POKER INFO - PROILE - James McManus

I just want to make clear to everyone that I didn't tell Ellix Powers he was disrespecting the game simply because he bet in the dark a couple of times. He'd just spent two hours aggressively taunting the likes of T.J. Clouier and David Chiu, two of the best players ever. (No, he wasn't taunting me, in case you were wondering.) He also left the table during the action several times, muttering to himself, claiming anyone who wanted to finish higher than sixth was crazy or greedy. He also was betting in the dark on a regular basis. The last thing I wanted was to get into a beef at a televised WSOP final table, of course, but anyone who was there can tell you Ellix was 186,676 miles out of line.

Mr McManus, i thought you were right on in telling that fool off. He was acting like an idiot and pissing me off just watching him. Your book is amazing, not just for your story but the writing and interweaving of the murder...fantastic. It was great to see you at another final table. (By the way, what did your wife say when she read the book and found out you weren't entirely honest about the lap dance?)

called me with a jack high!!!

To the Kranz: thanks for your kind words, my brother. My wife heard about the incident long before it was in the book, because (1) I told her about it as soon as I got home from that trip, and (2) she is the first reader of the early drafts of my articles and books. Her first comment was, "I thought that we had--that you had more class than that," and it went downhill from there for a while. But then she began to forgive me.

Mr McManus,I believe you were correct, Powers was way out-of-line. WSOP editing of the final table made it sound like you were on his ass about betting in the dark...some people should realize that those final tables are not only 1 hour long, they take a long, long time and if he was doing HALF of the things through the final table than what is shown on ESPN then he was MORE than out of line. My hats off to you for taking the high road and acting like a professional player!!!!!!I liked your book...next year @ WSOP 2005, I'll buy the lap dances ...lol

Mr. McManus, you seem like a class act to me. Good luck in your writing and your poker. (Any new literature in the works?)

[igot2pair]

James

Great book (Positively Fifth Street), but i am puzzeled. I have just set the book down on page 320; how did the four of hearts come on fifth street if Hasan held the A4 of hearts? on page 319 "So when the fifth street card-what?-is the-what!-four of hearts."

[DonkeySlayer]

he called me with jack high, jack high ! LOL, this guy is the donkey of all donkeys, heEeeEeee haWwwWwww

[thealpha1]

i just took you out in poker stars and won the tournament and i just realized you were james mcmanus. I just wanted to let you know im 17 years old and im very serious about playing. I live in vegas and plan to play wsop when im 21. I've been playing just about every day for the past three years. It was a pleasure playing with you. Cheers! ..hopefully we meet again?

[hagosmike]

You crippled me in event #19 when your suited K,9 made a straight on the river against my top two pair, aces and tens. I hated that, but I am loving your book. How did you end up anyway, and are you, or did you, play in the main event?