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Cappelletti (also known as Hamilton)
This convention is known by two names because Mike and Fred are both credited for it. For simplicity I am just going to refer to it as Cappelletti.
Cappelletti is a defensive bidding convention for use after an opponent has opened 1NT. Overcaller's available conventional calls are:
| X | Penalty |
2 | A one-suited hand (any suit, 5+ cards) with roughly 11-15 points, asks partner to bid 2 |
| 2 | At least 4-4 in hearts and spades, asks partner to correct to either major |
2 | At least 5-5 in hearts and a minor |
2 | At least 5-5 in spades and a minor |
| 2NT | At least 5-5 in clubs and diamonds |
Partner's Responses
Partner's responses after
| 1NT | 2! | Pass |
| Pass | At least six good clubs, nonforcing. |
| 2 | An artificial bid, asking partner to pass if his suit is diamonds or to bid 2/2/3 depending on which suit he has. |
| 2 | At least six good hearts, nonforcing. |
| 2 | At least six good spades, nonforcing. |
Partner's responses after
| 1NT | 2! | Pass |
| Pass | At least six good diamonds, nonforcing. |
| 2 | Natural, signoff |
| 2 | Natural, signoff |
| 2NT | Natural, invitational. |
Partner's responses after
| 1NT | 2! | Pass |
| Pass | A weak hand with tolerance for hearts. |
| 2 | At least six good spades, no heart support, nonforcing. |
| 2NT | Artificial, no heart support, asking for partner to bid his minor suit at the three level. |
| 3 | At least seven clubs, no heart support, nonforcing. |
| 3 | At least seven diamonds, no heart support, nonforcing. |
| 3 | At least three hearts, invitational. |
| 3 | N/A |
| 3NT | Natural, signoff. |
| 4 | Natural, signoff. |
| 4 | Natural, signoff. |
Partner's responses after
| 1NT | 2! | Pass |
| Pass | A weak hand with tolerance for spades. |
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2NT | Artificial, no spade support, asking for partner to bid his minor suit at the three level. |
| 3 | At least seven clubs, no spade support, nonforcing. |
| 3 | At least seven diamonds, no spade support, nonforcing. |
| 3 | At least seven hearts, no spade support, nonforcing. |
| 3 | At least three spades, invitational. |
Partner's responses after
| 3 | A weak hand with tolerance for clubs. |
| 3 | A weak hand with tolerance for diamonds. Tends to deny club support. |
| 3 | At least seven hearts, no support for either minor, nonforcing. |
| 3 | At least seven spades, no support for either minor, nonforcing. |
| 3NT | Natural, signoff. |
| 4 | At least three clubs, invitational. |
| 4 | At least four diamonds, invitational. |
| 4 | Natural, signoff. |
| 4 | Natural, signoff. |
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