minneapolis jim meehan
 

i see this guy constantly mentioned as being in tournaments. i never see him at any final tables. how does he keep buying in?

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Seems like I read somewhere that he's well off from his law career or something like that. Apparently he backs a couple players.

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Yo, the guy was on the wpt tonight.

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I once took a piss with him at Bellagio ...hahaha

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Someone needs to tell him he looks ridiculous with those girlish cigarettes of his. What are they, Virginia Slims?

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i see this guy constantly mentioned as being in tournaments. i never see him at any final tables. how does he keep buying in?

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The tournnament fields are big these days. You don't need that many final tables to pay your enbtry fees.

With a city in his name, I assume he is a reasonably strong pro. He probably has other poker winnings that pay his major tournament entry fees.

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if being called "Minneapolis" is all you need to be a pro, the requirements have gone WAY the [censored] down.

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Where is Jim from anyways?

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if being called "Minneapolis" is all you need to be a pro, the requirements have gone WAY the [censored] down.

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There is an old saying never play poker with someone with a city in his name.

There are an awful lot of pros who are not well known players. I would kind of assume a well known player is a pro.

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Where is Jim from anyways?

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lol grjr

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Kuala Lumpur, but he decided long ago that "Minneapolis Jim" played better in poker circles than "Malaysia Rashid."

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I also took a piss next to him, at the Rio during WSOP, i think Phil Gordon was in there too. I'll never wash these eyes again.

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He has a bracelet and over $1 million in tournament wins. If I had to guess, I would guess that he's probably a decent poker player.

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He's actually from South Africa. He used to wrestle in the ECW as "Jonestown" Jim Meehan until an unfortunate accident when he was interfering during a midget match (I won't go into details). He then moved to the Caribean where he became a Rastafarian and changed his name to Jamaica Jim. He then came to the states and began playing poker, however, he never abandoned his Rastafarianism. The cigarette he holds is a cleverly concealed joint.

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I once took a piss with him at Bellagio ...hahaha

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I took a piss ON him at Bellagio... hahaha

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Where is Jim from anyways?

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Burnsville, actually (I think). Of course, if you're not from around here, that probably doesn't mean anything and its easier to go with "Minneapolis". [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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As best I can tell, he drinks like a fish and has about thousand moves. He usually stacks his chips in uneven stacks in a deliberately unkempt manner. He sweats all the time. He plays slowly. He cofeehouses. He twitches and drinks. He rechecks cards he knows, then plays a hand without looking at it. He wears a silly-ass hat and takes frequent breaks to smoke long, thin cigarettes. He's a frequent raiser but mucks to big moves behind him. He's a nit. And he types in ALL-CAPS.

I don't mind playing against him except that he slows play waaaaaaay down. I was trapped at a table with him and Men when both were drinking and I thought I was going to die of frustration. Once he watches some tape of Tiffany Williamson, I suspect he'll start checking HIS nails, too.

But I don't think he had nine tackles for losses in 1995.

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Burnsville, actually (I think). Of course, if you're not from around here, that probably doesn't mean anything and its easier to go with "Minneapolis".

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I think Ive been in Burnsville. Is there a Hardees and some kind of indoor swapmeet mall or something there? I know a Nike outlet store was nearby...

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As best I can tell, he drinks like a fish and has about thousand moves. He usually stacks his chips in uneven stacks in a deliberately unkempt manner. He sweats all the time. He plays slowly. He cofeehouses. He twitches and drinks. He rechecks cards he knows, then plays a hand without looking at it. He wears a silly-ass hat and takes frequent breaks to smoke long, thin cigarettes. He's a frequent raiser but mucks to big moves behind him. He's a nit. And he types in ALL-CAPS.

I don't mind playing against him except that he slows play waaaaaaay down. I was trapped at a table with him and Men when both were drinking and I thought I was going to die of frustration. Once he watches some tape of Tiffany Williamson, I suspect he'll start checking HIS nails, too.

But I don't think he had nine tackles for losses in 1995.

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This is a very good descritption of ol' Jim. I really hate playing with him for the reasons you mentioned but also because he talks non stop and just spews nonsense.

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I think he is great in small doses.

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I think Ive been in Burnsville. Is there a Hardees and some kind of indoor swapmeet mall or something there? I know a Nike outlet store was nearby...

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There's a Nike outlet in Medford, not sure about Burnsville.
It's right south of Bloomington after the loooong bridge. Burnsville...... the city with 50,000 car dealerships.

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I played with him for a long time at this years WSOP and had a great time drinking with him ---- somebody has to have some fun --- he is also very sharp --- dont be fooled by the act