Interesting story about Jamie Gold

redzerdrog

http://www.hollywoodinterrupted.com/archives/liars_poker_all_that_glitters_is_not_wsop_champ_gold.phtml#more

America's new poker poster boy Jamie Gold had railbirds and players alike scratching their heads and scoffing when he told ESPN that he didn't want the fame of being the latest WSOP champ. The black-clad endorsement-bedecked former Hollywood talent agent smacked disingenuous when he actually announced that he was willing dump his massive chip lead and settle for second place to avoid all the attention associated with the big win at the "big dance."

"I like making other people famous," Gold told the sports news outlet. "I've always been behind other people."

Hollywood, Interrupted has learned that, going into the WSOP tournament, there were people behind Gold, and now they are waiting in the wings, hat in hand champing for the champ to pony up.

According to sources in the WPT (World Poker Tour) and the professional player community in Vegas, the back-story goes like this:

When the splashy, online gambling web site Bodog.com agreed to sponsor Gold into the World Series, they pressed him to arrange for one of his famous friends to join their ball-cap wearing gang of camera hogs.

Gold, who boasts about having repped everyone from Sopranos star James Gandolfini to actress Lisa Liu, reportedly came up dry in the celebrity wrangling department, and turned to a friend inside the WPT (World Poker Tour).

Matthew "The Bodog Shill" Lillard The friend, a young British chap named Crispin Leyser, who, with his wife Jules, tours with the WPT as a boot camp poker instructor, collared smarmy "Scream" star Matthew Lillard to fill the celebrity seat at the last minute, and - recognizing that his pal was failing to get his own 10k tournament buy-in together - the grateful Gold then offered Leyser half his winnings should he cash in the tournament.

And cash he did.

But the irony here is, should Gold make good on his reported 50 percent payout promise (not including the 10 percent fee he reportedly owes his much ballyhooed mentor, poker giant Johnny Chan), he's only cashing out to the $6 million 2nd place prize amount he flippantly said he'd settle for in the first place!
A high-level source at the WPT tells Hollywood, Interrupted that Gold has not paid anyone yet, but he is rushing to set up a quickie corporation to protect what's left of his winnings. And while it remains to be seen if he makes good on his nil-advised oral contract with the poker coach, it appears that the former ten-percenter is guilty of making one helluva bad business decision.

Says one poker pro, "In the gambling community, your word is gold." And, should the man of the same name as his word welsh on his promise, says the pro, "His name is dirt."

Rb

Yeah, read that a few days ago, nothing new on whether hes paid up or not though.
How much would tax have taken off him firstly?Then if he's giving away half of whats left, plus the 10% to Johnny Chan, he's not going to be left with very much of the $12M is he?


Theres an interview with him here. His ego is unbelievable.

And according to this his resumé regarding who he's represented is bullshít. (Though, I don't know how reliable the source is, could be BS in itself)

bohsman

Harrahs would have informed the IRS of the payout, its then up to him to declare and also make sure he fills out paperwork letting them know about the 60% he gave away and theyll pay their own tax

Hitman Actual

rb_ie wrote:

Theres an interview with him here. His ego is unbelievable.

I wish you didn't post this. I was really hoping Gold was a nice guy, but he comes across as an egotistical w**ker.

Apparently he's the sole reason that the WSOP ended a day early as well, 'cos he caused EVERYONE to play really fast. :rolleyes:

ntlbell

lenny_leonard wrote:

I wish you didn't post this. I was really hoping Gold was a nice guy, but he comes across as an egotistical w**ker.

Apparently he's the sole reason that the WSOP ended a day early as well, 'cos he caused EVERYONE to play really fast. :rolleyes:

Can't wait to see him headsup with PH

loosecannon

my god, this guy just seems like an absolute dikhead

'it's in my blood'

'my mom makes $12 a week off her friends playing poker'

'i used to take all the candy off my friends in a poker game'

'i would be the greatest tournament player that ever lived if i focused on it and then i did it'

my god this guy is such a pr1ck

let's hope all those allegations about him owing people money are very true