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Fred Hamilton (born 1936) is a professional American bridge player. Hamilton is a World Bridge Federation (WBF) World Grand Master and American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) Grand Life Master and inventor of the popular Hamilton convention used to compete over the opponent's 1NT opening bid.
Jul 16, 2010 · Interview with Bridge Great, Fred Hamilton
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Fred Gitelman interviewed by Bridge Kids; Bobby Goldman ACBL Hall of Fame; Joe Grue interviewed by Gavin Wolpert; Fred Hamilton ACBL Hall of Fame; Bob Hamman interviewed by Audrey Grant; Bob Hamman ACBL Hall of Fame; Bob Hamman interviewed by Bridge Kids; Eddie Kantar interviewed by Audrey Grant; Eddie Kantar ACBL Hall of Fame; Edgar Kaplan ...
This convention is known by several names because Mike Cappelletti Sr., Fred Hamilton, and Julian Pottage (in the UK) are all credited for it. For simplicity I am just going to refer to it as Cappelletti. Cappelletti is a defensive bidding convention after an opponent has opened 1NT.
Reflecting upon his long and distinguished career, Fred considers his most treasured bridge accomplishment to be winning the Bermuda Bowl (World Championship), defeating the fabled Italian Blue Team in 1976. He names Billy Eisenberg, Mark Lair, Mike Passell and Paul Soloway as “my favorite partners and good friends.”.
Fred Hamilton (born 1936) is a professional American bridge player. Hamilton is a World Bridge Federation (WBF) World Grand Master and American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) Grand Life Master and inventor of the popular Hamilton convention used to compete over the opponent's 1NT opening bid.
Aug 16, 2003 · Aug. 16, 2003. In Long Beach, Calif., a month ago, the American Contract Bridge League inducted four players into its Hall of Fame: Fred Hamilton, Jacqui Mitchell, Steve Robinson and the...
