February 2021 - PPDVBC

Final Education Foundation game this afternoon!
by Morris Jones 28 Feb '21

28 Feb '21

Today: * 12:30 Open Pairs The masterpoint awards for these games have been really good. Worth a visit! If you need a partner, I can always get you into the game with a standby player. If you have an "out of town" friend, let me know ahead of time. 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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Last two days, Educational Foundation games
by Morris Jones 27 Feb '21

27 Feb '21

We have two great games on Saturday, plus the 9:30 mini lesson: * 9:30 mini lesson (see below for Zoom link) * 10:00 0-500 Pairs * 12:30 Open Pairs These are Educational Foundation games, paying double points, and benefiting the ACBL Educational Foundation. For the mini lesson, I'm pivoting to defender play this week. I'll start with a couple of Saturdays on "leads against notrump contracts" and I think tomorrow's lesson will be satisfied with "leading partner's suit." A worthy topic! Here's the Zoom link for the lesson: 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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Open Zoom forum today 4:00
by Morris Jones 25 Feb '21

25 Feb '21

This afternoon I'm hosting an open *Zoom meeting for players in the Pasadena Pomona Downey VBC*. Let's get together and celebrate a little. I'll have a "happy hour" beverage of choice. I can tell you about what I imagine happening over the next few months, and I want to hear the same from you. Here's the official Zoom meeting invitation: Topic: PPDVBC Open Forum Time: Feb 25, 2021 04:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87486629629?pwd=OGZLV1NxUDI0Y2lMYVBudGx6Q211Zz09 Meeting ID: 874 8662 9629 Passcode: 902819 *Note for Wednesday evening open game players*: The masterpoint awards you see on ACBL Live for Club are not final. The adjustment for the adjacent newcomer game is not applied. Check again on Monday. 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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More Education Foundation games Wednesday
by Morris Jones 24 Feb '21

24 Feb '21

Have you had a look at the masterpoint awards for these Educational Foundation games? Monday and Tuesday I had 6- and 5-table games. You can see the results here: https://my.acbl.org/club-results/277210 Those are some pretty serious awards! Wednesday we two great games: * 10:45 0-500 Pairs * 7:30 Open Pairs Our Newcomers will also be playing on Wednesday evening -- their tables add to the award credit for the Open game at 7:30. Those could be some serious numbers! So come play if you can. :) Also, for your calendar, Thursday afternoon, Feb. 25, 4:00 p.m.: PPDVBC Open Roundtable on Zoom. I'll post the link to this email list on Wednesday evening. Let's get together, chat, celebrate, and talk about what's going on. :) 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 this morning, and save the date!
by Morris Jones 23 Feb '21

23 Feb '21

This morning's bridge game, for the Educational Foundation! * 10:45 0-500 Pairs I'm expecting some good players looking for partners, so visit the partnership desk! Meanwhile save the date for an open PPDVBC Roundtable on Zoom. * Thursday, Feb. 25, 4:00 p.m. Let's get together to chat and visit on Zoom! I don't have a formal agenda for the meeting, but I'd like to hear from you how you see the future of bridge games and classes in the Pasadena area. 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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Educational Foundation Week bridge tonight
by Morris Jones 22 Feb '21

22 Feb '21

*February 22 - 28 is ACBL Educational Foundation Week* All virtual club games this week are awarding extra masterpoints and helping to raise money for the ACBL Educational Foundation. Have a look here <https://www.acbleducationalfoundation.org/page/bridge-news--blog-5/news/feb…> to see more about the programs sponsored by the Education Foundation. PPDVBC will play our regular game schedule this week, with all games paying 1/3rd more points (black) than usual. Card fees will be $6 this week, with the extra dollar going to the Educational Foundation. Our first Educational Foundation game is our regular *0-1000 pairs tonight at 7:15*. Partners guaranteed! If you have a friend from out of the area who'd like to play, drop me a note ahead of time and I'll get them in. 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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Sunday bridge is ON at 12:30
by Morris Jones 21 Feb '21

21 Feb '21

We'll have our regular Sunday afternoon game at 12:30 today. Some folks might be playing regional games in the Hollywood tournament, but lots still want the (cheaper) local game. :) So ... * 12:30 Open Pairs Come play if you can! Partners guaranteed from the BBO substitutes list, if not a local player. 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 bridge games
by Morris Jones 20 Feb '21

20 Feb '21

We have our usual great pair of bridge games Saturday: * 10:00 a.m. 0-500 Pairs * 12:30 p.m. Open Pairs Partners guaranteed! I can always get you into the game with someone from the substitutes list. If you let me know you're coming, I'll try to pair you up in advance. If not, please join the Partnership Desk for the game. At 9:30 tomorrow, I'll hold another mini lesson. I'm going to talk about matchpoint scoring, and how to read the results from one of our pairs games. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83912578991?pwd=Y1R2UnJ1TFM2dVZzYmsyTDdzeFcydz09 Meeting ID: 839 1257 8991 Passcode: 7ntxx Hope to see you all tomorrow! 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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Wednesday Bridge 10:45 0-500 7:30 Open Pairs
by Morris Jones 17 Feb '21

17 Feb '21

We have our regular Wednesday schedule of two great games: * 0-500 Pairs 10:45 * Open Pairs 7:30 Partners are guaranteed, though let me know and I might have someone local who'd like to play. If I don't have a local player, I'm always able to get you into the game with someone from the Substitutes list. We also have our regular Newcomer game on Wednesday evening, with a Zoom postmortem afterward. I'll send that information to the newcomer email 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! 0-500 10:45
by Morris Jones 16 Feb '21

16 Feb '21

Tuesday morning we have a lovely bridge game for players under 500 masterpoints. * 10:45 0-500 Pairs Partners guaranteed! If you have a friend from "out of town" who'd like to play, drop me a note! 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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