Re: Ellix Powers and Jim McManus
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According to McManus, ESPN edited that to make sure he came away looking like an ass.
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But McManus still supplied them with the raw material to work from.
Disrespecting the game, indeed.
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I just want to make clear to everyone that I didn't tell Ellix Powers he was disrespecting the game simply because he bet in the dark a couple of times. He'd just spent two hours aggressively taunting the likes of T.J. Clouier and David Chiu, two of the best players ever. (No, he wasn't taunting me, in case you were wondering.) He also left the table during the action several times, muttering to himself, claiming anyone who wanted to finish higher than sixth was crazy or greedy. He also was betting in the dark on a regular basis. The last thing I wanted was to get into a beef at a televised WSOP final table, of course, but anyone who was there can tell you Ellix was 186,676 miles out of line.
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The lesson, as always: ESPN can make anything look however they want.
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