Maybe it was his producing that did it to him as Jamie Gold was in this industry before he became a professional poker player. Maybe it was something else. One thing that many will tell you about this poker player is that he is very arrogant, but that arrogance brought him something as he won the World Series of Poker Main Event in 2006.
Born on August 25, 1969, Jamie Gold lived the American life. He was a television producer for quite some time. He was also a talent agent before that. This was when he decided maybe poker was his thing. The clients that he served were a long list. Some of them include: Lucy Liu, Felicity Huffman, and James Gandolfini. Many often wonder why he would cash in when he was working with actors and actresses such as these fine men and women. However, he did.
He said that he loved the PokerStars game as he was taught at an early age. However, it wasn’t then that he learned what he needed to know. He had been taught by former World Series of Poker players: Johnny Chan and Chris Moneymaker. These two gentlemen were working with Gold to make a television show. It was Chan would go about and take this producer under his wing and his little mentee did well for his name as he went to California and started winning. His first win was more than fifty thousand dollars.
When he plays, he plays very aggressively. It’s almost controversial if this should be the way to play or not. He had a way to keep the pressure on all of his opponents. This was done by always placing bets and raises. In return, those playing against him would do one of two things. They would either fold or they would go about and put all their chips in. the goal was to slow him down, but this seldom worked. If they did raise against him, he would be said to know if you were bluffing or not. Not many people stood a chance against this man.
However, don’t think that this man didn’t have his troubles because he did. When he won the twelve million dollars, he was said to have promised half of this to his business associate. That business associate took him to court. He ended up settling but the press that was published about him was said to have really kicked him to the curb and leave a bad taste in your mouth if you uttered his name.
That wasn’t the only deal he was supposed to have made. He was supposed to have made a deal with people who work with the WSOP on ESPN and that never happened. However, while he was a bit distrustful in what he promised, we find that the way he plays this game lives on. Many will remember his aggressive manner and his arrogant ways as well which makes many think about him when they think of some well known people who have won at poker.