McManus in NYT

James McManus has a review of Poker Nation in today's New York Times. McManus has a book coming out nextSpring, which I assume is an expansion of his Harper's article on the WSOP entitled Positively 5th Street.

does anyone know where he plays regularly? i know he teaches at the art institute of chicago, but i don't know if ive heard of him in any games around here. im not on the very inside of any loops or anything, so i could walk right by him and not know. anybody know anything about where he plays?

i play at harrahs baggins what about you?


bigstu

i play at harrah's too. been broke for the last 2 months though, so i haven't been since middle of Feb. be there again soon. what limits do you play?

i play the 50 100 hose game


bigstu

Please provide a link to this article. I can't find it online using their "search" page.

well, ive plrobably watched you play. i play the 4-8 usually, sometimes 6-12, sometimes 10-20 (i don't really have the bankroll yet, but have taken a few shots...) occasionally ill sit in the 5-10 O8 game if the list is coniderably shorter. haven't been playing recently, but next time im planning to go, ill post here. do you know the other 2+2 harrah's east players? (i think soccermike, KevinJ, SPM and maybe a couple others? could be mistaken, memory is hazy.)


how would you say the 50-100 usually plays? ive watched extensively, and seen some pretty horrible players, and some pretty dang good ones. saw a lady buy in for like $600 once. (maybe more, but not much) pretty dumb buy in. which game H?O?S?E? do you think you earn the most at when you play?

Here's the link. You have to register with the NYT to veiw it. Registration is free, but I have to say that their's is the most inefficient and pathetically inept web site design I've come across in a long time. They ought to hire Chuck to straighten them out.

believe it or not the game is very easy. There is maybe one or 2 good players and the rest are from average to really bad. Last week in about 17 hours of playing time i won 7 k and I know that i can do it every week as I am getting better everytime since i ve been playing poker for not even 1 year. I love hose and i love to take the money from those suckers


BIGSTU

i believe it. ive seen some pretty bad play at that table.