Mike Cappelletti
Armand Michael Cappelletti (April 18, 1938 – November 14, 2013)[1] was an American lawyer most widely known as a bridge player and poker authority.[2][3]
Cappelletti was born in Providence, Rhode Island, the son of carpenter Armand "Mondo" Cappelletti and Rose Marie (née Pugliese). Both sets of his grandparents were born in Italy.[4]
He later lived in
CardPlayer. He is well known among bridge players as the inventor of the Cappelletti convention. Cappelletti was an American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) Grand Life Master with more than 24,000 masterpoints. He won a bronze medal in the 1974 World Mixed Teams. Cappelletti also authored the book 100 Bridge Problems: Using Poker Tactics in Contract Bridge.[6]
Cappelletti made some contributions to bridge bidding including Cappelletti over notrump, Cappelletti over one-of-a-major doubled, Cappelletti two-suited cuebids.[2]
Bridge accomplishments
Wins
- North American Bridge Championships (2)
- Master Mixed Teams (1) 1967
- Silver Ribbon Pairs (1) 2013
Runners-up
- North American Bridge Championships (7)
- Reisinger (1) 1991
- Men's Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1979
- North American Swiss Teams (1) 1985
- Blue Ribbon Pairs(2) 1973, 1977
- Mixed Pairs (2) 1967, 1988
- Other notable 2nd places:
- Goldman Pairs (1) 1968
Personal life
Mike's son, Michael Cappellitti Jr., is a Bridge professional.
References
- ^ Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014. Social Security Administration.
- ^ ISSN 1089-6376.
- ^ "Mike Cappelletti, Sr. 1942–2013". ACBL. November 15, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
- 1940 United States Census
- ISBN 978-0-939460-99-1.
- ^ "100 BRIDGE PROBLEMS". Cardoza Books. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
External links
- "International record for Mike Cappelletti". World Bridge Federation.
- Mike Cappelletti at Library of Congress, with 3 library catalog records
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