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==Personal life== |
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McManus pursued undergraduate degrees from [[Loyola University Chicago]] and [[University of Illinois Chicago]]. He received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in 1974 and a [[Master of Arts (postgraduate)|Master of Arts]] degree in 1977, both from UIC. He teaches at the [[Art Institute of Chicago#The School|School of the Art institute in Chicago]] |
McManus pursued undergraduate degrees from [[Loyola University Chicago]] and [[University of Illinois Chicago]]. He received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in 1974 and a [[Master of Arts (postgraduate)|Master of Arts]] degree in 1977, both from UIC. He teaches at the [[Art Institute of Chicago#The School|School of the Art institute in Chicago]], as well as the history section of Harvard's new online poker university. |
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==External links== |
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Revision as of 17:16, 13 March 2008
| James McManus | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Jimbo Sweetness |
| Residence | Kenilworth, Illinois |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | None |
| Money finish(es) | 7 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | 5th, 2000 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | None |
| Money finish(es) | 4 |
James "Jim" McManus (b. March 22 1951, Manhattan) is an American poker player, teacher and writer now living in Kenilworth, Illinois.
Poker and Positively Fifth Street
McManus is best known as the author of the book Positively Fifth Street: Murderers, Cheetahs, and Binion's World Series of Poker (ISBN 0-374-23648-8). The book is based on his trip to Las Vegas to cover the progress of women in the 2000 World Series of Poker (WSOP) and the death of Ted Binion.
He used his advance to enter a satellite tournament for entry into the Main Event, defeating the likes of Hasan Habib to qualify for the seat. He made the final table of the Main Event, finishing in 5th place and winning $247,760. He credited his success in the tournament to the book Championship No-Limit & Pot-Limit Hold'em (ISBN 1-58042-127-X) by T. J. Cloutier and Tom McEvoy. Cloutier, Habib and Chris Ferguson were also at the same final table.
The book is dedicated to his son, James McManus (1979-2001).
McManus made the quarter-finals of the 2006 National Heads-Up Poker Championship, where he was eliminated by Ferguson. McManus continues to play live poker when not teaching and raising two young daughters with his second wife, Jennifer Arra. He also plays online three or four nights a week on Full Tilt Poker.
As of 2007, his total live tournament winnings exceed $740,000.[1]
Other works
Fiction
- Going to the Sun (winner of the Carl Sandburg Award)
- Ghost Waves
- Curtains
- Chin Music
- Out of the Blue
NONFICTION
- Physical: An American Checkup (2006)
The Story of Poker (2009) currently serialized in Card Player magazine
Poetry
- Great America
- Antonio Salazar
Journalism
He has also written for The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Harper's Magazine, and The New Yorker among others.
His Esquire article on stem cell research,[2] was featured in The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2005 and was a finalist for the National Magazine Award.
He has been the poker columnist of the New York Times and currently writes the history column for Card Player. He has spoken about the game at Yale, Harvard, Google Inc., Goldman Sachs, and on numerous media outlets.
His work has also appeared in The Best American Poetry, Best American Magazine Writing, Best American Sports Writing, Best American Political Writing, Best Erotic Writing in Modern Fiction, The New Kings of Nonfiction, Richter 858, The Book of Irish American Poetry, and other anthologies. He has received the Carl Sandburg Prize, the Peter Lisagor Award for Sports Journalism, fellowships from the Guggenheim and Rockefeller foundations, and other awards.
Personal life
McManus pursued undergraduate degrees from Loyola University Chicago and University of Illinois Chicago. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1974 and a Master of Arts degree in 1977, both from UIC. He teaches at the School of the Art institute in Chicago, as well as the history section of Harvard's new online poker university.
External links
- Chicagoist.com interview
- Esquire article Further Adventures in Poker
- Cardplayer article The Biology and Eros of No-Limit Hold'em Tournaments
- New Yorker article Aces
- ^ {http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=4727 Hendon Mob database]
- ^ http://www.esquire.com/features/articles/2005/050331_mfe_miracles_1.html Please Stand By While the Age of Miracles Is Briefly Suspended]