March 2021 - Newcomers

Tonight's newcomer game
by Morris Jones 31 Mar '21

31 Mar '21

We have a splendid game on tap tonight! Here's who I'm expecting so far: Pairs 7:15 Newcomers Name BBO Name BBO Amy Muscoplat neiamy Sandra Marsh sandybean Shirley Dostal ACJloves Glenn Jeanes gjeanes Duke Gregory dukegreg Allen York puddlefolk Ken Miller kgmbridge Julie Miller millerja Betsy Michel bmichel62 Jane Houston Jones jhjones52 Edna Ulasewicz ulasewicz Christine Atkinson cqatkinson Colleen Sullivan cshapa Kathy Bagdhassian kathybag Here's the link for the Zoom after-party: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89727466652?pwd=aXhxWWQ3dkxlNmtrZUxjbFpzUGE4dz09 Meeting ID: 897 2746 6652 Passcode: 194771 See you all after the game! Best regards, Mojo -- Morris Jones, Monrovia, CA BridgeMojo <http://bridgemojo.com> Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers <http://otastro.org> Mojo's Blog <http://mojo.whiteoaks.com>

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Newcomer game tonight 7:15
by Morris Jones 31 Mar '21

31 Mar '21

Tonight at 7:15 we'll play 12 hands for about 90 minutes, then meet on Zoom and discuss the interesting troublesome hands. Some call it a postmortem, I call it an after-party. :) Please let me know if you're coming to play, with or without a partner. I can usually find friendly partners! I'll update the list later this afternoon with who's playing and a link to the Zoom after party. Best regards, Mojo -- Morris Jones, Monrovia, CA BridgeMojo <http://bridgemojo.com> Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers <http://otastro.org> Mojo's Blog <http://mojo.whiteoaks.com>

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Players today 12:20
by Morris Jones 27 Mar '21

27 Mar '21

I have a great single player looking for a partner today. Can you come play at 12:20? Saturday 12:20 Newcomer Pairs Name BBO Name BBO Cindy Fang cindyhfang Glenn Jeanes gjeanes Dean Wiese doubledino Nancy Wiese vivalaslam Allen York puddlefolk Noel Jeffrey Silverharv Edna Ulasewicz ulasewicz Christine Atkinson cqatkinson Duke Gregory dukegreg Teri Unsworth teri2024 Jane Houston Jones jhjones52 Jean Wortman acesw1n Single Players Name BBO Xiaoyan Zhou xyzzuz Best regards, Mojo -- Morris Jones, Monrovia, CA BridgeMojo <http://bridgemojo.com> Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers <http://otastro.org> Mojo's Blog <http://mojo.whiteoaks.com>

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Saturday Newcomer game
by Morris Jones 26 Mar '21

26 Mar '21

We're having our weekly Saturday newcomer game at 12:20! Who's in? I've heard from a couple of pairs so far, and Xiaoyan (xyzzuz) is looking for a partner! Saturday 12:20 Newcomer Pairs Name BBO Name BBO Cindy Fang cindyhfang Glenn Jeanes gjeanes Dean Wiese doubledino Nancy Wiese vivalaslam Single Players Name BBO Xiaoyan Zhou xyzzuz I'll update the list in the morning with additional players. At the 9:30 mini lesson I'm going to diverge from defense topics to talk about the beauty of bridge as a team-of-four game. I'll show you how we play team tournaments, and why they're so popular at sectional and regional tournaments. Sunday afternoon, we're holding our first team-of-four game online in the "Swiss Teams" format. Come find out what it's all about! Everyone welcome for the meeting on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83912578991?pwd=Y1R2UnJ1TFM2dVZzYmsyTDdzeFcydz09 Meeting ID: 839 1257 8991 Passcode: 7ntxx Earlier episodes of the Saturday mini-lesson are available at my YouTube channel on this playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD5qT1hFf-OreW5_zBRHB3WwF6Ljdp-OS Hope to see you Saturday morning and afternoon! Best regards, Mojo -- Morris Jones, Monrovia, CA BridgeMojo <http://bridgemojo.com> Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers <http://otastro.org> Mojo's Blog <http://mojo.whiteoaks.com>

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Players for tonight
by Morris Jones 24 Mar '21

24 Mar '21

We have a nice game lined up tonight, and Julie Barbour would like to play. If you'd like to join us, drop me a note! Game time is 7:15, we'll play 12 boards, and finish in about 45 minutes. Here's who I'm expecting so far: Pairs 7:15 Newcomers Name BBO Name BBO Duke Gregory dukegreg Allen York puddlefolk Sara Shapiro rtadelis Beth Hollander blh2018 Jane Houston Jones jhjones52 Jean Wortman acesw1n Mary Hayes svodette Betsy Michel bmichel62 Cory Brendel coryb Liza Billington lizabill John Isaacs jisaacs2 Jeannine Isaacs neener Edna Ulasewicz ulasewicz Christine Atkinson cqatkinson Kathy Bagdhassian kathybag Glenn Jeanes gjeanes Singles Name BBO Julie Barbour julie bar Here's the link for the Zoom meeting after the game: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89727466652?pwd=aXhxWWQ3dkxlNmtrZUxjbFpzUGE4dz09 Meeting ID: 897 2746 6652 Passcode: 194771 See you tonight! Best regards, Mojo -- Morris Jones, Monrovia, CA BridgeMojo <http://bridgemojo.com> Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers <http://otastro.org> Mojo's Blog <http://mojo.whiteoaks.com>

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Duplicate bridge tonight!
by Morris Jones 24 Mar '21

24 Mar '21

Tonight at 7:15 is our regular Newcomer duplicate bridge game! If you'd like to play, please drop me a note! Attending so far: Pairs 7:15 Newcomers Name BBO Name BBO Duke Gregory dukegreg Allen York puddlefolk Sara Shapiro rtadelis Beth Hollander blh2018 Jane Houston Jones jhjones52 Jean Wortman acesw1n Mary Hayes svodette Betsy Michel bmichel62 Singles Name BBO Glenn Jeanes gjeanes (If you're on the main mailing list, I mistakenly said 7:20.) Later this afternoon I'll send an update along with the link for the Zoom postmortem. :) Members of this list who use any AT&T mail services (hotmail, prodigy, sbcglobal, att.net) will not receive this message. My mail server has been blocked by AT&T. :( Best regards, Mojo -- Morris Jones, Monrovia, CA BridgeMojo <http://bridgemojo.com> Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers <http://otastro.org> Mojo's Blog <http://mojo.whiteoaks.com>

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Expected players for today
by Morris Jones 20 Mar '21

20 Mar '21

Our game starts in at 12:20, and we have a nice turnout. Here's who I'm expecting: Saturday 12:20 Newcomer Pairs Name BBO Name BBO Cindy Fang cindyhfang Glenn Jeanes gjeanes Allen York puddlefolk Noel Jeffrey Silverharv Dean Wiese doubledino Nancy Wiese vivalaslam Mary Hayes svodette Betsy Michel bmichel62 Jane Houston Jones jhjones52 Jean Wortman acesw1n Christine Atkinson cqatkinson Kathy Baghdassarian kathybag Xiaoyan Zhou xyzzuz Julie Miller millerja Beth Hollander blh2018 Sara Shapiro rtadelis We'll be playing the same hands as the Open Pairs game that starts at 12:30. After about 3:00, you'll be able to compare how you bid and played the hands with the experienced players from the open game. The best results display is the one from The Common Game. Save this link for later this afternoon: http://tcgcloud.bridgefinesse.com/ClubWebHost/277210/ See you all at the game! Best regards, Mojo -- Morris Jones, Monrovia, CA BridgeMojo <http://bridgemojo.com> Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers <http://otastro.org> Mojo's Blog <http://mojo.whiteoaks.com>

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Bridge mini lesson and afternoon duplicate game
by Morris Jones 19 Mar '21

19 Mar '21

We have our regular Saturday schedule tomorrow! Mini lesson at 9:30, and bridge game at 12:20. I'll talk about long suit leads when you don't have a sequence against notrump contracts. :) Here's the Zoom link for the mini lesson: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83912578991?pwd=Y1R2UnJ1TFM2dVZzYmsyTDdzeFcydz09 Meeting ID: 839 1257 8991 Passcode: 7ntxx I've already heard from several people coming to play tomorrow. Let me know if I should add you to the list, and if you need a partner! Saturday 12:20 Newcomer Pairs Name BBO Name BBO Cindy Fang cindyhfang Glenn Jeanes gjeanes Allen York puddlefolk Noel Jeffrey Silverharv Dean Wiese doubledino Nancy Wiese vivalaslam Mary Hayes svodette Betsy Michel bmichel62 Jane Houston Jones jhjones52 Jean Wortman acesw1n Single Players Name BBO Christine Atkinson cqatkinson Best regards, Mojo -- Morris Jones, Monrovia, CA BridgeMojo <http://bridgemojo.com> Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers <http://otastro.org> Mojo's Blog <http://mojo.whiteoaks.com>

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Tonight 7:15 newcomer game and after party!
by Morris Jones 17 Mar '21

17 Mar '21

We have a nice game shaping up for tonight at 7:15! Here's who I've heard from so far: Pairs 7:15 Newcomers Name BBO Name BBO Christine Atkinson cqatkinson Glenn Jeanes gjeanes Sara Shapiro rtadelis Beth Hollander blh2018 Jane Houston Jones jhjones52 Jean Wortman acesw1n Mary Hayes svodette Betsy Michel bmichel62 Duke Gregory dukegreg Allen York puddlefolk Ken Miller kgmbridge Julie Miller millerja We'll have our after-party on Zoom so we can laugh-or-cry over the hands a bit! Take notes during the game of which boards you'd like to talk about. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89727466652?pwd=aXhxWWQ3dkxlNmtrZUxjbFpzUGE4dz09 Meeting ID: 897 2746 6652 Passcode: 194771 See you all tonight! Best regards, Mojo -- Morris Jones, Monrovia, CA BridgeMojo <http://bridgemojo.com> Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers <http://otastro.org> Mojo's Blog <http://mojo.whiteoaks.com>

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Players at 12:20
by Morris Jones 13 Mar '21

13 Mar '21

We have a good-looking game this afternoon. Cards will be out at 12:20 -- please be registered for the game as early as you can! It's open now for registration. :) Saturday 12:20 Newcomer Pairs Name BBO Name BBO Glenn Jeanes gjeanes Cindy Fang cindyhfang Mary Hayes svodette Betsy Michel bmichel62 Allen York puddlefolk Noel Jeffrey Silverharv Xiaoyan Zhou xyzzuz Julie Miller millerja Nancy Wiese vivalaslam Dean Wiese doubledino Edna Ulasewicz ulasewicz Christine Atkinson cqatkinson Sara Shapiro rtadelis Beth Hollander blh2018 Aleen Lilac aka Laura Rose laurarosep Best regards, Mojo -- Morris Jones, Monrovia, CA BridgeMojo <http://bridgemojo.com> Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers <http://otastro.org> Mojo's Blog <http://mojo.whiteoaks.com>

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