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).
[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.
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.