C'est avec surprise et regret que nous apprenons le décès de Katarina Walker, auteure de "The Pro's Guide to Spanish 21 and Australian Pontoon". Son décès est survenu il y a quelques mois déjà. Agée de 49 ans, elle laisse dans le deuil son mari Paul Mallon et son fils Adrian Maydwell.
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Décès de Katarina Walker
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Décès de Katarina Walker
Monsieur G
Re: Décès de Katarina Walker
Comme beaucoup d'entre vous doivent le savoir, c'est moi qui ai ecrit l'avant-propos du livre de Katarina, dans lequel j'ai explique que, pour moi, c'est une etoile qui arrivait sur la scene du blackjack et qui etait destinee a devenir une de nos plus grandes vedettes. Et elle n'a pas decu.
Incontestablement, elle etait, de son vivant, le plus grand expert en Spanish 21 qui soit et son livre est un veritable chef-d'oeuvre sur le sujet. Je sais que je represente toute la communaute du blackjack quand j'avoue combien elle va nous manquer et combien nous regrettons deja la disparition de cette femme aux talents tout a fait extraordinaires.
Don Schlesinger
Incontestablement, elle etait, de son vivant, le plus grand expert en Spanish 21 qui soit et son livre est un veritable chef-d'oeuvre sur le sujet. Je sais que je represente toute la communaute du blackjack quand j'avoue combien elle va nous manquer et combien nous regrettons deja la disparition de cette femme aux talents tout a fait extraordinaires.
Don Schlesinger
Re: Décès de Katarina Walker
Je viens de commander le livre de cette grande dame.
Le faire si tardivement me laisse un sentiment coupable, le regret quelque part de n'avoir pas été reconnaissant de son travail.
Remerciements à Don Schlesinger pour avoir su lui rendre grâce au moment opportun avec sa magnifique préface.
La voici:
The Best Spanish 21 Book Ever Written 3 juin 2008
Par Donald E. Schlesinger -
Once in a great long while, we are dazzled by the brilliance of an utter newcomer onto the scene of blackjack literature -- an author whose name is completely unknown to aficionados of the game, but whose qualifications, expertise, and scholarship are nonetheless impressive. Katarina Walker is just such an individual.
Since their creation, many years ago, Spanish 21 and its Australian equivalent, Pontoon, have rarely been taken seriously by blackjack pros. It was widely believed that these carnival-like bastardizations of the "real game" were nothing more than frivolous diversions for the uninitiated and fodder for the fools who would deign to play them. Until now! Imagine our surprise when along comes Ms. Walker to inform us of how wrong these beliefs are, as she presents her stunning "Pro's Guide" to these hitherto misunderstood games.
Walker has been playing Pontoon in her native Australia since the game was first introduced, and has won considerable sums of money traveling around the globe in search of the most exploitable Spanish 21 games to attack. This book is the result of over three years of research, computer programming, simulation, and calculations, and represents the distilled wisdom of, unquestionably, the foremost authority on these two games in the world today. To me, what is equally impressive are Katarina's innovative presentations of some of the material in a manner that is fresh, original, and has never before been seen in any blackjack text, be it on Spanish 21 or the classic version of the game.
This work is destined to become a classic in gaming circles, for it instantly qualifies as the most complete and magnificent tome ever written on Spanish 21. Make no mistake about it: a book of this scope and importance can be dangerous for the practitioners of the game. When the "enemy" reads this book -- and rest assured, he will -- there will undoubtedly be instant repercussions and unavoidable changes in the way Spanish 21 players are regarded by casino personnel. When it becomes widely known that Spanish 21 and Pontoon are every bit as beatable as their traditional blackjack counterpart and, in some cases, even more so, inevitable countermeasures are likely to be instituted. Such is progress!
So, read quickly: the days of pit bosses' turning their heads on the "dolts" who sit down at a Spanish 21 table may fast be coming to an end. Katarina Walker's work is going to put the game on the map forever, and it is also going to establish her as one of the brightest stars in the blackjack firmament -- an authority with impeccable credentials, whose future works will, I predict, be seriously sought after in the years to come. Join me in welcoming Ms. Walker to the blackjack community, and enjoy one of the most impressive and well-researched works on the game ever written.
Le faire si tardivement me laisse un sentiment coupable, le regret quelque part de n'avoir pas été reconnaissant de son travail.
Remerciements à Don Schlesinger pour avoir su lui rendre grâce au moment opportun avec sa magnifique préface.
La voici:
The Best Spanish 21 Book Ever Written 3 juin 2008
Par Donald E. Schlesinger -
Once in a great long while, we are dazzled by the brilliance of an utter newcomer onto the scene of blackjack literature -- an author whose name is completely unknown to aficionados of the game, but whose qualifications, expertise, and scholarship are nonetheless impressive. Katarina Walker is just such an individual.
Since their creation, many years ago, Spanish 21 and its Australian equivalent, Pontoon, have rarely been taken seriously by blackjack pros. It was widely believed that these carnival-like bastardizations of the "real game" were nothing more than frivolous diversions for the uninitiated and fodder for the fools who would deign to play them. Until now! Imagine our surprise when along comes Ms. Walker to inform us of how wrong these beliefs are, as she presents her stunning "Pro's Guide" to these hitherto misunderstood games.
Walker has been playing Pontoon in her native Australia since the game was first introduced, and has won considerable sums of money traveling around the globe in search of the most exploitable Spanish 21 games to attack. This book is the result of over three years of research, computer programming, simulation, and calculations, and represents the distilled wisdom of, unquestionably, the foremost authority on these two games in the world today. To me, what is equally impressive are Katarina's innovative presentations of some of the material in a manner that is fresh, original, and has never before been seen in any blackjack text, be it on Spanish 21 or the classic version of the game.
This work is destined to become a classic in gaming circles, for it instantly qualifies as the most complete and magnificent tome ever written on Spanish 21. Make no mistake about it: a book of this scope and importance can be dangerous for the practitioners of the game. When the "enemy" reads this book -- and rest assured, he will -- there will undoubtedly be instant repercussions and unavoidable changes in the way Spanish 21 players are regarded by casino personnel. When it becomes widely known that Spanish 21 and Pontoon are every bit as beatable as their traditional blackjack counterpart and, in some cases, even more so, inevitable countermeasures are likely to be instituted. Such is progress!
So, read quickly: the days of pit bosses' turning their heads on the "dolts" who sit down at a Spanish 21 table may fast be coming to an end. Katarina Walker's work is going to put the game on the map forever, and it is also going to establish her as one of the brightest stars in the blackjack firmament -- an authority with impeccable credentials, whose future works will, I predict, be seriously sought after in the years to come. Join me in welcoming Ms. Walker to the blackjack community, and enjoy one of the most impressive and well-researched works on the game ever written.