Jamie Gold - 2006 WSOP Champion
Jamie Gold2006 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion
Jamie Gold is a poker pro you might not have heard of until recently. He won the 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event along with the coveted WSOP Gold Bracelet, $12 million and the prestigious World Championship title. He simply dominated the tournament like no one else ever since day 4. He entered the final table with $26,650,000 in chips, almost $9 million more than the next player
Allen Cunningham. Jamie went on to eliminate seven out of his eight opponents to take the title.
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Jamie Gold is 36 years of age and is from Paramus, NJ. He currently resides in Malibu, California and owns a television production company which has many projects in the works. One of them is a poker show featuring 2003 WSOP Main Event Champion
Chris Moneymaker and 10-time WSOP Gold Bracelet winner Johnny Chan. Johnny Chan is a good friend who has given Jamie many poker tips in recent years. When Jamie won the 2006 Main Event title, Chan was in the crown with Jamie's mother cheering him on. Jamie's father was not able to make the trip due to having Lou Gehrig's disease. His ultimate goal in winning was to make his father proud!
Here is a list of Jamie Gold's distinctions:- Mentored by Johnny Chan
- Neighbors with Chris "Jesus" Ferguson
- Sponsored by Bodog.com
- Studied entertainment law at UCLA
- Launched the careers of several high profile TV and film stars including James Gandolfini, Jimmy Fallon, Lucy Liu, Felicity Huffman and Kristin Davis.
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by Bones McCoy at
1800-sports.com on August 10, 2007
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