James McManus, in interview in Poker Pro magazine, November, 2009, p. 39, about his new history of poker, Cowboys Full.
Q: The book describes a lot of presidential poker. If all living presidents and the ghosts of dead ones visit the White House tonight for a five-table, 100 electoral vote buy-in, no-limit hold'em tournament, which one do you back? And if you're running the tournament, which ones do you keep a sharp eye on?
A: Good question! But the evidence is conclusive that Eisenhower was by far the toughest player, though Nixon did very well for himself during his stint in the Navy. So I would bet on Ike and Tricky Dick. At the same time, while there's no evidence that Nixon cheated at poker, he certainly cheated in politics, so I'd have to watch him the closest. As John Dean might put it, "There's a cancer on Table 16."
Monday, November 09, 2009
Poker gems, #325
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You'd love this: James Akenhead mentions that his fav hand is 4 2.
http://www.cardplayer.com/cptv/channels/13-other-poker-videos/poker-videos/3888-wsop-final-table-9th-place-finisher-james-akenhead
Towards the end of the interview...
Eisenhower was also a fairly good bridge player. He's said to have played to relax while waiting for D-Day.
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