As of 2006, these games had been the highest stakes ever played, reaching $100,000–$200,000 fixed limit. McManus, a poker amateur, completed fifth in the no-limit Texas hold 'em most important occasion, winning more than $200,000. In the book McManus discusses events surrounding the series, the trial of Sandy Murphy and Rick Tabish, poker strategy, and some history of poker and the planet series.Brendon...