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Old 12-25-2009, 09:24 PM
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Just finished reading Positively Fifth Street: Murderers, Cheetahs, and Binion's World Series of Poker by author James McManus. Enjoyed the book although it certainly isn't a poker strat book and nor does it say that it is.

McManus was on the 2 plus 2 podcast a couple weeks ago and they raved about it. If you want to read a book about a murder trial and poker run then its a good read.
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I was looking for a something to put on my IPhone for the trip to Biloxi. Sounds like a possibility, I just checked and they have it as an audio book in Itunes.
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Excellent, excellent book. Can't recommend it enough. Been meaning to get it out of the library again.
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got the audiobook from the library and listened to it on the way to niagara one trip and it filled the time nicely, I'd recommend it. Also played against McManus on Full Tilt a number of times and he's usually pretty chatty and nice.
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I listened to this on my drive to Biloxi, I would recommend it.
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Got the book from my son for xmas 3 years ago.
Loved the poker and the strip club stories
he seems like a great guy.
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Just got his latest from the lib:

Amazon.com: Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker (9780374299248): James McManus: Books

Fucker's thick...I ain't gonna get a chance to read the whole thing before it has to go back.
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Just got his latest from the lib:

Amazon.com: Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker (978037429924: James McManus: Books

Fucker's thick...I ain't gonna get a chance to read the whole thing before it has to go back.
That book has also been made into an audiobook so I'm going to wait until the library gets it and take it out for teh legal frees. Will be good for next fall for a trip to the Pitt casino and back!
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