WPT 2003, what show was best?

[Army Eye]

My favorite was the season opener at Bellagio. Hansen, Juanda, Deeb, Hennigan, Bigler, and Scotty, that's a ridiculous final table.

[Abe]

Paul Magriel -
Engineering and Math Professor,
Backgammon World Champion,
Author of the BEST backgammon book ever,
Las Vegas Poker Player,
Just your everyday typical genius.

I played at his side game table during last year's WSOP and was later introduced to him. An interesting and nice guy.

So----seeing him do the "quack, quack" on the Reno WPT show, makes it my FAVORITE for the year.

[Adde]

Thank you all! N/M

[DrSavage]

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Paul Magriel -
Engineering and Math Professor,
Backgammon World Champion,
Author of the BEST backgammon book ever,
Las Vegas Poker Player,
Just your everyday typical genius.


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Wow, I haven't realised it was the same Paul Magriel. 500 backgammon problems really is the nuts.

[ThaSaltCracka]

The episode in which Kiril gets second place, can't remember who got first, but that was the craziest ending I have ever seen. Kiril made some awesome bluffs.
I also like the one with Hon Lee, I loved the hand where he outdrew the guy on the river and then he was jumping all over the place, funniest episode. Plus he looks like a bull frog [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[George Rice]

I don't know about the best backgammon book ever, but I only have his first one.

I saw him at the US Open Backgammon toruney in Dallas a few years ago giving a lecture. He walks in, looking like Quasimodo and all, and I wonder if he really is as good as reputation. Great lecture. Brilliant guy. But I think his poker skills are a few notches below his backgammon skills.

Did anyone see his "tell" at that final table?

[George Rice]

I liked the Avation Club in France. That clown was entertaining, and got what he had coming. Also Foxwoods (?), where arguably the best player in the world (Lederer) won. I also enjoyed seeing Doyle in one of the tourneys.

[scotnt73]

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I don't know about the best backgammon book ever, but I only have his first one.

I saw him at the US Open Backgammon toruney in Dallas a few years ago giving a lecture. He walks in, looking like Quasimodo and all, and I wonder if he really is as good as reputation. Great lecture. Brilliant guy. But I think his poker skills are a few notches below his backgammon skills.

Did anyone see his "tell" at that final table?

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was it him twirling his tongue around his teeth?

[Lester Burnham]

i don't how but there appears to be a lot of interest in this...i enjoyed the re-run last night [agin]

[Nottom]

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Hansen, Juanda, Deeb, Hennigan, Bigler, and Scotty, that's a ridiculous final table.


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Thats a good one, but I think the Foxwoods table was a better lineup. Lederer, Ivey, Flack are obviously the big names. But Andy Block (two final tables) and Ron Rose (the Tourney of champions winner) are very solid players as well.

The big difference is that the last player at the foxwoods table was obviously outmatched vs. a pretty solid field all the way across at Bellagio.