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James "Jim" McManus (born March 22, 1951) is an American teacher, writer and poker player living in Kenilworth, Illinois. He is a professor in the Master of Fine Arts program for writers at the Art Institute of Chicago.
James McManus (born 15 January 1986) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. A New South Wales State of Origin representative, he played for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League as a winger.
The game first emerged around 1800 in the melting pot of New Orleans, and soon spread up the Mississippi, Ohio, and Missouri rivers. So, how did this simple game of the American South skyrocket in popularity? James McManus shares how the card game became an international affair.
Sep 18, 2021 · The former NRL winger failed to get any compensation from the club over his alleged concussion injuries in 2015. The case was settled in favour of the Knights before a NSW Supreme Court hearing, ending his four-year legal battle.
Dig into the history of poker, from the game’s invention in the American South to its explosion of popularity across the world.--From its earliest incarnatio...
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Oct 27, 2009 · In Positively Fifth Street, James McManus did a three-part juggling act in relating his first-hand adventure at the World Series of Poker's main event with the trial of the accused killers of Ted Binion, while also injecting a healthy dose of poker history.
Jan 28, 2022 · One of the greatest real-life poker books ever written, James McManus's Positively Fifth Street: Murderers, Cheetahs, and Binion's World Series of Poker, is in the early stages of development as a limited series with an eye toward being sold to a major broadcast network.
