Nahmad billionaire backgammon champion

First and foremost, David Nahmad (born 1947) is Lebanese-born Jew retired fine art dealer with a net worth of $3 Billion. David was in the art dealing business with his two brothers Ezra and Giuseppe Nahmad. The Nahmad brothers have built a collection estimated to be worth $3-4 Billion.

David Nahmad is also a currency and commodities trader trading Millions of dollars and backgammon player betting hundreds of thousands of dollars in Monte Carlo. An excellent backgammon player, David Nahmad is the 1996 Backgammon World Champion.

David Nahmad, Billionaire art dealer & backgammon champion

But in this post, I will concentrate on his gambling activities (the name of this website is BillionaireGambler damn it!) Most, if not all, of the below stuff was taken from the website cigaraficianado. Why should I change anything when my source article said it all perfectly?

David Nahmad. He is presented as a prime example of the game's old guard: a wealthy player to whom the action comes simply because he's got enough money and enough gamble to make it potentially worthwhile for certain players. His family, I've been told, is in the fine arts business and they have more or less cornered the market on Picassos. 

Nevertheless, he seems to be just as proud of having won the World Backgammon Championship in 1996, and his passion for the game is considerable. A day later, over espressos at a beachfront restaurant near his apartment in Monte Carlo, he tells me that he views backgammon as being parallel to life itself. "The way you play, the way you attack, the way you defend yourself, it's a picture of life," says Nahmad, looking sporty in shorts and a golf shirt. "It gives you equilibrium."

Reportedly a multibillionaire, Nahmad is not into backgammon for the money; he likes the competition, which is why he prefers tournaments to cash games, and enjoys the reality that one high-risk play in a tournament can cost you the entire event. In a cash game, you can do all the gambling you want and reach into your pocket to right the wrong. (Source)

In my view, tournaments and sit-and-go in Poker are a better way to find who the Best Player really is than cash games. In tournaments and sit-and-go you start with the exact same stack (amount of Money) that your opponent(s).

Main Source: http://www.cigaraficionado.com/webfeatures/show/id/9027/p/1

Other sources and interesting links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Nahmad
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezra_Nahmad
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Nahmad
http://www.play-backgammon-65.com/backgammon-world-champions/
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2007/1224/080.html
http://www.bkgm.com/features/HallOfFame/
http://www.jewornotjew.com/profile.jsp?ID=2224
http://www.bgonline.org/forums/webbbs_config.pl?noframes;read=141998

Chess, backgammon, poker, and bridge

Chess, backgammon, poker, and bridge
The four great minds games

Games like bridge, poker, and chess are great for business. These games all use methods that can can be incorporated into the way you view and make business decisions. Chess in particular requires strategic decision-making, concentration, tactics, and evaluation.


Chess

A complete information game where you are playing against the board.  A game were the better player always win.  A small difference in skill make a huge difference on the scoreboard.  Chess is a game of pure skill, concentration, and strategies.  Chess requires strategic decision-making, concentration, tactics, and evaluation.  No luck involved here.

Garry Kasparov is maybe the most dominant chess player of all time.

http://www.businessinsider.com/29-executives-who-are-exceptional-at-chess-2012-7?op=1
http://gamblerspsychologykit.blogspot.ca/2012/11/can-psychology-of-chess-improve-your.html
http://chess.computerwebservices.net/
 http://whychess.com/node/2104




Backgammon

Just like chess, backgammon is a complete information game where you play against the board.  Backgammon is a tactical game of concentration, positional evaluation, and math.  The dice is the element of luck in the game.

The most notable player is the 3-times Backgammon World Champion and successful gambler Tim Holland.





Poker

It is a simple card game of hidden information who rewards attention and the reading of psychological situations.  An element of luck coming from the cards.  A game of skill and deception.

Currently, the best all-around poker player of the world is Phil Ivey.

http://www.businessinsider.com/wall-streets-best-poker-players-2011-6




Bridge

Like many card game, bridge is a game of hidden information.  Bridge is about remembering every card, probabilities, and communication.  Some luck involved here.

Someone could make a living as a pro bridge player by gambling 
high-stakes bridge and/or being a paid partner for people.

The best player in the world and probably the best player of all time is "Mr. Bridge" Bob Hamman

 http://www.businessinsider.com/best-bridge-players-on-wall-street-2011-7

So, apparently, unless you are a super grand master--chess is for fun and intellectual stimulation. Also, duplicate bridge is mostly "for fun". Backgammon is a game where you can be a pro and earn a living. Poker is a game where you can be a pro and usually earn even a better living than you usually can at Backgammon. :)



 http://correspondencechess.com/campbell/articles/a040617.htm