Why doesn't Paul Phillips play anymore?

[Vehn]

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Jim Geary

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whatever happened to that guy?

[wisehandpoker]

Any of the long-time scrabblers here know Michael Wise from Club Three in Toronto?

[nath]

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some egotistical self-"proclaimed" millionare who probably wouldn't piss on you if you were on fire?


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Wow, I didn't know you could just proclaim yourself a millionare. Colored hair, here I come!

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It's very easy... here... watch... I'm a millionare !!!

See how it roles off the tongue.

Now, I'm sure Paul Phillips has more money than I can fathom... and I'm sure he's one of the few Techno Geeks that had a golden parachute when we left net2net2.net.net2net (whatever) when the rest of the economy suffered the brunt of the bubble...

HOWEVER... I've seen this guy get upset playin in the 60-120 mix game at the Bellagio in a way that no "millionare" ever would. I would think he could handle a $10,000 swing with a little more dignity if he was in fact a Mulit-millionare.

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Vendetta much?

[WordWhiz]

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Jim Geary

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whatever happened to that guy?

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http://walterzuey.livejournal.com/

Still playing kick ass Scrabble (he has surpassed me for #1 in AZ), and playing about 40 hours/ mo of SNG's to make a living.

[Triumph36]

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Triumph, that's unreasonable and unrealistic. They play to sate their competitive needs, and when things go against them, the natural reaction is going to be frustration. Winning and losing translate to success and failure, and they don't get to be rich by accepting failure with gentle good humor. You're holding them to a double standard.

BB, some people enjoy watching competitive poker like they would tennis or golf. Following PP gives the reader more-direct access to the higher levels of the game. Doesn't make them tweens. Your attack seemed pretty insecure.

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Seeing as how we're unfamiliar with sarcasm...

[wisehandpoker]

I was feeling literal

[Sponger.]

Does anyone out there think that playing competitive scrabble sounds like the most [censored] boring thing on earth and completely takes the fun out of an otherwise pretty cool game.

[rakemeplz]

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some egotistical self-"proclaimed" millionare who probably wouldn't piss on you if you were on fire?


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Wow, I didn't know you could just proclaim yourself a millionare. Colored hair, here I come!

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It's very easy... here... watch... I'm a millionare !!!

See how it roles off the tongue.

Now, I'm sure Paul Phillips has more money than I can fathom... and I'm sure he's one of the few Techno Geeks that had a golden parachute when we left net2net2.net.net2net (whatever) when the rest of the economy suffered the brunt of the bubble...

HOWEVER... I've seen this guy get upset playin in the 60-120 mix game at the Bellagio in a way that no "millionare" ever would. I would think he could handle a $10,000 swing with a little more dignity if he was in fact a Mulit-millionare.

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And you're original point had sommething to do with not getting caught up in Paul Phillips endeavers..

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Died many years ago.

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Does anyone out there think that playing competitive scrabble sounds like the most [censored] boring thing on earth and completely takes the fun out of an otherwise pretty cool game.

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IMO you could say the same thing about chess, backgammon, poker, or any game.