Poker History: George McGann: Gambler, Con Man, Kennedy Assassin??

[Bill Murphy]

Great stuff, Johnny.

Cowboy Wolford and/or TJ wrote a lot about George. One time a guy busted George playing headup, George pulls out a pistol & takes everything off him, guy then says, "George, this is gonna leave me awful short. Could you loan me a couple hundred?", which George preceded to do. Guy didn't care because he knew he'd evetually win it all back.

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George McGann told me a lot about Jerry James who he knew. James was on America's top ten most wanted. James robbed other outlaws all over the south. When the word hit the gambler's gravevine that James was in town, joints closed and folks stayed armed and indoors. George said that when I got robbed at a poker game, it would be Jerry James. James was later a leader in the New Mexico prison riot where thirty-nine were killed. He befriended Jimmie Chagra in prison at the behest of our government and James gained valuable information.

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Jesus Christ. Talk about a meeting of the minds. I wonder if Jerry James was the one who robbed the cockfights down in Florida that Slim wrote about.

You youngsters orta read up on that New Mexico prison riot. One of the most underrated, forgotten things of all-time. Once they got the list of rats outta the warden's office, they were going cell to cell. Couple guys got their heads sawed off by barbwire, etc. Place was pretty much rubble after it was over.

[Pete Venkman]

Great stuff. I look for new stories hourly.

I just came across this at another site:

Johnny Hughes has just completed a novel entitled, Texas Poker Wisdom

at the bottom

Johnny, can you confirm this? Either way, please keep the stories coming.

Thanks
Pete

[FluffyTiger]

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One time a guy busted George playing headup, George pulls out a pistol & takes everything off him, guy then says, "George, this is gonna leave me awful short. Could you loan me a couple hundred?", which George preceded to do.

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awesome

[Johnny Hughes]

Thanks to everyone. I am looking for a literary agent or publisher for a poker novel. The Poker History series posted here and other short articles would make another book.

[wet work]

Great stories. I love this kind of stuff and would definitely buy a book.

[KingGeorgeC]

Frankly, I'd much rather read a good poker history book than another strategy book.

[Runkmud]

Great stuff Johnny! I used to read your stories back on the Poker forum in the day, they're just as fantastic now as they were then.

[stigmata]

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Thanks to everyone. I am looking for a literary agent or publisher for a poker novel. The Poker History series posted here and other short articles would make another book.

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Please keep us posted in NVG about progress. Make sure you find a good agent -- your work is very marketable and worthy of wider than a purely niche-audience.

[Johnny Hughes]

Thanks to everyone but especially TwoPlusTwo. On two other sites where I posted before I came here, I get gibberish, illiterate attacks.

[MiltonFriedman]

Johnny,

Basically, your stories are a good read, good enough that a lot of people could care less about accuracy, conjecture or other possible faults. You are writing for an audience, not for direct examination or a deposition.

Thanks for the effort.