I felt a little bad for Paulie last night, have to say. Maybe it is me because we're around the same age, grew up a few miles apart, and I'm also Italian and went to RU lol. But really, I think he does realize he blew up his own game.
At the end of the day, I do wonder had he not pushed on Michelle, Paul doesn't turn on him and he pressures Vic to put up Natalie and James instead.
I do think Paul is probably the best all around player, though overall Victor is definitely the best at competitions. He probably realizes he can just lean on Victor to win and get him to do his bidding. But that will require Paul to win HOH this week. You can easily see a scenario where him and Victor go on the block should anyone else win.