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Jim McManus

Hometown: Kennilworth

Country of Origin: United States UNITED STATES

Jim McManus
Recorded Earnings
Tournament Wins
Total Cashes
$797,726
1
36
*Earnings include live events and online events with confirmed real-name results.
 

Jim McManus Bio

 

James McManus is famous for his popular book "Positively Fifth Street." McManus makes his living as a novelist and writing teacher at Chicago's Art Institute. In the spring of 2000, he had an assignment from Harper's Magazine to cover the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, and he entered the competition as a player. He stated, "You've heard stories like this: Writer mixes it up with the pros, gets his ass kicked the first day out, writes about how tough the Big Leagues are." This story, however, turned out a little differently.

McManus finished fifth in the 2000 WSOP Championship Main Event, and followed it up in 2004 with a fourth-place finish in the $5,000 limit hold'em event.

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