BridgeMojo

Class sold out! Thank you!

I'm delighted to announce that I'll be offering Bridge III "Defense in the 21st Century" this summer! (2013)

• Thursday evenings, 7:00 — 9:00 p.m.
• First class: June 20, 2012
• Cost: $95, plus $15 for the work book ($110 total)

Class will run for eight Thursday evenings, skipping the Thursdays of July 4 and July 25.

• June 20, 27
• July 11, 18
• August 1, 8, 15, 22

This class is open to ALL BRIDGE PLAYERS. If you play bridge, you're welcome in this class. There are no other prerequisites.

This course is a continuation in the ACBL's "Bridge in the 21st Century" program; you'll find the lesson format familiar. Besides the focus on defense, each lesson will include some review of bidding and play-of-the-hand tips for the declarer. This class has a new set of special cards to deal and play hands relevant to the lesson.

The location is on the beautiful campus of Oneonta Congregational Church:

1515 Garfield Avenue
South Pasadena, CA 91030
The "Forum" room
Plenty of parking on the site

Here is the lesson plan:

• Lesson 1 – Opening Leads against Notrump Contracts
• Lesson 2 – Opening Leads against Suit Contracts
• Lesson 3 – Third-Hand Play
• Lesson 4 – Second-Hand Play
• Lesson 5 – Defensive Signals
• Lesson 6 – Developing Defensive Tricks
• Lesson 7 – Interfering with Declarer
• Lesson 8 – Making a Plan

IF YOU WANT TO ATTEND, I would appreciate hearing from you. There's no need to preregister; please bring the class fee to the first class. If you send me an email I can reserve your seat.

Class size is limited to 20 students. Be sure to reserve your seat!

Here's a new way to connect with fellow students, "like" our fan page on Facebook: http://facebook.com/Bridgemojo

For bridge students and beginners, I've created an email list called "Social Bridge" with the intent of providing a place for students to ask questions and make arrangements to play bridge socially.

Clearly the best way to improve at bridge is to play as often as you can, but finding a game that isn't too competitive or intimidating can be difficult.

The list members should all be local to the Pasadena/Arcadia area, and mostly current or former students of my bridge classes at PCC. So it should remain a small list of folks who mostly know each other and would like to discuss bridge or get together to practice.

You can join the list by clicking http://mail.bridgemojo.com/mailman/listinfo/social and using the "Subscribing to Social" form -- or just drop me a note at the Contact link.

Bridge students Michael Perera and Tor Hyblom won their first red points Sunday July 3, 2011, at the Pasadena "Bridge Week" Regional. Congratulations!

In viewing the landscape of "online bridge" these days, I thought I'd tell some of my history with SAYC. It's sort of my fault. See the full story here:

http://mojo.whiteoaks.com/2010/09/27/how-sayc-happened/

Mojo

This great article in the Pasadena Star-News, Pasadena goes all-in on Bridge, highlights the interest and the need for bridge teachers in the area.