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InkyWretch
06-22-2005, 06:53 PM
Jim McManus will begin writing a weekly poker column for the New York Times. It'll start running this week in the NYT's Saturday sports section...

Complete press release here (http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=2005062200578 0&newsLang=en)
daryn
06-22-2005, 07:19 PM
good guy. i played on his left for hours at the $2500 limit wsop tourney. still haven't read his book but i think i'm looking to.
Groty
06-22-2005, 07:37 PM
"You called with a jack high!!!?"
mosta
06-22-2005, 08:27 PM
too bad he's such a bad writer (and even more laughably bad as a "poet").
Dynasty
06-22-2005, 08:28 PM
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too bad he's such a bad writer (and even more laughably bad as a "poet").

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I thought we only told successful poker players that they were bad card players.

I didn't know we were also telling successful writers that they were bad in that craft too.
mmbt0ne
06-22-2005, 08:37 PM
Maybe if you weren't so busy sucking at moderating you would've noticed that by now.
<font color="white"> Please don't hurt me. Jopke? </font>
SheridanCat
06-22-2005, 10:44 PM
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I didn't know we were also telling successful writers that they were bad in that craft too.

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Come on, Dynasty, we know everything.

Regards,

T
betgo
06-22-2005, 11:17 PM
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showflat.php?Cat=&amp;Number=2060729&amp;page=&amp;view=&amp;sb=5&amp; o=&amp;vc=

I guess they were impressed by his dust jacket research on SS2 and HOH.

Otherwise, he is an excellent writer, good poker player, and an ideal choice.

Poker is really becoming respectable.