Jamie Gold was born on August 25th, 1969 in Paramus, New Jersey, United States. Jamie Gold is a well-known television producer and an experienced talent agent, and is also a pro poker player. Gold has worked with some of Hollywood’s most famous such as Jimmy Fallon, James Gandolfini, Lucy Liu, Donnie Wahlberg and Felicity Huffman. Jamie Gold holds the title for winning the 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. These days Jamie Gold finds himself to be a very busy individual as the president of production for the Buzznation production company and his poker competition in major tournaments around the world. From the 38 year history behind the World Series of Poker Main Event Champions, no other winner holds such a general lack of personal appeal or taken as much bad press and heat as Jamie Gold has done. Quite simply, Jamie is reviled by his opponents and widely criticized for lack of etiquette in poker series and tournaments.
Jamie Gold Background
Jamie Gold earned his bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York in 1991 and continued his studies at UCLA where he majored in Entertainment Law. At the early age of 16 years, Jamie became an intern at the Michael Bloom & Associates Talent Agency and became a full time agent before he was 21. Jamie’s mother is accredited for teaching her son how to play poker which sparked his interest from a very young age. Jamie Gold’s biggest endeavour as a poker amateur began when Johnny Chan became his mentor while the two where working on an upcoming television show. In 2005, Jamie Gold became a regular fixture at poker tournaments and he won his major first tournament win at the Bicycle Casino earning him $54,225.
The Jamie Gold Controversy
Prior to the 2006 World Series of Poker Championship, Jamie Gold was approached by Bodog Entertainment to enter a business relationship of finding celebrities who would be willing to play main events under the Bodog banner in exchange for paid entries. Jamie Gold partnered with Crispin Leyser for this business expenditure in exchange for half of Gold’s winnings should he win the tournament. Jamie Gold won a $12,000,000 prize for first place at the 2006 WSOP and kept the entire prize to himself. Later that year, Crispin Leyser sued Jamie Gold after a December court hearing the two parties settled on an undisclosed amount.
Jamie Gold Recent Tournaments
At the 2007 WSOP No Limit Texas Hold’em Main Event, Jamie Gold came in 35th place winning £27,150. At the 2007 WSOP Event 52 No Limit Hold’em Jamie came in 84th place taking home $4,840, and his biggest win came in the 2006 WSOP at Event 39 No Limit Texas Hold’em Championship where he came home in 1st place taking home the grand prize of $12,000,000.
