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Friendship Chairman:    Linda Stuart 909-592-6800 909-641-3790 - Cell	Unit Game Director:    Marie Nimmrich 626 448-3304 626-434-5222 - Cell	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 .	Unit 559 Webmaster: Roy Wilson 626 340-9575 .

Art Gulbrandsen Once again, Art was out in public, running in his shorts, and ran for 13.1 miles before he stopped. Dunno who was chasing him, though. He said it was the Pasadena Half-Marathon.... good for you, Art!! San Marino Game Marie wants everyone to know that there will be games on Monday, both in the afternoon and the evening, on Martin Luther King day. Board Service Are you interested in serving on our unit board?  You do not have to be a top player, but you do need to have an interest in helping.  Please let Mary Falvey or Marie Nimmrich know if you would like to join the 12 members who govern the bridge activites in the Pasadena-San Gabriel area.  We welcome you and need you! Mary Falvey - 626 359-0271       OR       Marie Nimmrich - 626 448-3304 Simple Game - by W "Tom" Reynolds [bridgewinners.com] Feb. 4, 2017 Lance (Lance Kerr) and I had just ordered chocolate ice cream having polished off two bottles of wine while discussing our results.  Today had been the first time we had played Sam Dinkin's 'Infernal Machine" system against live opponents.  We were picking through the results seeing where we could improve when a guy and a gal showed up and announced that we had to play with them as teammates.  'Otherwize," they said, "The event would be cancelled." Reluctantly, we eschewed our ice cream and crossed the street to the Riverside Convention Center to play with this couple we had never met before, who said they were novices, while we were three sheets to the wind....or better.  Playing Sam's system plastered is not a good plan. Late, we sat down against unknown opponents at least as far as we could tell.  People are usually unrecognizable half-in-the-bag. We played two matches in a round robin, producing reasonable sets.  When we compared we had won the first set by 24 and the second by 28.  Off we went to the third match where we had another reasonable set.  While waiting to compare after the set I noticed that one team contained John Mohan.  "Shit", I said to Lance.  "We still to play John."  "No" replied Lance, "We played them in the first round."  Then I looked at the field and saw Mitch Dunitz.  "No." said Lance, "We played them too."  39 of 40 Victory Points against Mitch and John had to be some kind of record, at least for Lance and I.  "Who are those guys, those so called novices?" Well, one Rick Kerble is certainly not a novice but the other, Leslie Laufman, hand never played duplicate before.  Her entrance into ACBL-land was against Dunitz and Mohan while playing with a partner she had just met a couple of hours ago and seriously inebriated teammates.  39 of 40 Victory Points.  Simple game.  We slopped up the third set losing another Victory Point in a +27 win and finished the night +13, at total of 73 of 80 Victory Points.  73 of 80 had never happened to Lance and I before and I doubt it will ever again.  The problem was Lance hand I had to come back tomorrow.  Unbenonced to us, we had signed up for a two-session event.  Leslie, however, was not so sure.  She had met a new friends and played some bridge, but had things to do tomorrow.  Rick convinced her to return. The next morning we met to gals trying to get their gold points.  They put things in perspective for those with thousands or tens of thousands of master points.  They figured that a Gold Point was costing them each $1000.  We called them the "Ice Cream Girls" because they had berries a la mode for breakfast.  Why?  because they read that ice cream opens the minds. Suffering through another day of trying to remember Sam's system, we showed up at 7:30.  The director had done us no favors pairing us first against Mitch -13 and then John -10.  Our insurmountable lead had evaporated.  Mitch had caught us.  Does this story have a happy ending?  Absolutely not.i  We blitzed our last two opponents +36 and +43.  Mitch and Co. could not keep pace.  Six Gold points, value $6000 according to the Ice Cream Girls, and a Blue Ribbon Q for Leslie in her first event.  We left to drive home while Rick was still trying to convince Leslie to join the League.  I guess this "simple game" is simply not challenging enough to Leslie.   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. The card fees are $8.00.       Gametime is 12:30 and lunch is available at 12:00. Our next Unit game is February 10. If you want to request a N/S or you need a partner, call Richard Halverstadt:     818 790-2915   (Home) Our Director is Marie Nimmrich.  626 448-3304 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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Unit 559 Membership Report Ranks are updated quarterly after the 7th of the month Other information is updated monthly
Rank Requirements	The rank requirments shown below are for members who joined the ACBL after the year 2000.
Unit 559 Active Members Click the rank below for a list	Master Points	Number
Rookie	0-5 No color points needed	54
Junior Master	5-20 No color points needed	66
Club Master	20-50 No color points needed	93
Sectional Master	50+ 5+ silver points	52
Regional Master	100+ 15+ silver points and 5+ gold points	26
NABC Master	200+ 25+ silver and 20+ red/gold/platinum (5 must be gold or platinum)	23
Advanced NABC Master	300+ 50+ silver and 50+ red/gold/platinum (25 must be gold or platinum)	1
Life Master	500+ 75+ silver and 100+ red/gold/platinum (50 must be gold or platinum)	19
Bronze Life Master	750+ Life Master with at least 750 points	32
Silver Life Master	1000+ Life Master with at least 1000 points (200+ must be silver/red/gold/platinum)	22
Ruby Life Master	1500+ Life Master with at least 1500 points (300+ must be silver/red/gold/platinum)	23
Gold Life Master	2500+ Life Master with at least 2500 points (500+ must be silver/red/gold/platinum)	16
Sapphire Life Master	3500+ Life Master with at least 3500 points - 700+ silver/red/gold/platinum (350+ must be gold or platinum)	10
Diamond Life Master	5000+ Life Master with at least 5000 points - 1000+ silver/red/gold/platinum (500+ must be gold or platinum)	12
Emerald Life Master	7500+ Life Master with at least 5000 points - 1500+ silver/red/gold/platinum (750+ must be gold or platinum)	0
Platinum Life Master	10,000+ Life Master with at least 10,000 points - 2000+ silver/red/gold/platinum (1000+ must be gold or platinum)	2
Grand Life Master	10,000++ Platinum Life Master with a victory in an eligble event	1
Transferred In
Janet Archer	Central Illinois
Advanced in Rank - 5	New Rank
Paul Martinet	Junior Master
William Stark	Junior Master
Jeof Wyrick	Junior Master
Park Cowgill	Sectional Master
Tracee Dezzutti	Sectional Master
January Total Membership  453

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April 15-21	San Diego Regional

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