 10:00 AM! John Waken Flyer If you can help with cookies, snacks, etc, please contact: Angela Peters -- angelapeters48@gmail.com Sherry Hansen -- hansen.sherry@gmail.com

3-Level Major Suit Responses to Partner's 1NT Call
Make this agreement with your partner:

• After partner opens 1NT, a jump response in a major is Natural and Forcing
• Opener's second bid must always be a cue bid, showing an ace, starting at the lowest level espossible
• If the 1NT bidder does not have an ace, he simply raises responder's suit
• Responder's second bid is also a cue bid, but can show either an ace or a void
• Any subsequent notrump call by either partner is a cue bid showing either the ace or king of trump

Responder's jump to 3, as with this particular hand, shows a self sufficient suit and require the opener to cue bid any suit with an ace in it, starting at the lowest level possible.  Going past a suit denies holding the ace of that suit.

If the opener cue bids 4 You can cue bid your void... 4.  That will give your partner the oppportunity to cue bid his trump king -- 4NT.
    (That's not Blackwood!)

Your turn... Cue bid the spade suit at the 5-level and be delighted when your partner cue bids 6's showing the club king. 

Bridge is really a very easy game, if you play it correctly.

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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 let Mike make a copy.

Mike Marcucci 818 903-2471 nstarmgm@att.net

Pasadena-San Gabriel Unit 559
Unit Board Announcements

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.

Unit Board Members     Unit 559     Bylaws Zero Tolerance Standing Rules Unit Board Policies
Unit Membership Roster

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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.

BBO:   BudWilson

WEB PAGES AND WEB SITES

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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
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Looking for a certified bridge teacher?
Morris Jones	mojo@mojobridge.com
Claudia Elms	elmsclaudia@gmail.com
Zach Vedro	zvedro@hotmail.com
Lisa Walker	lisawalkerlac@gmail.com
American Bridge Teachers Association   ABTA

Unit 559 Membership Report Ranks are updated quarterly after the 7th of the month.
Rank Requirements	The link on the left will take you to the ACBL website where you will find the official requirements for each rank.
Unit 559 Active Members Click the rank below for a list	Master Points
Top 30 Players - Unit 559
Rookie	0-5 No color points needed
Junior Master	5-20 No color points needed
Club Master	20-50+ No color points needed
Sectional Master	50+ 5+ silver points
Regional Master	100+ 15+ silver points and 5+ gold points
NABC Master	200+ 25+ silver and 20+ red/gold/platinum (5 must be gold or platinum)
Advanced NABC Master	300+ 50+ silver and 50+ red/gold/platinum (25 must be gold or platinum)
Life Master	500+ 75+ silver and 100+ red/gold/platinum (50 must be gold or platinum)
Bronze Life Master	750+ Life Master with at least 750 points
Silver Life Master	1000+ Life Master with at least 1000 points (200+ must be silver/red/gold/platinum)
Ruby Life Master	1500+ Life Master with at least 1500 points (300+ must be silver/red/gold/platinum)
Gold Life Master	2500+ Life Master with at least 2500 points (500+ must be silver/red/gold/platinum)
Sapphire Life Master	3500+ Life Master with at least 3500 points 700+ silver/red/gold/platinum (350+ must be gold or platinum)
Diamond Life Master	5000+ Life Master with at least 5000 points 1000+ silver/red/gold/platinum (500+ must be gold or platinum)
Emerald Life Master	7500+ Life Master with at least 7500 points 1500+ silver/red/gold/platinum (750+ must be gold or platinum)
Platinum Life Master	10,000+ Life Master with at least 10,000 points 2000+ silver/red/gold/platinum (1000+ must be gold or platinum)
Grand Life Master	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
July Total Membership  357

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Status Change for our Members Updated each month in the first week
New Member
Michael Blottin	La Canada
Donald Dewey	Pasadena
Advanced in Rank - 4
Leslie Klein	Club Master
Andy Rooke	Club Master
Benjamin Bascom	Sectional Master
Karmen Armoudjian	Life Master
Deceased
Lynn Ryan
Carl Hulick
Marty Weiss

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