[jjshabado]

Its been awhile since I've watched it, but some of the [censored] he said was just completely WRONG with regards to basic poker theory. He made two (and maybe more) statements where he justified a call on pot odds after he saw the hands. But he wasn't getting anywhere close to the right odds on a reasonable range of hands for that player.

I'm sure he played well. I'm sure he's better than me (not hard at all) but there's no way he's even close to the upper echelon of poker players. Look at Moneymaker. Its a similar situation except I don't think Moneymaker would claim that he's in the same league as Brunson, Ivey, Reese, Greenstein, ... I think Gold does.

On top of that he bugs the hell out of me. I feel that he has no class and he comes off as obnoxious. These may not be valid complaints, but thats still the way I feel.

Edit: Oh and I forgot to add that I think he plays really well against amateurs, I don't think he plays well against pros (we may learn more about that after this season of HSP). But since the WSOP is mostly amateurs these days, thats a strength for that tournament.