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What is up with Paul Magriel??
OfleeLucky 679 Posts. Joined 03-20-2006.
07-04-2006 1:03 PM

Did this guy do too much acid in the 70s or what?
Im watching the 2005 USPC and I have seen him before but he is strange.
Anyone ever play live with this guy?
 
 
 

enph (United States) 123 Posts. Joined 10-18-2005.
07-04-2006 2:42 PM - In reply to

His teeth look like wood.

rivverkiller (Canada) 5,383 Posts. Joined 02-25-2006.
07-04-2006 2:50 PM - In reply to

Worth a read:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Magriel

pariah (United States) 1,730 Posts. Joined 04-08-2006.
07-04-2006 3:15 PM - In reply to

It's so funny to make fun of people with diseases and disabilities!

Arevirr (United States) 278 Posts. Joined 09-25-2005.
07-04-2006 4:27 PM - In reply to

REAL STORY ON Magriel:

On good authority, one of the ranked online players here played with Paul A LONG time ago! You know his name but I will not reveal it. Pauls nose is from to much cocaine back in the 60's or 70's. He did alot of coke and qualudes thus leading to his appearance. He was a top ranked backgammon player 30 years ago. My friend would only play him if he did a few qualudes first.

Not passing judgement, just revealing some details. He is a talented poker player.

SluggerWV (United States) 39,647 Posts. Joined 11-07-2005.
07-04-2006 4:35 PM - In reply to

gulp gulp gulp  just kidding but i can imagine him tilting the elbow alot

405z06 (United States) 361 Posts. Joined 01-13-2006.
07-04-2006 4:48 PM - In reply to

I gotta be honest: I don't have a lot of experience with cocaine, but I do know there were thousands of athletes and entertainers that did mass quantities of it in the 70's and 80's, but none of them have that long flap of extra nose matter that X-22 does.



neal dymenz (United States) 72 Posts. Joined 04-10-2006.
07-04-2006 6:45 PM - In reply to

lolololol funny shit. he drives me crazy . and he busted helmuth wit 77 , and jesus wit 1010 . i mean wtf show some respect.

Enigma1157 (United States) 1,003 Posts. Joined 11-10-2005.
07-04-2006 7:25 PM - In reply to

Stu Ungar's nose looked far worse than Paul Magriel's nose......too much 'nose candy' for both of 'em.......a mal-formed nose is a 'tell'..........tells everyone 'nose candy' is ruining your life.....

405z06 (United States) 361 Posts. Joined 01-13-2006.
07-04-2006 8:01 PM - In reply to

I think Stuey's nose caved in, it didn't grow a long weird flap.

HelenRNurse (United States) 4,254 Posts. Joined 02-25-2005.
07-04-2006 8:24 PM - In reply to

LMAO@Jsup!!!!!! U KILL me!   I see all the guys making fun of Kathy Liebert because of her looks, but I've never seen guys be so "catty" about a man!  (Not that it isn't deserved) LOL

BeatUp (United States) 185 Posts. Joined 03-24-2006.
07-04-2006 8:25 PM - In reply to

Coke makes holes in things, it doesn't make you grow more flesh.  Some people...but yea he's a bit eccentric.

tiltyjoker (United States) 3,336 Posts. Joined 06-18-2005.
07-04-2006 8:52 PM - In reply to

if any of ya'll read Harrington on Holdem.....  Paul is the guy that came up with the whole M concept.

Cabo (United States) 1,795 Posts. Joined 02-15-2005.
07-04-2006 10:14 PM - In reply to

"long flap of extra nose matter"

I need to change my drawers!!  LMAO

Ditka89 (United States) 207 Posts. Joined 01-10-2006.
07-04-2006 10:46 PM - In reply to

He's a former MIT math professor who invented many of the tools u guys use today to play +EV poker.  As brilliant and as 'quacky' as you can get.  He was working w computer tools in the 70's!


He also wrote what many consider the consumate  book on Backgammon in the 70's and was the #1 ranked player in the world many times.


And he's got so many twitches and quirks that people who have played with him don't even bother to try and read him :=)


Paul is a good example for you younguns who burn both ends (as i DID) to take note of.

BEWARE THAT COULD BE YOU 30 YEARS FROM NOW.

Happy Trails,

Dit

SoCalDrew (United States) 11,783 Posts. Joined 09-16-2005.
07-05-2006 2:05 AM - In reply to

What diseases and disabilities does he have?
 
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