February 2021 - PPDVBC

Monday night bridge 7:15 0-1000
by Morris Jones 15 Feb '21

15 Feb '21

Tonight is our popular 0-1000 Monday night game! Come join the gang for a start time of 7:15. * 7:15 0-1000 Pairs We play a slightly speedier game in the evenings, 6 minutes a board. That's usually a good thing. :) What happens if you *don't finish a board* and the round changes? If enough tricks have been played so a result can be determined, the hand is turned over to the BBO robots to decide the result If not enough tricks have been played, it's usually impossible for me to tell exactly how many tricks declarer might take. At that point, I will take a look at the table history. If I see that one pair has used significantly more time than the other pair, I will usually assign a 40% score to the offending pair, and a 60% score to the faster pair. So keep that in mind if you up most of you clock time on the first board! It may cost you for the second one. :) *Partners guaranteed!* If you don't have a partner, I can join the game with you, and sub myself out for someone from the substitute 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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Valentine's Weekend game 12:30 Open Pairs
by Morris Jones 14 Feb '21

14 Feb '21

Extra masterpoints, half red, big game -- all reasons to play today at 12:30! * 12:30 Open Pairs Partner's guaranteed! If you have a friend from "out of town" who'd like to play, 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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Bridge Valentine's Weekend special events
by Morris Jones 12 Feb '21

12 Feb '21

We're holding games on our regular schedule for this weekend, but it's a special award event for all ACBL Virtual Club games. All games pay *double point*s and 50% will be red points, normally only available at regional tournaments. No extra card fee for this weekend's games, just extra awards and bigger games! * 9:30 a.m. Saturday bridge mini lesson (see link below) * 10:00 a.m. 0-500 Pairs * 12:30 p.m. Open Pairs Here's the Zoom link for tomorrow morning's mini lesson. I'm going to introduce a play concept that you don't hear about a lot, the "strip and endplay." It's easier to understand than you might think! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83912578991?pwd=Y1R2UnJ1TFM2dVZzYmsyTDdzeFcydz09 Meeting ID: 839 1257 8991 Passcode: 7ntxx All Saturday mini-lessons will be archived in this YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD5qT1hFf-OreW5_zBRHB3WwF6Ljdp-OS 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 Wednesday 10:45 499ers and 7:30 Open
by Morris Jones 10 Feb '21

10 Feb '21

Wednesday is a busy day at PPDVBC. :) * 10:45 0-500 Pairs * 7:30 Open Pairs The evening game is alongside a Newcomer pairs that starts at 7:15, so it pays more than expected! Drop me a note if you're looking for a partner, or have a friend from out of town who'd like to play! 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 499ers at 10:45
by Morris Jones 09 Feb '21

09 Feb '21

Brief reminder that the 0-500 pairs is meeting this morning at 10:45. * 10:45 0-500 Pairs Right now I'm dashing to Target to get a replacement WiFi router. My existing one died yesterday afternoon. I'm running games from a WiFi hotspot on my phone right now, but I need my full bandwidth for classes later today. Wish me luck! :) 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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Game tonight plus announcement!
by Morris Jones 08 Feb '21

08 Feb '21

Tonight: * 7:15 0-1000 Pairs Let me know if you have a friend from out of town who'd like to play, or if you're looking for a partner. A couple of days ago I received rank changes for Unit 559, and was delighted to discover two brand new *Life Masters* in the Pasadena San Gabriel unit: * Lawrence "Mike" Newman (Pomona70) * Marianne Newman (Pomona48) These special folks have been anchors for the Unit for many years, providing support and assistance for unit games and sectionals, and always bringing light and smiles to the bridge game. Congratulations! (Back when I first got my Life Master certificate, a good bridge friend introduced me to some unfamiliar bridge players as, "This is Mojo, he's new to Flight B." Kind of reminded me that there was more game to discover!) 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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Unit 559 news
by Morris Jones 07 Feb '21

07 Feb '21

Hi all, I just received an email from our unit webmaster Roy Wilson (for Pasadena San Gabriel) that our unit web site is temporarily, but hopefully not permanently, offline. He had to change his IP address, and he's hoping to get some support from his ISP this week. Roy also reports that the Bridge Center in Arcadia is closed again, with no indication of when it might reopen. (They had been holding some games weekly with reservations.) More news soon, as it becomes available! 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 12:30 Open Pairs
by Morris Jones 07 Feb '21

07 Feb '21

Join us for our big Sunday afternoon game! * 12:30 Open Pairs Drop me a note if you have a friend from out of town who wants to play. If you don't have a partner, I can usually find a way to get you into the game -- especially if you're willing to play with someone from the BBO substitutes 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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Saturday bridge: 499ers, Open Pairs, mini lesson
by Morris Jones 05 Feb '21

05 Feb '21

We have the full schedule on tap for Saturday! * 9:30 a.m. Mini Lesson * 10:00 a.m. 0-500 Pairs * 12:30 p.m. Open Pairs At 9:30 I'll hold my regular 15-minute mini bridge lesson. Topic: Bridge mini lesson Time: Feb 6, 2021 09:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83912578991?pwd=Y1R2UnJ1TFM2dVZzYmsyTDdzeFcydz09 Meeting ID: 839 1257 8991 Passcode: 7ntxx Past week's mini lessons are also available at the YouTube playlist. I usually have the new one added within a day or two: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD5qT1hFf-OreW5_zBRHB3WwF6Ljdp-OS As always, let me know well in advance if you have a friend from out of town who'd like to play. A final note: This month's edition of the Southern California Bridge News <https://www.bridgewebs.com/acbl23/CurrentNews.pdf> is available online. Our three units are represented in most every issue! :) 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 0-500 and Open pairs
by Morris Jones 03 Feb '21

03 Feb '21

Two big games today! * 10:45 0-500 Pairs * 7:30 Open Pairs If you have a friend from "out of town" who'd like to play, let me know as soon as you can! If you don't have a partner, I can usually get you into the game. Let me know you're coming and I'll make plans. I also have the 7:15 Newcomer game tonight. For that game we play 12 boards, and hold a Zoom postmortem after the game, usually with an adult beverage. :) Tom Lill will be covering the Open Pairs game for the second half. 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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