Jamie Gold Poker Winner WSOP 2006 Jamie Gold Poker Player
News Flash! Jamie Gold is 12 Million Dollars richer. We picked him on day 4 and wrote this article about him back when no one else was taking much notice of this player. Congrats to Jamie on winning the 2006 WSOP.
Another News Flash about Jamie -- "It's been a rough few months for defending World Series of Poker champion Jamie Gold.
After winning a record-setting $12 million top prize, besting a field of 8,773 in last year's world championship event, Gold, a 38-year-old Hollywood producer, was sued in federal court by a fellow poker player who claimed he agreed to split any winnings.
The two settled the dispute in February, but Gold ran into more hot water for acknowledging he violated rules governing tournament play.
In an interview with Las Vegas freelance journalist Steve Friess that appeared in The New York Times, Gold admitted he flashed his hole card to an opponent and told another opponent about one of his hands.
Under the tournament's rules, Gold could have been forced to sit out play for 10 minutes.
Last week, World Series of Poker officials said Gold would not be punished retroactively for the violations, but they said they had spoken to him about the matter.
"I do want to stress, however, that we do not condone any violations of the rules," World Series of Poker Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack said in a statement." - casinocitytimes.com
The truth is I'd never heard of Jamie gold until I read about him in the 2006 WSOP. He is currently leading the pack by a considerable margin with about 3 Million chips. There are currently 171 players left in the field so it's to early to tell if this is enought to get him to the final table but I would say if he plays like he's doing at the moment then there is a fairly good chance to get him there. I like the way he's talking to his opponents and dominating the table with both his chip stack and his attitude.
Good luck to Jamie Gold for the rest of the WSOP 2006.
Here are his existing stats:
| EVENT | PLACE | PRIZE | DATE |
| Sport of Kings Event #10 - No Limit Hold'em | 2nd | $18,400 | Apr 7, 2006 |
| Winnin 'O' The Green Event #16 - No Limit Hold'em | 5th | $6,100 | Mar 15, 2006 |
| National Championship Of Poker Event #8 - No Limit Hold'em | 8th | $1,290 | Oct 26, 2005 |
| Larry Flynt's Grand Slam of Poker 2005 Event #6 - No Limit Hold'em | 5th | $3,000 | Jul 21, 2005 |
| Larry Flynt's Grand Slam of Poker 2005 Event #6 - No Limit Hold'em | 7th | $2,050 | Jul 21, 2005 |
| Mini Series of Poker Main Event - No Limit Hold'em | 7th | $4,725 | Jul 6, 2005 |
| Heavenly Hold 'Em No Limit Hold'em | 10th | $4,668 | May 6, 2005 |
| Stars and Stripes Pot Limit Hold'em | 18th | $240 | Apr 26, 2005 |
| Stars and Stripes No Limit Hold'em | 1st | $54,225 | Apr 23, 2005 |
| Stars and Stripes No Limit Hold'em | 9th | $1,060 | Apr 17, 2005 |
| Legends of Poker WPT Season 3 Event #20 - Limit E.O. World Championship | 12th | $985 | Aug 16, 2004 |
| San Francisco OpenLimit Omaha Hi/Lo | 8th | $840 | Jul 2, 2003 |
| Thunder by the Bay Event #5 - Limit Omaha Hi/Lo | 3rd | $2,700 | Oct 16, 2002 |
| Pot of Gold Tournament Event #19 - Limit Omaha Hi/Lo | 4th | $714 | Oct 5, 2002 |
