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So. Before the ME began, I had a list of people I hoped would win the WSOP, obviously speaking from a "Good for the game" point of view.

I wanted a woman to win.
I wanted a teenager to win.
I wanted someone good looking to win.
I wanted a poker celebrity to win.
I wanted a poker pro celebrity to win.
I wanted a complete retard to win.

Here's what I didn't want to win:

Anyone old
Anyone who didn't speak english
Anyone who didn't want to represent the game
Anyone rich
Anyone who represented themself very poorly at the table
Anyone who would cause "average people" to dislike them at the table.

Jamie Gold is middle aged. I think an [censored] at the table. Nobody has ever heard of him. He's not good looking. He's not a chick. He doesn't want to represent the game(ala Raymer).

Could anyone worse have won? Am I really off here? I just don't see this guy attracting ANYONE new to the game.

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Since when in the hell was 36 middle aged?

Please, am i going to have to go another year hearing how lucky the WSOP winner was, how he caught cards, he's really a 5/10 donk on Pokerstars, etc.., etc.., etc...,

Please, as a mod of the forum, give it a rest.

Yes, the winner was not Doyle Brunson. Yes, the winner caught some cards, which every winner for the past 30 years has done except for the time everyone just blinded themselves off so Doyle could win. Is there any other way to win without catching cards?

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Please read the whole thread. I didn't even remotely come close to saying anything about him being lucky.