January 2021 - PPDVBC

Special game tonight 499ers 7:15
by Morris Jones 21 Jan '21

21 Jan '21

It's a Silver Linings Special, an added game tonight for 0-500 players. Come play at 7:15! If you'd like help looking for a partner, or have a friend from out of town who'd like to play, drop me a note! Otherwise, come play and have fun tonight! Double points, silver points, $6 card fee. 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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Correction, 7:30 Open Pairs
by Morris Jones 20 Jan '21

20 Jan '21

I inadvertently said 7:15 for the Open Pairs, but it actually starts at 7:30. 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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Inauguration day bridge
by Morris Jones 20 Jan '21

20 Jan '21

Two great bridge games today: * 10:45 0-500 Pairs * 7:15 Open Pairs I also have a newcomer game at 7:15 with a Zoom postmortem. I'll send those details to the newcomer list. I might be able to help you find a partner, but the Partnership Desk at the game has been working well lately. You may find a good partner there, or one may find you. :) Guests from out of our club are welcome as well, but I do need advance notice to add them to the list. 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 today: Two Silver Linings games!
by Morris Jones 19 Jan '21

19 Jan '21

We have two 0-500 games today paying Silver Points! * 10:45 0-500 Pairs, our regular game * 7:15 0-500 Pairs, Silver Linings special, Tom Lill directing Let me know if you're looking for a partner, or have a friend from out of town who'd like to play! Good luck today! 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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First Silver Linings game tonight!
by Morris Jones 18 Jan '21

18 Jan '21

Tonight at 7:15 is our first Silver Linings game of the week, it's our popular 0-1000 game. Please drop me a note if you're looking for a partner, or if you have a friend from out of the area who'd like to play. Otherwise, just try to be registered by 7:05 or so, and good luck 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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Tim Lolli passing
by Morris Jones 17 Jan '21

17 Jan '21

I was advised by Carolyn Cohen at the beginning of today's game that her long time friend and partner Tim Lolli had passed away. I always enjoyed playing against Tim and Carolyn, and my sincere condolences to his friends and family. (Also apologies for a typo during today's game, Tim, not Tom.) 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 today!
by Morris Jones 17 Jan '21

17 Jan '21

tl;dr: Open pairs! 12:30 :) 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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Maximize your Silver Points next week
by Morris Jones 15 Jan '21

15 Jan '21

*Monday, January 18*, is the start of a new Silver Linings week for all virtual clubs in ACBL land. Sunday, Jan. 24, is the last day. All ACBL Virtual Club games will pay at the 200% standard 2019 club rating. (Currently virtual club games are at 150% club rating.) All points awarded this week are Silver points. Card fees at PPDVBC will be $6 to cover extra ACBL sanction fees. Why is this a big deal? The rank of *Life Master* in the ACBL requires at least 75 Silver points. Before COVID (B.C.) Silver points could only be earned at Sectional Tournaments run by units of the ACBL, and occasional Sectional Tournament at Clubs (STaC) events. To help you out, next week we're *adding two 0-500 games* to our schedule for the week: * Tuesday evening, 7:15 p.m. directed by Tom Lill (LillOleTom), 0-500 Pairs * Thursday evening, 7:15 p.m. directed by Mojo, 0-500 Pairs Here are my tips to help you get the most Silver this week: *1. Play lots of games* This should be obvious! The more you play, the more opportunities you have to "scratch" and pick up a little silver. *2. Play in more Open games!* First of all, Open games pay more points than limited games. Second, all games are stratified. I just looked through the results of our last several open pairs games, and the C strat cutoff for every game was somewhere around 250 masterpoints. Third, when you play in an open game, even as a C strat player, you have an opportunity to place in the A or B strats and pick up the extra points from winning at that level. *3. Look for other virtual club games where you might be eligible.* When you log in to BBO, click Competitive, and ACBL Virtual Clubs, the games listed are ones where you are eligible to buy an entry and play. If you were a bridge club junkie in 2019 (like I was) you may find that you have games available from several other online clubs. *4. Offer to play as a substitute* Whenever I have a new game starting, I usually get offers from two or three players who would like to play to help fill a half table. Here's how to find the games where you might do that: * From the Home page, click Competitive * Click All tournaments * In the search box, type VACB You'll see games that are starting within the next two hours, and each game will have the manager's "vacb" account in a box at the left. Drop them a note and say "I'm available to play if you have a half-table. I have xxx masterpoints." You might get into a game, and a free one at that. If you do that, remember to always be gracious and supportive of whoever might be your partner. I've had some wonderful games doing that. Be ready to play for the full game.. (As a director, I'd always much rather have someone willing to play with a pick-up partner than someone random from the substitute list.) So think of Saturday and Sunday as "tune up" days for Silver Linings week. Grab your favorite partner and come play. Saturday schedule: * 10:00 a.m. 0-500 Pairs * 12:30 p.m. Open Pairs As always, drop me a note if you're looking for a partner, or have a friend from out of town who'd like to play. 9:30 Saturday mini-lesson: Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83912578991?pwd=Y1R2UnJ1TFM2dVZzYmsyTDdzeFcydz09 Meeting ID: 839 1257 8991 Passcode: 7ntxx 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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Games today!
by Morris Jones 13 Jan '21

13 Jan '21

It's Wednesday, January 13. We have some bridge for you today! * 10:45 0-500 Pairs * 7:30 Open Pairs I'm also planning to play in a *casual game today at 3:00 on RealBridge*. This game is hosted by myself and Ho Ming Yim. We'll probably play an IMP Pairs game, but if we had one more team of players, we could play a *three round round-robin team game*. If you have a team and would like to join us, drop me a note. If there are two pairs who'd like to join, Ho Ming will mix and match for teammates. This is just for fun: no director, no masterpoints. But RealBridge is a great experience, and about as close to in-person bridge as you'll see for a while. We also have our Newcomer pairs at 7:15, with Zoom meeting after. I'll send that invitation to the Newcomers list. 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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Tuesday bridge 499ers 10:45
by Morris Jones 11 Jan '21

11 Jan '21

Tuesday morning we'll meet for a 0-500 game. Game time 10:45 Drop me a note if you need a partner, or have a friend from out of town who'd like to play! Next Monday (one week from tonight) starts a new Silver Linings week. All VACB games will award about a third more points than usual, all silver points. Card fees will be $6 to cover the extra ACBL table fee. I'm inclined to add a game or two for 0-500 players. Feedback welcome! Day game? Evening? 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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