RIP Paul Magriel, I recall briefly playing with him in the Golden Nugget Poker room. I remember he played ULTRA tight, always seemed like an interesting character.
Damn, that's really sad. What happened to the big money he made from backgammon?
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Originally Posted by prahsk87
...imagine this same man was once a gaming giant who regularly dressed in tuxedos, dined at the world’s finest restaurants, and always flew first-class.
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Originally Posted by borg23
It's possible he had a pit problem but I highly doubt someone as smart and mathamatically oriented as him would dump in the pits.
Saw him around Vegas casinos quite a few times when I was living there but always in poker rooms or dining establishments, I never once saw him in the pit.
"He is committed to backgammon, which is his main source of income—to the extent that he can find wealthy people who want to lose to him in cash-only private games. There are more of these than one might expect, but not a lot. Finding them and hanging on to them is a skill."
RIP! I believe I played with this guy as recently as last summer while in Vegas.
I think the lesson(s) learned from this guy are useful...
1.) don't judge a book by its cover
2.) people have a much more interesting and complicated story than you might think
Last edited by MerginHosOn24s; 03-27-2018 at 01:38 AM.
