Jamie Gold - 2006 WSOP Champion Jamie Gold 2006 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. If you're looking for the new-wave of online poker, Join PlayersOnly, the poker room where the true players are! Because of the Sleekness of their Interface and incredible bonus structure, PlayersOnly is America's Fastest Growing Poker Room! Receive an Instant 10% CASH BONUS and a 100% match poker bonus upto $650 and there are NO FEES for making a deposit! PlayersOnly hosts a $1,000,000.00 Freeroll Series and is Guaranteeing $3,000,000.00 in tournament prize money this month with one $150,000.00 guaranteed event at least once a month! 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:
--- by Bones McCoy at 1800-sports.com on August 10, 2007
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