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 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]
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 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]