Foreword Never, and this really applies exclusively, should one begin a text with “I”. I have taken this to heart here, even though it forced itself upon me. For the actual preface only now begins with the confession: I am a player.What did you spontaneously think? It seems so neutral, but the associations are astonishing.…
This book is about playing. “What do you mean, playing? Do you mean this gambling? Playing for money?” Yes, no, it is simply about playing. The word “play” is not the only one for which there is more than one conception. It is, so to speak, “a broad concept”. There are many types of play,…
Never, and this really applies once and only, should one begin a text with “I”. I have taken this to heart here, although it seems to me to be an imposition. For the real preface only begins now: I was never welcomed as a reader in such a friendly and original way as I was…
Biography 1) Childhood games (1964-1978)a. Memoryb. Puzzlesc. The perfect car raced. Formula 1e. Tipp Kick (football)f. Rouletteg. Footballh. Subbuteoi. Chess2) Dortmund – London (summer 1980)a. Dortmund – iron disciplineb. Depression, two friends, Bielc. Bobby Fischerd. Washed up in Spain, by chancee. Badalonaf. Across Spaing. Across the Atlantic for an Elo numberh. Londoni. Only home 3)…
The author, Dirk Paulsen, was born on 27 January 1959 in Berlin. Already in his early childhood he showed a special mathematical talent, which he himself did not attach much importance to as a child. The “arithmetic tricks” he often had to perform were more the result of a fascination with other people than of…
The Author Dirk Paulsen was born in Berlin on 27 January 1959. Two of his great-grandfathers have achieved a certain fame. Berthold-Otto founded his own school, which still exists today in Lichterfelde, while great-grandfather Friedrich Paulsen gave his name to a street in Steglitz as well as to a school there.Paulsen’s fascination with numbers began…
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 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…
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…
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…
