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        <title><![CDATA[James McManus - Bloomberg View Contributor]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[James McManus is the author of "Positively Fifth Street" and "Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker." He has written about the game for the New York Times, Harper's, the New Yorker, Foreign Policy, Esquire and Grantland. He teaches writing and literature at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[A Poker World Series Vet Runs the Odds Against Covid]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Gamblers are used to putting a number on things. But how can you quantify a virus?]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-09-30/this-year-s-world-series-of-poker-will-be-riskier-than-usual</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2021 10:30:08 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Worth the risk?</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[In Nuclear Poker, Don't Bet on Trump]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The new president has spent a lifetime bluffing. He's terrible at it.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-01-19/in-nuclear-poker-don-t-bet-on-trump</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[James McManus]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2017 22:00:14 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>TOPSHOT - ADDITION-People watch a news report on North Korea&apos;s first hydrogen bomb test at a railroad station in Seoul on January 6, 2016. South Korea &quot;strongly&quot; condemned North Korea&apos;s shock hydrogen bomb test and vowed to take &quot;all necessary measures&quot; to penalise its nuclear-armed neighbour.  The image shown on TV shows files images from other nuclear tests from other countries and the caption in red at the bottom of the screen reads &quot;the Blue House will convene an emergency meeting of the NSC, the National Security Council.&quot;   AFP PHOTO / JUNG YEON-JE / AFP / JUNG YEON-JE        (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why CEOs Ace Poker]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The boardroom and the poker table both require very particular skill sets.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2015-01-15/why-ceos-ace-poker</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[James McManus]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2015 16:22:44 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Players compete during the Winamax Poker Tour on November 8, 2014 in Perigueux, southern France. More than 10,000 players compete from October 25 for two months in 38 French cities, to attempt to qualify for the final of the Winamax Poker Tour, scheduled from February 26 to March 9, 2014. AFP PHOTO / MEHDI FEDOUACH        (Photo credit should read MEHDI FEDOUACH/AFP/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[A Holiday Gift Guide for Poker Fans]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[While the poker player on your list might not be pushy enough to mention it, the gift she or he almost certainly covets most is the $10,000 buy-in to the World Series of Poker Main Event.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-12-02/a-holiday-gift-guide-for-poker-fans</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[James McManus]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2014 16:40:28 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Atmosphere during Jane Magazine Poker Night at Guis in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by J.Sciulli/WireImage for Jane Magazine)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Derrick Rose Is Missing His Shot at Greatness]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Most athletes accept that a career-ending injury is possible on every play, but it doesn't keep them from competing when they're less than 100 percent.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-11-17/derrick-rose-is-missing-his-shot-at-greatness</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[James McManus]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2014 18:47:30 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>PORTLAND, OR - NOVEMBER 22:  Derrick Rose #1 of the Chicago Bulls sits on the bench before the game against the Portland Trail Blazers on November 22, 2013 at the Moda Center Arena in Portland, Oregon. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2013 NBAE (Photo by Sam Forencich/NBAE via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[A $10 Million Poker Finale for the Ages]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The World Series of Poker Main Event recommenced at the Rio casino in Las Vegas this week, after a nearly four-month hiatus so ESPN could broadcast the finals almost live over two nights.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-11-12/a-10-million-poker-finale-for-the-ages</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[James McManus]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2014 22:40:28 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A player sorts his chips at the final table at the World Series of Poker (WSOP), at the Penn &amp; Teller Theater at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 7, 2009.   The final nine players of the original 6,494 participants in the championship will split a pot of over $27 million in prize money, with the first-place finisher collecting the top prize of over $8 million.   AFP PHOTO / Robyn Beck (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Judge Says Poker Champ Robbed the Casino]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[In August 2012, Crockfords, one of London’s poshest casinos, refused to pay Phil Ivey $14.3 million he won playing Punto Banco.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-10-08/judge-says-poker-champ-robbed-the-casino</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[James McManus]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2014 21:38:52 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Phil Ivey (R) looks at competitor Darvin Moon (L) during a hand at the final table at the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Penn &amp; Teller Theater at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 7, 2009.  The final nine players of the original 6,494 participants in the championship will split a pot of over $27 million in prize money, with the first-place finisher collecting the top prize of over $8 million.   AFP PHOTO / Robyn Beck (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Poker Princess Pens a Dubious Tell-All]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Molly Bloom's dubious underground poker tell-all tells us nothing about poker and a lot about hype. ]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-08-25/poker-princess-pens-a-dubious-tell-all</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[James McManus]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2014 19:14:05 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>DENVER, CO - AUGUST 06: Molly Bloom poses for a picture in promotion of her recently-released book titled Molly&apos;s Game. Bloom, a former A-list underground poker game host, was photographed at Williams &amp; Graham on Wednesday, August 6, 2014. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[One of These Nine Men Will Be Poker's Champ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The nine finalists for the World Series of Poker are a diverse group in all ways but one.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-07-16/one-of-these-nine-men-will-be-poker-s-champ</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2014 18:41:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Agony and Ecstasy of Poker's Amateurs]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[For all its complexities, high-stakes poker is still a game where amateurs can thrive.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-07-15/agony-and-ecstasy-of-poker-s-amateurs</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[James McManus]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2014 17:55:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Chutzpah Alone Won't Win the Poker World Series]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[As the World Series of Poker draws to a close, only the fierce still survive.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-07-14/chutzpah-alone-won-t-win-the-poker-world-series</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[James McManus]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2014 20:48:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Duck, Duck, Loser: My Failed Bid for $10 Million]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[I had 105,000 chips at the World Series of Poker. Here's how I blew it.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-07-11/duck-duck-loser-my-failed-bid-for-10-million</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[James McManus]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2014 17:30:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[I Could Still Win $10 Million at World Series of Poker]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[As the World Series of Poker reaches its climax, I still have a chance to win the main event.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-07-10/i-m-still-in-for-10-million-at-world-series-of-poker</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[James McManus]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2014 15:35:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Poker's Millennials Thump Grizzled Vets]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Until about 15 years ago, poker was dominated by veterans who'd logged thousands of hours of live high-stakes action. But once poker moved to the Internet, ambitious and talented students began taking over.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-07-08/poker-s-millennials-thump-grizzled-vets</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[James McManus]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2014 21:12:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Poker Has a New, $15 Million Anti-Hero]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Is Daniel Colman an adolescent narcissist, happy to take people's money on the felt but unwilling to help improve poker's image as a game of skill or a vehicle for philanthropy? Or is he an anti-huckster hero amid a swarm of endorsement-happy pros, greedy tournament presenters and the journalists who fawn over them?]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-07-07/poker-has-a-new-15-million-anti-hero</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[James McManus]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2014 21:20:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How Kid Poker Lost a $23 Million Duel]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[One of poker's greatest players loses a head-to-head duel with a taciturn 23-year-old.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-07-03/how-kid-poker-lost-a-23-million-duel</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[James McManus]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2014 18:01:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How No-Limit Hold 'Em Conquered Poker]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Texas Hold 'em is now the most dominant form of poker in the world. Here's the story of how it happened.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-07-01/how-hold-em-conquered-poker</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[James McManus]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2014 19:14:08 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A general view of the final table at the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Penn &amp; Teller Theater at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 7, 2009.  The final nine players of the original 6,494 participants in the championship will split a pot of over $27 million in prize money, with the first-place finisher collecting the top prize of over $8 million.   AFP PHOTO / Robyn Beck (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[How a Poker Heavyweight Ambushed Einhorn]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[On the first day of an absurdly high-stakes poker tournament, there were plenty of surprises.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-06-30/how-a-poker-heavyweight-ambushed-einhorn</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[James McManus]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2014 21:53:08 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>LAS VEGAS - AUGUST 07:   David Einhorn of New York talks on his cell phone during a break in the action at the World Series of Poker no-limit Texas Hold &apos;em main event at the Rio Hotel &amp; Casino August 7, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Einhorn finished the day in third place with almost seven million in chips. The main event, which began with more than 8,700 players on July 28, was narrowed to 27 players Monday. The last nine players will compete for the top prize of $12 million on the final table, which begins August 10.  (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[How to Win $20 Million at Poker]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[This crazy poker tournament costs $1 million to enter. It's for a good cause.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-06-27/how-to-win-20-million-at-poker</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[James McManus]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2014 10:03:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Good Poker Players Aren't Lucky]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[An Idaho court rules that poker is a game of skill, not a game of chance like craps or roulette. If card players are lucky, maybe the Justice Department will take the same view.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[James McManus]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2014 20:35:41 GMT</pubDate>
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