Jim McManus is a professional poker player as well as an author and poet.
He is best-known as the author of the book Positively Fifth Street: Murderers, Cheetahs, and Binion's World Series of Poker. The book is based on his trip to Las Vegas to cover the progress of women in the 2000 World Series of Poker and the murder of Ted Binion.
McManus used his advance to enter a satellite tournament to qualify for the Main Event. He made the final table of the Main Event, finishing in 5th place and winning $247,760. He credited his success in the tournament to the book Championship No-Limit & Pot-Limit Hold'em by T. J. Cloutier and Tom McEvoy.
McManus made the quarter-finals of the 2006 National Heads-Up Poker Championship, where he was eliminated by Chris "Jesus" Ferguson. He continues to play poker when the opportunity avails.
As of 2006, his total live tournament winnings exceed $650,000.
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