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                Since June 16, 2016 --
You are Visitor Number   929757


ACBL Services for Members:   662-253-3191   OR   662-253-3100
Email Directory:     addresschange@acbl.org     masterpoints@acbl.org     membership@acbl.org     service@acbl.org


Welcome to our unit's website!

      I've played bridge over half my life...    The lesser half I wasted.--roy    Chinese Chop for Roy

WebMaster: - unit559webmaster@gmail.com - 626 340-9575



Lisa Walker Mike Marcucci Gloria Rommel Mojo Jones
President Unit Historian Friendship Chairman Unit Director
818 321-1789 818 903-2471 626 827-2716 818 695-6114
lisawalkerlac@gmail.com instarmgm@att.net blessingNglory@msn.com mojo@whiteoaks.com

B U L L E T I N   B O A R D

Pasadena Bridge Club
649 N. Fair Oaks Ave #201
Upstairs above the pizza shop
Mojo Jones
626 247-4457
Zach Vedro
626 215-5080
Full Schedule
Open Games Mon-Sat
11:00 AM M-F
1:00 PM Saturday
Regency Bridge Club
  201 E. Colorado St, Glendale
Adam Barron
   323 318-4308
Thursday   12:30
Social Duplicate Game
  Arcadia Community Center
Marie Nimmrich    
   626 448-3304
Wednesday 9:30 - 50¢
Friday 1:00 - 50¢
Mojo Jones   626 247-4457
Unit Game Director
1st & 3rd Sunday 12:30
Pasadena Bridge CLub
Bridge Lessons
Mojo   626 247-4457
   Unit Game - Jul 20 Unit Game - Aug 3 Unit Game - Aug 17
Waken Sectional
AUG 23-24
Unit Game - Sept 7 Unit Game - Sept 21
   

   

   

   

   

   

   



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. - Game time is 12:30


Be sure to call Miriam Harrington for a reservation:
                            626 232-0558




Roy Wilson 626 340-9575 -- unit559Webmaster@gmail.com
If you use Text Messaging...TEXT ME!   Roy          

You will learn more by losing to good players
than you will by winning against poor players


Stray Words of Wisdom
Smolen
Suppose your partner opens 1NT and you hold a hand similar to this one...
Sometime back in the 1980's Mike Smolen created an agreement to describe this hand so that the notrump bidder becomes the declarer.  Start with 2!c, Stayman, and if partner bids either suit you have found a fit and the strong hand is the declarer with the lead coming up to his hand.

Hmmm... but what if declarer bds 2!d?  Mike suggested that you jump a level, but jump in your 4-card suit.  This bid promises that the other suit is a 5+card suit.  All ya gotta do is remember it!



Do you have a a favorite bidding or defensive agreement that you would share with the rest of us?  Send it to me!
    Roy Wilson
    Unit559webmaster@gmail.com

Winners!
Folks, anyone who wins 26 gold points is a champion forever, right?  Lisa Walker went down to Long Beach and came home with a ton of gold.  Congratulations, my friend!  Also, Richard Halverstadt is probably walking about three feet off the ground - He won more than the two gold points he needed to become a Life Master and immediately a Bronze Life Master, too!  (Richard, that's certainly not the highest rank in the ACBL, but it is one of the most difficult to achieve.  Well done!)

Rank Updates
I just finished the quarterly update of our player's ranks.  Unfortunately, the ACBL records are not well maintained in the files available for this, so please check your rank and let me know if there is an error.  (Ranks are below, on the right.)

THe Top 30 players have also been updated, as well as the Ace of Clubs and the Mini-McKenney.



STaC Games - All This Week
The Pasadena Club will be participating in the district STaC games, which means extra masterpoints.
    A STaC game is a Sectional Tournament at Clubs game... The same hands are played in all of the clubs in the district, so it's possible to win 20+ masterpoints.
















Unit Historian:   
Do you have an old photo or other memorbilia from our past that you can share with us?  Please contact Mike and let him make a copy.
Mike Marcucci
818 903-2471
nstarmgm@att.net
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, our Holiday party and the annual John Waken sectional.












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.

Use this link if you would like to see the convention card used by the BBO robots.

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    Looking for a certified bridge teacher?    
  Morris Jones     mojo@mojobridge.com
  Claudia Elmes     elmesclaudia@gmail.com
  Zach Vedro     zvedro@hotmail.com
  Lisa Walker     lisawalkerlac@gmail.com
  Roy Wilson
Precision System
  unit559webmaster@gmail.com
  American Bridge Teachers Association   ABTA  



Unit 559 Membership Report
Ranks are updated quarterly after the 7th of the month.
Unit 559 Active Members
Click the rank below for a list
Master Points    
0-5
No color points needed
5-20
No color points needed
20-50+
No color points needed
50+
5+ silver points
100+
15+ silver points and 5+ gold points
200+
25+ silver and 20+ red/gold/platinum
(5 must be gold or platinum)
300+
50+ silver and 50+ red/gold/platinum
(25 must be gold or platinum)
500+
75+ silver and 100+ red/gold/platinum
(50 must be gold or platinum)
750+
Life Master with at least 750 points
1000+
Life Master with at least 1000 points
(200+ must be silver/red/gold/platinum)
1500+
Life Master with at least 1500 points
(300+ must be silver/red/gold/platinum)
2500+
Life Master with at least 2500 points
(500+ must be silver/red/gold/platinum)
3500+
Life Master with at least 3500 points
700+ silver/red/gold/platinum
(350+ must be gold or platinum)
5000+
Life Master with at least 5000 points
1000+ silver/red/gold/platinum
(500+ must be gold or platinum)
7500+
Life Master with at least 7500 points
1500+ silver/red/gold/platinum
(750+ must be gold or platinum)
10,000+
Life Master with at least 10,000 points
2000+ silver/red/gold/platinum
(1000+ must be gold or platinum)
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  340



July, 2025
Status Change for our Members
updated each month in the first week
New Member
Transferred In
Transferred Out
Advanced in Rank - 6  
David Foos  Junior Master  
Sherna Foucher  Junior Master  
Lina Saossian  Junior Master  
Wayne Fang  Bronze Life Master  
Angela Peters  Bronze Life Master  
Nina Huang  Silver Life Master  
























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