Champion of Poker

One of the senior champions of the World Series of Poker Main Event, Jamie Gold never fails to light the spark on the Poker tournament circuit. Born in 1969, Gold belongs to New Jersey, United States and is currently based in Malibu working as a television producer. His grandfather was a gin rummy champion and Gold learned to Play Poker from his mother.

After obtaining a bachelor’s degree he worked for a while in California and launched his own company JMG Management in 1996. He has worked with some of the well-known Hollywood stars including Jimmy Fallon, Kristin Davis, Lucy Liu and others. However, he moved on from talent grooming and hunting later on to switch to production. He is currently also focused on a poker show with Johnny Chan, another Poker champion. Chan was Gold’s mentor for several years.

Gold competed in the World Series of Poker Main Event in 2006 as part of the Bodog.com team with Dean Cain and Mekhi Phifer and made it to the final table. He was on a great run in the last four days beating several professionals and went on to become the Poker World Champion. He even beat final-table rival Allen Cunningham tipped to make it to the title. He finally got the better of Paul Wasicka to earn his bracelet. Gold had gone to the final table with a chip lead and that was his psychological advantage over the others that he cashed in on well.

Thereafter, his endorsement deal lasted with his WSOP sponsor for only about a year. Before becoming Poker World Champion, with $12 million in winnings, Gold was a regular at several casinos playing more than 40 hours every week. He took part in the high-stakes games and tournaments as well as free online poker.

Gold got into trouble with a fellow Poker player Crispin Leyser’s lawsuit and Harrah’s stopped his full payment but he survived all that and is still going strong on the Poker circuit.

Apart from winning the World Series of Poker, Jamie Gold has made good results at other prize tournaments including finishing at the fifth place in the $300 No-Limit Hold’em event at the 2006 event at the Bicycle Casino. Gold also earned the seventh spot at the $100 No-Limit Hold Em event organized at Larry Flynt’s Grand Slam of Poker IV at the Hustler Casino in 2005. Gold topped that with an eighth-place finish in the $500 No-Limit Hold Em tournament at the Ninth Annual National Championship of Poker organized at Hollywood Park Casino in 2005.

Jamie Gold is also known for some aggressive behavior including flashing a card to a rival during a round and revealing to a friend what he was holding but that seems all behind him. He issued a series of apologies and is known to have restrained from committing inappropriate behavior every since.

The One Step Closer Foundation (OSCF) also featured Jamie Gold in a charity tournament at the Hollywood Park Casino in Los Angeles. The OSCF raises funds for those suffering from cerebral palsy.