Armand Michael Cappelletti (April 18, 1938 – November 14, 2013)''Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014''.

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. was an American lawyer most widely known as a

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player and

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authority.

Biography

Cappelletti was born in

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, the son of carpenter Armand "Mondo" Cappelletti and Rose Marie (''née'' Pugliese). Both sets of his grandparents were born in Italy. He later lived in

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, where he practiced for the

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and later as a public defender in

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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'', and ''How to Win at Omaha High-Low Poker'', and also as columnist for the poker magazine, '' CardPlayer''. He is well known among bridge players as the inventor of the

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. Cappelletti was an

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(ACBL) Grand Life Master with more than 24,000

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. 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.'' Cappelletti made some contributions to bridge bidding including Cappelletti over notrump, Cappelletti over one-of-a-major doubled, Cappelletti two-suited cuebids.

Bridge accomplishments

Wins

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(2) ** Master Mixed Teams (1) 1967 ** Silver Ribbon Pairs (1) 2013

Runners-up

(7) **

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(1) 1991 ** Men's Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1979 ** North American Swiss Teams (1) 1985 **

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(2) 1973, 1977 **

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(2) 1967, 1988 * Other notable 2nd places: ** Goldman Pairs (1) 1968

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cappelletti, Mike 1938 births 2013 deaths Place of death missing People from Providence, Rhode Island American people of Italian descent American contract bridge players American contract bridge writers American poker players Lawyers from Alexandria, Virginia Public defenders 20th-century American lawyers Lawyers from Providence, Rhode Island