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]
Mike Cappelletti | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 18, 1938 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Died | November 14, 2013 (aged 75) |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Known for | Bridge and poker |
Biography
editCappelletti 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 Alexandria, Virginia,[5] where he practiced for the U.S. Department of Justice and later as a public defender in Washington, D.C.[2] Among poker players he is known as the author of the books Cappelletti on Omaha, The Best of Cappelletti on Omaha, Poker at the Millennium,[6] and How to Win at Omaha High-Low Poker,[7] and also as columnist for the poker magazine, CardPlayer.[8] 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.[9]
Cappelletti made some contributions to bridge bidding including Cappelletti over notrump, Cappelletti over one-of-a-major doubled, Cappelletti two-suited cuebids.[2][10]
Bridge accomplishments
editWins
edit- North American Bridge Championships (2)
- Master Mixed Teams (1) 1967[11]
- Silver Ribbon Pairs (1) 2013[12]
Runners-up
edit- 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
References
edit- ^ Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014. Social Security Administration.
- ^ a b c Brent Manley, ed. (January 2014). "Michael Cappelletti, Sr. 1938–2013". Bridge Bulletin. 80 (1). Horn Lake, MS: American Contract Bridge League: 34. ISSN 1089-6376.
- ^ "Mike Cappelletti, Sr. 1942–2013". ACBL. November 15, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
- ^ 1930 United States Census; 1940 United States Census
- ^ Manley, Brent; Horton, Mark; Greenberg-Yarbro, Tracey; Rigal, Barry, eds. (2011). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge - Biographies and Results (compact disk) (7th ed.). Horn Lake, MS: American Contract Bridge League. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-939460-99-1.
- ^ Caro, Mike; Cappelletti, Mike (January 1, 2003). "Poker at the Millennium". Amazon.com. Mike Caro University. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ Cappelletti, Mike (December 23, 2003). "How to Win at Omaha High-Low Poker". Amazon.com. Cardoza. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "Michael Cappelletti". CardPlayer.com. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ "100 BRIDGE PROBLEMS". Cardoza Books. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
- ^ Alder, Phillip (November 20, 2013). "Michael Cappelletti and His One-No-Trump Opening". The New York Times. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ Truscott, Alan (August 22, 1967). "Bridge:; Talented Young Woman Makes A Brilliant Defensive Play". The New York Times. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "Winners of Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs". Bridge Winners. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
External links
edit- "International record for Mike Cappelletti". World Bridge Federation.
- Mike Cappelletti at Library of Congress, with 3 library catalog records
