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'''A. Michael (Mike) Cappelletti''' (born 1942, died November 14, 2013) was an American [[Contract bridge|bridge]] player and [[poker]] authority. Amongst 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, ''[[Card Player (magazine)|CardPlayer]]''. He is well known amongst 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 Championship|World Mixed Teams]]. Cappelletti also authored the book ''100 Bridge Problems: Using Poker Tactics in Contract Bridge.'' |
'''A. Michael (Mike) Cappelletti''' (born 1942, died November 14, 2013) was an American [[Contract bridge|bridge]] player and [[poker]] authority.<ref>http://www.acbl.org/news_archive.php?id=900</ref> Amongst 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, ''[[Card Player (magazine)|CardPlayer]]''. He is well known amongst 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 Championship|World Mixed Teams]]. Cappelletti also authored the book ''100 Bridge Problems: Using Poker Tactics in Contract Bridge.'' |
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Revision as of 08:21, 16 November 2013
A. Michael (Mike) Cappelletti (born 1942, died November 14, 2013) was an American bridge player and poker authority.[1] Amongst 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 amongst 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.
Bridge career
Wins
- North American Bridge Championships (1)
- Master Mixed Teams (1) 1967
- Silver Ribbon Pairs (1) 2013
Runner-ups
- 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
External links
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