Originally Posted by
Fetus
Listen up guys. For what it is worth. I live in Alabama, and have come to know Wolf very well through poker over the past 15 years. I know very little of the radio show or this forum, but I have heard his "Slim T" impersonations. They are hilarious. Here are a few things I can say about Wolf...I would say them to his face if he were sitting with at a table, and they are all 100% true:
1. They guy is definitely weird, eccentric, etc...
2. He is an intellectual and poker savant.
3. He is an incredibly trustworthy, loyal, and good-natured person. He is also incredibly idealistic. The combination of these qualities often leads him to quickly trust random people and hold them to unrealistic standards. This usually leads to dissapointment.
4. His tends to dress in what most people would consider to be a bizarre manner. If you don't know him, you very well could think he was some version of a crack-head. He most certainly is not.
5. He is a "pot-head", but is not a drug addict by any other definition of the word. He doesn't even drink. I have known him to take pain killers from time to time, but have never witnessed him taking more than one in a day.
6. He is a huge advocate for the game of poker. I know from talking to him that he truly wants the best for the game, the radio show(I have never heard it), and this website.
7. He definitely thought this Drexel dude was getting him 100/1 action on the tournament in question. I know because I was taking $200 on his side of it. I would have taken him at 50/1.
8. He definitely was under the impression that Drexel was going to get the "tabs" for him. He told me while he was out there that this was the case, and that he had given him $100 for them.
I have read every single post in this thread, and have to say it is the most bizarre and disturbing thread I have ever encountered on an internet forum that people take seriously. If I were a random person who did not know Wolf, then I would likely think he was either mentally ill or an epic troll. However, I absolutely know better. I can't say that I can relate to why he is so emotionally invested in the situation, but his version of this story is legitimate. I suspect that he was naive to assume that some random dude on the radio was going to embrace him in Vegas regardless of what was said, and that his presentation upon meeting Drexel was completely "hit or miss". Regardless, Wolf is a person of oustanding character; albeit grossly misunderstood. He is also one of the most interesting people I have ever met in or out of poker. He definitely has a flair for drama, but he is literally as honest as they come.
