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Big Silver Linings game today 12:30
by Morris Jones 30 May '21

30 May '21

Open Pairs today at 12:30. 200% rating, Silver points. Every Sunday we play *20-21 boards* for a great afternoon of bridge with all your friends from Arcadia, San Marino, Pomona, and Downey. Friendly partners often available at the Partnership Desk. I can always get the last single player into the game with someone from the 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
by Morris Jones 28 May '21

28 May '21

It's the final two days of Silver Linings week. We should have some busy games! * 9:30 a.m. 15-minute Zoom mini bridge lesson * 10:00 a.m. 0-500 Pairs * 12:20 p.m. Newcomer Pairs * 12:30 p.m. Open Pairs There are always volunteers to help fill tables during Silver Linings, so there should be some friendly partners available for anyone who need one. This Saturday's 9:30 15-minute mini-lesson will be my last one for a few weeks. I'll pick them up again as Summer starts to wind down. I also hope to have news of several additional online events and players available coming with the first of the month. For now, I believe you can plan for your favorite games to remain on the schedule and be better than ever. :) Here's the Zoom link to join the Saturday mini lesson. I'll do a brief defense topic (let's talk about attitude signals). Time: May 29, 2021 09:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83912578991?pwd=Y1R2UnJ1TFM2dVZzYmsyTDdzeFcydz09 Meeting ID: 839 1257 8991 Passcode: 7ntxx If you're bored over the summer, try glancing through the collected mini-lessons on the YouTube playlist here: https://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!
by Morris Jones 26 May '21

26 May '21

Wednesday is always a busy day at PPDVBC :) * 10:45 0-500 Pairs * 7:15 Newcomer Pairs (with Zoom discussion after) * 7:30 Open Pairs (with extra award credit!) The 7:30 Open Pairs game should be a really good one for masterpoint awards. Come play if you can! Friendly partners available at the Partnership Desk! During Silver Linings week I always have multiple volunteers from people looking to get into a club game. (I volunteered to a director in Temecula on Monday -- had a nice game with a good player, and took home .9 silver points. I actually need a bunch of colors for my next rank of Gold Life Master.) You may have noticed that BBO had a MAJOR outage late yesterday afternoon. They appear to be recovered at this point, and once again PPDVBC dodged the bullet with no games canceled as a result. 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 25 May '21

25 May '21

It's Silver Linings week! Today we have our 0-500 game at 10:45. Friendly partners in the Partnership Desk! Hope to see you there. :) 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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Silver Linings week is here!
by Morris Jones 24 May '21

24 May '21

Starting today, through Sunday, all VACB games on BBO will be paying extra points, and all in silver. Our first game is *tonight at 7:15, with the 0-1000 Monday* evening game. Silver points are the ones traditionally awarded at Sectional tournaments -- the bridge tournaments run by local ACBL units. They're also available at special "Sectional Tournament at Clubs (STaC)" games. Silver points are important because they're required for several advancements in rank in the ACBL. *Would you like to find more games to play in this week?* When you visit the ACBL Virtual Club section on BBO, you may see other games popping up. If you were a player in other face-to-face clubs, like Glendale, Beverly Hills, or South Bay, you may have other games you're eligible for. You can also try playing as a substitute in other VACB games. Here's how: *You can add yourself to the Substitutes list * * From the Home page, click on *Competitive* * Click on *All tournaments* * Look for the blue button in the lower left that says *Substitutes* * Add your name to the list, and watch for invitations When directors have a seat to fill, either for an entire game, or a temporary fill, you'll be offered an invitation. If you decline two invitations, you'll be taken off the list until you add yourself again. Playing as a substitute is a complete crap shoot! You don't get to choose your partner. But if you do play in a full game, you're eligible to win masterpoints. I've met some splendid players that way, and had some good games. You'll also be invited to play in games that are not VACB games. They might be tournaments elsewhere in the world, or just a friendly team match. Be on your best behavior! Don't ask to be removed just because you're having a bad game. If you're encouraging and supportive, sit back and enjoy the fact that you're getting a *free game *of bridge. :) (If you have an abusive partner, by all means let the director know, and they'll be happy to sub you out for someone else.) *You can offer your services to other club directors* * From the Home page, click on *Competitive* * Click on *All tournaments* * Click on the Search field in the upper right, and type in *VACB* Here you'll see a list of club games that are starting within the next two hours. If you see games that have an odd number of entries, those directors will be looking for fill-in players. I always enjoy having players offer to fill-in before the game. I know I'll be getting a willing and friendly player. To offer your service, click on the Host box to the left of the game name. It will say something like "vacb253567". A profile box will appear, and you can tell the director you're available to sub. Tell him how many masterpoints you have. Directors are always looking for novice/intermediate players to help fill tables with novice/intermediate partners! (You may not get the director if someone is running the game from their own account, so don't expect a response. All you can do is offer!) Wait for the game to start, and if you're lucky, you'll get an invitation from the director. When you do this, you doubly promise to be a good citizen at the table. There's no telling who might be your partner! Enjoy the free game, and hope for lots of good luck. :) Good luck scoring some silver points this week! 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
by Morris Jones 23 May '21

23 May '21

Our regular Open Pairs game is today at 12:30. Come play if you can! Friendly partners often available in the Partnership Desk -- if you need help finding that, drop me a note! I'll walk you there. * 12:30 Open Pasadena Pomona Downey We typically play 20-21 boards on Sunday afternoons, for a better game and MOAR BRIDGE PLS. :) *Next week*: Monday starts a new Silver Linings week! All games pay silver points, 200% of normal club rating. Line up your partners! :) 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 and mini lesson
by Morris Jones 21 May '21

21 May '21

This Saturday is a good warm-up weekend for next week's Silver Linings week, starting on Monday. All games next week will pay silver points -- required for several ACBL rank changes. Saturday events: * 9:30 a.m. 15-minute bridge mini lesson (See below) * 10:00 a.m. 0-500 Pairs * 12:20 p.m. Newcomer pairs (separate email to the newcomer list) * 12:30 p.m. Open Pairs (with extra masterpoint credit) As always, friendly partners are often available at the Partnership Desk. If you're the only one left, I can always get you into the game with someone from the standby substitutes list on BBO. At 9:30 tomorrow I continue my Saturday morning mini lessons with more on second hand play on defense. Here's the Zoom link for the lesson: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83912578991?pwd=Y1R2UnJ1TFM2dVZzYmsyTDdzeFcydz09 Meeting ID: 839 1257 8991 Passcode: 7ntxx Previous lessons are available on YouTube at this playlist: https://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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Wednesday Bridge
by Morris Jones 19 May '21

19 May '21

We have two great games today along with our weekly Wednesday newcomer game with Zoom postmortem. Come play if you can! The Open game in the evening has a nice masterpoint award boost. * 10:45 0-500 Pairs (18 boards, 7 minutes a board) * 7:30 Open Pairs (18 boards, 6 minutes a board) Friendly partners often available at the Partnership Desk! 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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This morning Tuesday 0-500 Pairs
by Morris Jones 18 May '21

18 May '21

Join us for our Tuesday morning 0-500 game on BBO! * 10:45 0-500 Pasadena Pomona Downey Join the Partnership Desk if you'd like to play but don't have a partner. I can always get you into the game with a BBO standby 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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Thank you for Grass Roots weekend support -- today's game
by Morris Jones 17 May '21

17 May '21

We had a lovely turnout of 26 tables total between Saturday and Sunday for the Grass Roots fund raising event. See how the masterpoints were awarded for the Open Pairs games!: * Saturday, four tables, adjacent to the newcomer game, first place: 3.00 black * Sunday, eleven tables, first place: 2.20 black (each direction) Tonight we have our regular *Monday evening 0-1000 Pair game at 7:15*. Come play! Friendly partners available at the partnership desk. :) 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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