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Cappelletti

  • Convention created by A. Michael Cappelletti, USA

  • Also called Pottage after Julian Y. Pottage, UK

  • Also called Hamilton after Fred Hamilton, USA

Source

  • ACBL Dictionary

 

Signatures

  • Green = Opposition
  • Blue = First bid from our side
  • RED = Responds from our side
  • Purple = Openers rebids
  • #Black = System link
Continuation

2§=1 suited hand

  • 2§-DBL-RDBL=7+HcP, semi-bal, Forcing to 3-level

  • 2§-Pass=6+cd

  • 2§-2¨=Relay

  • 2§-2NT=11+HcP,semi-bal

2¨=© +ª

  • 2¨-Pass=6+cd,strong

  • 2¨-2©ª=Preference

  • 2¨-2NT=ASK best minor

  • 2¨-3§=6+cd,strong

  • 2¨-3©ª=4+cd,Invite

2©=© + a minor

  • 2©-2ª=Natural,NF

  • 2©-2NT=ASK minor

  • 2©-2NT-3§¨=4+cd

  • 2©-2NT-3§¨-3©=10-12HcP,Invite

  • 2©-3§¨=6+cd,strong

  • 2©-3©=7-10HcP,3+cd

2ª=ª + a minor

  • 2ª-2NT=ASK minor

  • 2ª-2NT-3§¨=4+cd

  • 2ª-2NT-3§¨-3ª=10-12HcP,Invite

  • 2ª-3§¨©= 6+cd,strong

  • 2ª-3ª=7-10HcP,3+cd

Definition

  • DBL=15+HcP,any dist

  • 2§=1 suited hand

  • 2¨=©+ ª

  • 2©=© + a minor

  • 2ª=ª + a minor

  • 2NT=§ + ¨

  • 3§¨©ª=Natural