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Jamie Gold
Jamie, born in New York City on August 25, 1969, is a Caliphs-based television producer, poker player and formerly talent agent. He is the 2006 World Series of Poker champion. His win might come as a great surprise to most players, but he single handedly knocked out 7 of the other 8 players at the final table, winning $12,000,000. He currently resides in Malibu, CA.
He was brought up in Paramus, New Jersey. In 1987, he graduated from Paramus High School and completed his bachelor's degree from the University of New York at Albany, and moved to California to study entertainment law at UCLA in 1991. He started playing poker because of the interest developed by his poker-playing mother and grandfather, a champion in his time.
In New York City at the age of 16, Jamie immediately found work in LA, as a talent agent. He soon became known as the youngest franchised agent in the business. At the age of 21, he had acquired a good reputation in the world of entertainment and started his own firm, JMG Management. Then, he was working as a television producer full-time.
In his recent production, he has featured 2003 WSOP Main Event Champion Chris Moneymaker and 10-time WSOP bracelet winner Johnny Chan who have given Jamie poker tips and tutorials while they played with him and finally, Jamie came out successful.
At Bicycle Casino in April 2005, Jamie went on to win his first major title, earning $54,225. He registered 7 more money finishes in the next 12 months at California tournaments and became member of Bodog.com, and agreed to find celebrities to wear the "Bodog" label while playing in the main event.
Jamie stepped into 2006 WSOP event as a Bodog.com celebrity team member, in conjunction with Mekhi Phifer and Dean Cain. In the wake of his win, he signed 2-year endorsement and production contract with Bodog.com (2006 WSOP Sponsor).
In 2006, Gold got down working with the team at Buzznation on the production of several television projects. Through 2008, he is committed to produce several projects, as head of production.
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Achievements in Poker |
Location: California, USA |
1st in 2006 World Championship Event, winning $12,000,000 |
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Nickname: “Ari” |
1st 2005 Stars & Stripes, Los Angeles, winning $ 54,225 |
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Most admired poker player is Johnny Chan |
2nd in 2006 Sports of Kings, Inglewood |
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Plays at BodogPoker.com |
3rd in 2006 winning 'o' the Green, Los Angeles, winning $1,4615 |
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Favorite game is Texas Hold'em |
7th in Grand Slam of Poker 2005, Gardena as well in Mini Series of Poker, LA |
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Personal website - www.jamiegold.com |
Career Prize Money: $12,100,997 and 1 WSOP bracelet |
