Is Paul Magriel's fame a joke?

[sternroolz]

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Haven't heard much from this kid.. wonder if he quit.

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He did not quit. But he does not play like someone who won a few hundred grand. He went on to finish school. He still plays in Los Angeles card clubs. But at levels equivalent to what he might be able to afford had he not won the money. Smart kid if you ask me.

Bright enough to recognize that he got lucky, and is not good enough(yet) to consistently win at that level.

[bud05]

As it refers to poker? He's nothing really special as of yet, if I was seated with him at a table, I'm not gonna be estatic about it, he's far from a donkey at nl hold 'em.. his math skills seem to be a crutch he leans on quite a bit, but said math skills are very very strong.

As it refers to backgammon, Magriel is the man.

[otnemem]

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Haven't heard much from this kid.. wonder if he quit.

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He did not quit. But he does not play like someone who won a few hundred grand. He went on to finish school. He still plays in Los Angeles card clubs. But at levels equivalent to what he might be able to afford had he not won the money. Smart kid if you ask me.

Bright enough to recognize that he got lucky, and is not good enough(yet) to consistently win at that level.

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So I guess you're Daniel Rentzer? And Stern sucks.

[Rushmore]

Damn, man. I used to have that exact same picture as my avatar.

Now, I have a better one.

But it might be time for another change.

[sternroolz]

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So I guess you're Daniel Rentzer? And Stern sucks.

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I have no idea what fault you could find with my post. Particularly since another poster went on to post very similiar points.

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So I guess you're Daniel Rentzer? And Stern sucks.

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I have no idea what fault you could find with my post. Particularly since another poster went on to post very similiar points.

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I was just joking around... No fault at all...

[sketchy1]

i used to talk to danny every now and then. he was a nice guy and gave me a ride from the airport once too. bought some of my action in the legends main event.

i don't think he confused his abilities with that of david pham and gus hansen. i think he feels his game is strong and is a good learner, but i don't think he ever intended to play on the circuit full time. he went to law school and finished that up, and i haven't talked to him since he got into that.

[duma]

Off to the rayshes!

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Off to the rayshes!



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When I saw the title of this thread, I was going to type the exact same thing. This is the guy who eliminated Hellmuth at the 2005 WSOP. When his pp7 met Phil's AQ, Magriel says in his BEST lisp ... "Off to the rayshesh!" My g/f, who doesn't like watching poker on TV, became an instant fan.

[SNOWBALL138]

I think thats all just gamesmanship, but I could be wrong, and he might have a muscular disorder.