I met him at the Golden Q in Queens back in 2007. He had a hell of a spiel, but it was clear that something was rather off-kilter, and his game certainly didn't match his self-description.
I beat him a couple cheap sets, but the highlight of the session was that Dennis Orcullo and Jose Parica were hitting balls on the next table (they were in the area for the 14.1 tournament in New Brunswick)!
P.S.--And yes, he did bum a lot of my smokes!

P.S.--And yes, he did bum a lot of my smokes!