Paul's weakness was his obsession with winning and wanting to prove he was lucky. Even though he had already earned alot,he still wanted more.He wanted to prove he was lucky to his mother who said that she and her husband were unlucky. The cards were stacked against Paul by letting him win more which cxaused him to become more obssessed with winning and making him think he was lucky.

I feel that Paul was lucky not to live to be an old man fumbling the cards, leaden-eyed and whining about his losses. I feel this way as it is better to enjoy a short enjoyable live than a long and hard one. It is like you would prefer to do something you like for a short period of time to doing something you dislike for a long time. For example, I would choose to play computer games for 1 hour than do homework for 5 hours.
Thus, I feel that Paul was lucky to die early than continue to live in obsession of winning.

Remembering what life is.....
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