Practice of the Event Space

The event space in practice In the chapter “How does a quota come into being” I prepared you a little for how the event spaces, which are so wonderful for mathematicians, can look in practice. Here I have now collected a few examples. Perhaps after reading them you can smile with me about the “ideal…

Practice of the Event Space

The event space in practice In the chapter “How does a quota come into being” I prepared you a little for how the event spaces, which are so wonderful for mathematicians, can look in practice. Here I have now collected a few examples. Perhaps after reading them you can smile with me about the “ideal…

Permanences and the consequences

Here is a small example from my history: A man once sent me permanents (these were recorded “spins”, roulette ball throws from a certain bowl, that’s what you call it, where the ball later rolls in). At first I thought: a joke, what am I supposed to investigate? After all, he was willing to pay…

Paschjürgen

One double in five throws? Who could do that? The following little story happened at a backgammon tournament in Berlin in 1986. A bunch of the best players in Germany were gathered there. So good players, professional players and wannabes, but also admitted hobby players. In the evening, Jürgen, a well-known gambler of many years’…

Outing al Profisp

My “outing” as a professional player Everything I am about to tell you, I am actually telling you out of injured vanity. Because: The qualification required to become a professional player is in no way inferior to that required for other professions. And I ask myself (but as you know me by now, not without…

Not Summer 80-82

Not Summer 1980-1982 or: How do you learn all German car registration numbers? 1) The Chess Bundesliga As reported, I had found a club that guaranteed me a regular place in the 1st Chess Bundesliga. I was allowed to play on the 6th board. Team matches in chess are played on a total of 8…

My betting office

This title may sound strange. I am explicitly addressing all those who keep asking me whether I still have my betting shop. And I don’t want to give an additional excursus on aggression, its causes and its meaning, but this question triggers some in me. There are several reasons why this is so: a) The…

My own bankruptcy

Well, this topic is really highly sensitive. As soon as a player talks about his bankruptcy, every honourable citizen is guaranteed to bring out the admonishing finger that he has kept in his pocket for a while out of respect and point it at me. “You see, I always knew. Gambling brings ruin. I always…

Krosno 1981

1) A very special kind of tournament preparation The tournament in Graz was over. The summer was also gradually coming to an end, for September was beginning. The German Chess Federation had temporarily taken a cuddly course with me and appointed me to the German National Team (for Graz) as well as providing me with…

Clause 82

One model and two bookmakers – together 4 winners Christian Maier, who I felt was my best friend at the time (I don’t mind him being my best friend to this day), came from Freiburg. And celebrating birthdays together became a tradition at some point. So I inevitably had the pleasure of getting to know…