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Sunday two-section game
by Morris Jones 14 May '22

14 May '22

We have games Sunday afternoon for 0-750 pairs at 12:15, and Open Pairs at 12:30. Here's who I'm expecting. Please send corrections! Let me know which game you're writing about. :) Sunday 12:15 0-750 5/15/22 Director Scott Campbell ksc Name BBO Name BBO Graetchen Torres grete Mike Connell mconn4 John Tyner John1609 Lora Smith 1darbygal Patricia Luehrs pmjl Noel Jeffrey Silverharv Xiaoyan Zhou xyzzuz Sofi Kasubhai sofitictac Tom Beggane tpjb Mike Perera mikeperera Carol Mrs_Jiggle Lynn Sager lynnbs Sunday 12:30 Open 5/15/22 Director Scott Campbell ksc Name BBO Name BBO Avice Osmunson 2holtdrive Kiran Kumar cndy037 Jan Ladd Alohaladd6 Roy Ladd roy r ladd Amr Elghamry amr777 Gerry Geremia gerryg51 Lulu Minter bree leant Ernie Wong ejksw Mira Rowe bridger238 Ron Oest bridge1474 Dave White dwhite50 Pat Larin pattinoel Farryl Weitzman Fraudelmw Jane Archer JaneArcher Joe Viola javiola3 Rae Murbach raquetrae Kathy Baghdassarian kathybag Sharon Wolf drswolf Helen Wang lisette Genise Hasan kevra Roshen Hadulla Roshni1938 Bill Brodek habanero_2 Adam Barron theadamwol Temo Arjani Zantem Donald Pearson dmp12 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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Friday 12:15 bridge
by Morris Jones 12 May '22

12 May '22

Yes the Friday game is at 12:15! We'll play The Common Game boards marked as REDZ. Please reply with corrections to the list of expected players: Friday 12:15 Open 5/13/22 Director Mike Savage patomike Name BBO Name BBO Bill Brodek habanero_2 Aggi Oschin agijanian1 Anita Walker anitacw27 Jacqueline Moor jmoor2 Lulu Minter bree leant Ernie Wong ejksw Stephen Licker chkenek1 Bud Kalafian bekbud Steve Shanker shankers Sharon Wolf drswolf David White dwhite50 Bob McBroom soccerref Gerry Geremia gerryg51 Rae Murbach racquetrae Harkirat Randhawa harkiratr Alan Nueman anueman Kristi Kubo dyingmoose Carol Ashbacher icenogle Julie Hanson juju1944 Bill Martin trap27 Mike Connell mconn4 Shari Elias shari2141 Mary Anne Self nanna7 Kathy Flynn nanogirl Wayne Rapp GCSchools Pat Larin pattinoel Maria Marvosh bridges100 Pam Risinger r lita Roy Ladd roy r ladd Jan Ladd alohaladd6 Ramesh Sawhney rshawney David Khalieque akhalieque Tomoko Stock tomstock Tom Beggane tpjb Rand Pinsky unabidder Kathy Swaine phantom4 Glen Drogin Glen1941 Avice Osmundson 2holtdrive Kiran Kumar cndy037 Hilary Clark clark5 Donald Zachary ZDonald Denise Morgan Grammanees Genise Hasan kevra Jane Archer JaneArcher Simonetta May carasimo 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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Thursday Open 10:15
by Morris Jones 11 May '22

11 May '22

Who's coming to play tomorrow? Send corrections to the list below with a reply to this note! Thursday 10:15 Open 5/12/22 Director Scott Campbell ksc Name BBO Name BBO Lianne walliser goldengal1 Avice Osmundson 2holtdrive David Khalieque akhalieque Harkirat Randhawa harkiratr Elliott Nueman neuman Alan Nueman anueman Bud Kalafian bekbud Lulu Minter bree leant Ernie Wong ejksw Diana Borgatti djborgatti Rae Murbach racquetrae David White dwhite50 Pat Larin pattinoel Gary Trenda garytren Carol Trenda carol lath Bill Brodek habanero_2 Temo Arjani Zantem Kristi Kubo dyingmoose Carol Ashbacher icenogle Joe Viola javiola3 Gerry Geremia gerryg51 Jacqueline Moor jmoor2 Michael Connell mconn4 Julie Hanson juju1944 Angela Peters ltlmama1 Melanie Moran kna3 Shari Elias shari2141 Paula Olivares paulao Roy Ladd roy r ladd Helen Wang lisette Ron McEvan RJMC66 Roshen Hadulla roshni1938 Kiran Kumar cndy037 Rand Pinsky unabidder Kathy Swaine Phantom4 Kathy Flynn nanogirl Bob McBroom soccerref Genise Hasan kevra Stephen Anderson Stephen13 Glen Drogin Glen1941 Tom Beggane tpjb 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 10 May '22

10 May '22

First, I have a small semi-private class meeting on Wednesday evenings at 6:30, starting tomorrow for four Wednesdays. We're going to study and practice *play of the hand* topics. I have a couple of seats available, so if you're interested drop me a note soon. :) Meanwhile we have our 0-750 game at 10:15 on Wednesday. Who'd like to come play? Wednesday 10:15 5/11/22 Director Mojo mojoLA Name BBO Name BBO Glen Drogin Glen1941 Jim Campbell jimcampbel Mike Connell mconn4 Rosa Gutierez rosgut Stephen Anderson Stephen13 Michael Perera mikeperera Tom Beggane tpjb Judy Tomic laceygal Anita Walker anitacw27 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, and about robots
by Morris Jones 09 May '22

09 May '22

First, we have 0-750 pairs at 10:15 and Open Pairs at 6:15. Here's who played last week. Send corrections please! Remind me which game you're addressing. Look after the player rosters for some comments on robots ... Tuesday 10:15 0-750 5/10/22 Name BBO Name BBO Director Mojo mojoLA Simonetta May carasimo Jane Archer janearcher Caryn Musicer Caryn52 Glen Musicer themus Kerry Goldstone Fabfiftys Glen Drogin Glen1941 Graetchen Torres grete Mike Connell mconn4 John Tyner John1609 Lora Smith 1darbygal Stephen Anderson stephen13 Mike Perera mikeperera Tom Beggane tpjb Rosa Gutierez rosgut Tuesday 6:15 Open 5/10/22 Director Mike Savage patomike Name BBO Name BBO Avice Osmundson 2holtdrive Kiran Kumar cndy037 Amr Elghamry amr777 Dominique Moore DMoore0320 Bud Kalafian bekbud Lulu Minter bree leant Ernie Wong ejksw Mira Rowe bridger238 Ronald Oest Bridge1474 David White dwhite50 Pat Larin pattinoel Bill Brodek habanero_2 Bob McBroom soccerref Harry Randhawawa harkiratr David Khalieque akhalique Carol Ashbacher icenogle Hanan Mogharbel jimjj Tom Lill LillOleTom Genise Hasan kevra Judy Feder judycutie Angela Peters ltlmama1 Julie Hanson juju1944 Pamela Risinger r lita Maria Marvosh bridges100 Roy Ladd roy r ladd Sandra Marsh sandybean Amy Muscoplat neiamy Tomoko Stock tomstock Jan Ladd alohaladd6 Tom Beggane tpjb Rand Pinsky unabidder Kathy Swaine phantom4 Temo Arjani Zantem Kushroo Lakdawala khushlak On the subject of robot partners, we decided some time ago that players may choose to play with a robot partner in our games. This will not change, for those of us playing in the Unit556+PPD VACB. (That will not apply to out-of-area guest players.) We feel that it's in the best interest of our online players, and in some cases it's the only way to have a viable game. 1. Many players have difficulty finding a partner. Newer players can play with a robot partner knowing they won't be criticized for mistakes. More experienced players might choose a robot over a weaker available human player. 2. For many of us it's difficult, scary, and painful to invite someone to be a bridge partner. 3. Having a robot partner does not appear to bear results that are very much different from playing with a human partner. 4. Pairs with a robot player are supposed to be sorted into Strat A, regardless of the masterpoint holding. (I'm not sure this always works, but that's the stated intention.) 5. Allowing robot pairs gives us bigger games, and in the case of some 750 games, makes holding a game viable. 6. There is no practical way to limit the number of robot pairs in a game, so we won't attempt to do that. I know there are disadvantages. Players with a robot partner always have explanations of their partner's bids, and their own bids are explained to the opponents using the same system. Robots play quickly. Robots barely use any defensive signalling. While the VACB system is in place, we feel that this is within the spirit of online bridge, of which robot players are a major part. When (if?) the VACB system reaches a sunset, the BBO bridge club will make its own decisions about game formats. *Finally let me ask this of each of you*: If you don't have a partner for a game, look through the list of single players from my expected player lists. Any of them might rather be your partner than play with a robot. Consider asking one of them 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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Monday Bridge 12:15 Open
by Morris Jones 08 May '22

08 May '22

Open Pairs Monday at 12:15. Who's coming to play? Drop me a note to correct my list! Last call for Competitive Bidding starting Monday evening, 6:30, and Defense Tuesday evening 6:30. https://bridgemojo.com/online-classes-may-2022 Monday 12:15 Open 5/9/22 Director Mojo mojoLA Name BBO Name BBO Avice Osmundson 2holtdrive Kiran Kumar cndy037 Carol Reukauf 6810p Paul Reukauf 3047s David Khalieque akhalieque Tomoko Stock tomstock Amr Elghamry amr777 Rae Murbach racquetrae Rose Boot arose Sharon Wolf drswolf Maria Marvosh bridges100 Stephen Licker chkenek1 Bud Kalafian bekbud Dwaine Hawley dhawley102 Gary Zoss 8758123 Kristi Kubo dyingmoose Carol Ashbacher icenogle Graetchn grete Bill Martin trap27 Bill Brodek habanero_2 Paula Olivares paulao Harkirat Randhawa harkiratr Alan Nueman anueman Jeanette Deverian jdeverian Cathryn Martin CLMPas Genise Hasan kevra Pat Larin pattinoel Helen Wang lisette Lynn Sager lynnbs May Ho mhozie Gay Gipson gegipson Nancy Guenther nanniegoat Kathy Flynn nanogirl Bob McBroom soccerref Deanna Kean proudley24 Jan Ladd alohaladd6 Rosa Gutierez rosgut Roy Ladd roy r ladd Ramesh Sawhney rsawhney Tom Beggane tpjb Rand Pinsky unabidder Kathy Swaine phantom4 Temo Arjani Zantem Mike Connell mconn4 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 game
by Morris Jones 07 May '22

07 May '22

Happy Mother's Day! On Sundays we run two games adjacent to each other: * 0-750 Pairs 12:15 * Open Pairs 12:30 If you're not on the list and would like to join, drop me a note! Please mention which game you'd like to join. :) Sunday 12:15 0-750 5/7/22 Director Scott Campbell ksc Name BBO Name BBO Anita Walker anitacw27 Graetchen Torres grete Mike Connell mconn4 Harkirat Randhawa harkiratr Jacqueline Moor jmoor2 John Tyner John1609 Lora Smith 1darbygal Patricia Luehrs pmjl Noel Jeffrey Silverharv Xiaoyan Zhou xyzzuz Sofi Kasubhai sofitictac Tomoko Stock tomstock Jan Ladd alohaladd6 Tom Beggane tpjb Sunday 12:30 Open 5/7/22 Director Scott Campbell ksc Name BBO Name BBO Aggi Oschin Agijanian1 David Khalieque akhalieque Debbye Pride bajaqueen Pat Larin pattinoel Bud Kalifian bekbud Farryl Weitzman Fraudelmw Jane Archer JaneArcher David Rozzell jdrjr Sharon Wolf drswolf Connie Kangxk Ernie Wong ejksw Kathy Baghdassarian kathybag Sharon Wolf drswolf Helen Wang lisette Genise Hasan kevra Helen Wang lisette Lynn Sager lynnbs Kathy Flynn nanogirl Bob McBroom soccerref Rae Murbach raquetrae Joe Viola javiola3 Roshen Hadulla Roshni1938 Bill Brodek habanero_2 Bill Martin trap27 Rand Pinsky unabidder Kathy Swaine phantom4 Temo Arjani Zantem Dwaine Hawley 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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Friday bridge, yes 12:15
by Morris Jones 05 May '22

05 May '22

I'm still getting into the swing of the Unit 556+PPD virtual bridge club. Yesterday I mentioned that the Thursday game was at 12:15, when of course it's at 10:15. It's the Friday game that's at 12:15, and we're open for business on Friday. Drop me a note if you're playing, or expected and not. Classes open for advancing players starting this coming week: Monday evenings, Competitive Bidding. Tuesday evenings, Defense. Drop me a note if you'd like to enroll! More info here: https://bridgemojo.com/online-classes-may-2022 Friday 12:15 Open 5/6/22 Director Mike Savage patomike Name BBO Name BBO Adam Barron theadamwol Sharon Wolf drswolf Aggi Oschin agijanian1 Bill Brodek habanero_2 Anita Walker anitacw27 Jacqueline Moor jmoor2 Diana Borgatti djborgatti Cathryn Martin CLMPas Gary Trenda garytren Carol Trenda carol Lath Gary Zoss 8758123 Dwaine Hawley dhawley Karmen Armoudjian karmogirl Denise Wreede denigirl Kiran Kumar cndy037 Genise Hasan kevra Lulu Minter bree leant Ernie Wong ejksw Mary Anne Self nanna7 Shari Elias shari2141 Mike Connell mconn4 Bill Martin trap27 Mira Rowe bridger238 Ronald Oest Bridge1474 Pat Larin pattinoel Wayne Rapp GCSchools Rae Murbach racquetrae Gerry Geremia gerryg51 Rand Pinsky unabidder Kathy Swaine phantom4 Roy Ladd roy r ladd Jan Ladd alohaladd6 Stephen Licker chkenek1 Bud Kalafian bekbud Tomoko Stock tomstock David Khalieque akhalieque Harkirat Randhawa harkiratr Tom Beggane tpjb Carol Ashbacher icenogle Julie Hanson juju1944 Stephen Anderson stephen13 Ramesh Sawhney rshawney Pam Risinger r lita 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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Thursday Open Pairs
by Morris Jones 04 May '22

04 May '22

12:15, Open Pairs. Great game. Who's coming to play? Here's who I'm expecting: Thursday 10:15 Open 5/5/22 Director Scott Campbell ksc Name BBO Name BBO Avice Osmundson 2holtdrive Lianne walliser goldengal1 Paul Reukauf 3047s David Khalieque akhalieque Harkirat Randhawa harkiratr Alan Nueman anueman Bud Kalafian bekbud Lulu Minter bree leant Ernie Wong ejksw Diana Borgatti djborgatti Rae Murbach racquetrae Sharon Wolf drswolf Steve Shanker shankers David White dwhite50 Pat Larin pattinoel Gary Trenda garytren Carol Trenda carol lath Carlos Garcia grandpacjg Bill Brodek habanero_2 Temo Arjani Zantem Carol Ashbacher icenogle Joe Viola javiola3 Gerry Geremia gerryg51 Jerome Paul jepaul Margaret Shifley mshifley Jacqueline Moor jmoor2 Michael Connell mconn4 Julie Hanson juju1944 Angela Peters ltlmama1 Karmen Armoudjian karmogirl Jan Wickersham jannie Melanie Moran kna3 Shari Elias shari2141 Pamela Risinger r lita Maria Marvosh bridges100 Ron McEvan RJMC66 Helen Wang lisette Roshen Hadulla roshni1938 Kiran Kumar cndy037 Sandra Marsh sandybean Rand Pinsky unabidder Kathy Swaine Phantom4 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 0-750
by Morris Jones 03 May '22

03 May '22

Wednesday we have one game on the calendar: 0-750 pairs at 10:15. Come play with your local friends! Wednesday 10:15 5/4/22 Director Mojo mojoLA Name BBO Name BBO Pam Risinger bridges100 Kerry Goldstone Fabfiftys Glen Drogin Glen1941 Graetchn Torres grete Mike Connell mconn4 Harkirat Randhawa harkiratr David Khalieque akhalieque Jill Salinger jlsfilms Lindsay Gronich lgronich Jacqueline Moor jmoor2 Tom Beggane tpjb Karmen Armoudjian karmogirl Lisa Walker lisawalker Angela Peters ltlmama1 Lynn Sager lynnbs Marilyn Morton mortonhome Carol Schamp cschamp Stephen Anderson Stephen13 P.S. I've just announced two online bridge classes for advancing players: Monday evenings, Competitive Bidding, and Tuesday evenings, Defense. If you're interested, you'll find all the information here: https://bridgemojo.com/online-classes-may-2022 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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