Jamie Gold...Worst Possible Winner?

[Chump Change]

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so, is that another way of saying "you're right but i'm too stubborn to admit my mistake"? if so, i understand.

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Right about what?
You haven't made a point about anything.
You're too simple too understand that you said, "good luck finding a poker game where luck isn't a big factor." And I said, well, practically any online poker cash game.
And then you retort with something about a single tournament.
Pardon me if you were making the captain [censored] obvious point that in a single tournament luck will play a big factor.
I made that point in another thread, talking about max entries, where the winner of a HUGE tournament will inevitably have an astounding lucky streak, and that maybe we're finally seeing what the inevitable winner of all these big field events will have.
It couldve been a reasonable discussion if you weren't such a [censored] e-creep.

[lastsamurai]

i think his life story is more interesting that the last new winners...
2005- a mortgage broker from aussie..
2004- a patent attorney
2003- an accountant who wanted to chop the FT

His dad owns penske motors and he use to race cars. His bio is pretty interesting... Plus his dads story is pretty touching.

[JP OSU]

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His dad owns penske motors and he use to race cars. His bio is pretty interesting... Plus his dads story is pretty touching.

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Why does he need money then?

[uclabruinz]

Just for the records, I'm 36 and have no idea if I am "middle aged" and couldn't give a crap.

Also, I changed my mind. This thead is AWESOME!

EDIT: Also want to make clear that beer is good.

[Assani Fisher]

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Before this goes any further. I do want to state one time before going any further that I am ONLY talking about from a poker point of view.

I have all the compassion in the world for a guy who's Dad has an incurable disease, and is going to help contribute to that cause.

[/ QUOTE ]Actually from reading your title, I thought you were going to post that you think he is the least skilled guy to ever win the WSOP.

[Assani Fisher]

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I wanted a teenager to win.


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That's not even possible.

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[DPCondit]

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LOL at OP for suggesting that someone like Sabyl Cohen would have been better for the growth of the poker industry than Jamie Gold.


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I think that would have been cool, because I know Sabyl.

[bonds25]

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When you end up having to defend yourself to this many people, it's a good bet that you could have expressed yourself a little more clearly in the first place.

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Frankly I think it's a better sign that a lot of people on this forum can't read/reason. His points were pretty straightfoward.

I don't really agree that Gold will be a bad thing for poker, but there's something to be said that somebody else might have been more optimal from a marketing persective.

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Well said.

[Assani Fisher]

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Anyone old

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I take offense. Poker point of view or not.

Enough bracelets are being taken down by young cocky hot shots.

Poker is about more than having the fearlessness and in-exhaustable energy of a 26 year old college drop-out.

Life experience and maturity are very fine qualities, and claiming it would be "-EV" for poker to see them take the high seat for once is little short of ludicrous.

[/ QUOTE ]The majority of new players to the game today are younger people. Therefore to attract more of these people it'd be better to have a younger guy in the spotlight. I don't see what there is to take offense at here.

[Assani Fisher]

I will be good for the game. Just how good? Wait until next year to find out.