Paul used this chance to gain some allies and had originally wanted to work with Cody Nickson's alliance of showmances. When they entered the house Week 1 after Kevin Schlehuber took the $25,000 temptation, they were given immunity and was tasked with giving others friendship bracelets, protecting them from being evicted. Instead of focusing on competitions, Paul had turned their attention to being more skilled at being manipulative. Paul later returned for Big Brother 19 and changed their gameplay completely. Their decision to evict James has been deemed a huge mistake by the viewers and some of the jurors because they could have easily won against James. However, this move was fatal as Nicole won the game by a vote of 5 to 4, thus leaving Paul as the runner-up. After winning the final HOH, they infamously chose to evict James and take Nicole to the Final Two. After Victor's eviction, Paul managed to win the last 2 HoHs and final PoV. They were a competition threat, winning 3 HoHs and 3 PoVs, thus making them the seventh male HouseGuest to win six competitions in a season. However, they received criticism for insulting other HouseGuests, making many jury members lose respect for their gameplay. Paul was known for being able to talk their way out of many situations and for playing a great social and strategic game. Paul was considered a very aggressive player, being unafraid to make big moves, willing to confront others, and having a hand in numerous evictions. Paul managed to survive eviction while Victor was evicted. The two friends fought together until they were both nominated Week 12.

Once Victor returned to the game, he and Paul created the Sitting Ducks alliance. Paul and Paulie worked together until Paul realized that it was best to evict him.

They then formed an alliance with Paulie. Victor Arroyo another ally of Paul was evicted in week 2. However, after their ally, Jozea, was blindsided, they started building trust with the other HouseGuests and began working with the returning players.

In Big Brother 18, Paul was initially very vocal about getting the returning players out, forming an alliance to go against them. Deadskulltweets Paul Raffi Abrahamian was the runner-up of both Big Brother 18 (US) and Big Brother 19 (US).

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