About the Author 3

About the author Dirk Paulsen, born in Berlin in 1959, has fulfilled a childhood dream. It is not his particular childhood dream but rather the childhood dream par excellence: to make playing a profession. In this book, he describes his remarkable “career”, which allowed him to learn various games to the point of mastery, in…

About the Author 2

About the author His special talent in arithmetic, which was already clearly recognisable in his early childhood, and his enthusiasm for football made him simulate the Bundesliga in a game at a very early age and in all possible variations. Only all the details were taken into account in order to produce results and table…

Tension

i. Tension Now two points why I would recommend playing in system bets to everyone anyway. First of all, of course, an understanding of it and the tools to be able to calculate it on your own. Both the stake, i.e. the number of rows in a 3 out of 11 (well how many are…

Philospohy Overview

The philosophical part 1) Hierarchy of games In this chapter, the hierarchy of games is examined under the aspect of suitability as a money game. It is mainly games of skill with a luck factor that are suitable for professional gambling. 2) The Pauli Ladder A position can be taken on any topic. This position…

Mathematics Overview

Overview of the mathematical parts 1) Mathematics in generala. Ranking systemsThere are ranking lists in many sports. The origin of these rankings and their value is examined. My own system for improving league tables is presented in detail. b. The Goat ProblemMore biographical/entertainment. But the aspects and aberrations in thinking are explored. Also fits with…

Chapter Overview

1) ForewordName: Preface.doc2) IntroductionName: Introduction.doc3) My Chaos TheoryMyChaostheory.docContents: First meeting WM 1970, philosophical considerations,religion – philosophy – mathematics4) InsurancesName: Insurances.docContents:5) The step-grandsonName: The step-grandson.docContents: Mathematics Stiffchild – Probability Stepgrandson6) Sport Game TensionName: SportGameSuspense.docContent: The meaning of sport, the meaning of playSum: Experiencing tension, betting, and estimating?7) Ratio of probability to oddsName: WkeitQuote.docContent: Mathematical part, W-keit…

Table of Contents

1) Preface2) IntroductionPart 1 – Philosophy of the Probability Theory of Mathematics3) About Mathematics and the Mathematicians4) Relationship of the Sciences Mathematics – Philosophy5) My Chaos Theorya. First meeting WM 1970b. Philosophical/scientific considerations6) Emergence of a world viewPart 2 – Short biography of my chess career7) From Football to Chess8) My rise in chess9) First…

Betting Mathematics Content

1) The Betting Marketa. Name: “The Betting Market2.doc”.b. Content: The entire betting market is explained. Past and present are also contrasted.c. Assessment: Good and readable, indispensable too. A key chapter.2) The fair beta. Name: “The fair bet.doc”.b. Content: There is no such thing as a really fair bet. Plus two quite interesting little problems (a…

Content Overview

1) Children’s games (1961 – 1978)2) Chess (1980 – 1983)3) Backgammon (1983 – 1988)4) Black Jack (1984 – 1996)5) Backgammon Theory6) Black Jack Theory7) My Football Programme8) Betting Practice I (1990 – 2009)9) How are odds created?10) Betting Practice II (1990 – 2009)11) My system12) Betting Practice III (1990 – 2009)13) The Betting Market

Contents Philosophy

Table of contents of the philosophical/ideological and general chapters. 1) The hierarchy of gamesa. Name: “The Hierarchy of Games.doc”.b. Content: The games Chess – Skat – Backgammon – Poker are examined for their suitability as money games.c. Assessment: It is already important to discuss the aspect As beautiful and exciting as a game may be.…