Yep, he's a super hero. He was hit by an exploding card while Gambit swung in to save the Taj Mahal from the Juggernaut, and Professor X used his powers to create a protective bubble around him and Beast went inside and stabilized him. Once they got back to the school for mutants they injected him with bubbling green ooze. After his recovery he discovered he could read minds, do medicine, and make cards explode. It's also rumored that when you piss him off he becomes giant and green and smashes things.
It's called wikipedia, use it.
I like the guy, but I don't need to draw supernatural conclusions. He's an excellent card player, and he's been playing a long time making a lot of money. He's my second favorite, my first being myself, because if you're not your own favorite at (almost) everything, you have self esteem issues. Or your worthless.
