WSOP Day 7 Main Event Thread

[Cornell Fiji]

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This just in

Dewey beats Truman!!!

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If he is caught chip dumping, doesn't he lose his claim to ANY prize?

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There's not going to be any chip dumping. My God, people. He was just running his mouth off to some reporter.

It's like everyone is ready to declare this Watergate, and absolutely nothing has happened. Gold could win the tournament or he could be the next one out.

[EasilyFound]

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Einhorn bust...

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David Einhorn raises to $250,000 from middle position, Jamie Gold, Allen Cunningham and Luke Chung all call. The flop comes the Q [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]J [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]6 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], David Einhorn bets $1,000,000 and Jamie Gold raises to $3,000,000. Everyone folds around to Einhorn who pushes all in. Gold immediately calls with Q [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]6 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] while Einhorn shows the K [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]Q [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. The turn is the 3 and the river is the 8 eliminating David Einhorn in 18th place.

Jamie Gold is now over $22,500,000.

[FoldALot.]

Oh, please.

Also, considering how Gold is hitting the flops right now, he might win no matter what even if heads-up he calls all-ins with 32o.

[Quicksilvre]

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From the poker blog on ESPN.com, the complete article can be found at http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/inde...mp;lid=tab1pos1

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"There might be a story,'' Gold said, "if I dump at the end because I don't want to be famous.''

Excuse me? "Dump at the end''? Isn't it every player's dream to win this one event?

"I don't want to be famous,'' Gold said while sitting in the Bodog lounge before Day 6 of the event Monday. "I'm not sure if I want to win. And I'm in control of that.''

The stunning epiphany hit the 36-year-old Malibu, Calif., resident earlier that morning.

"I just thought about what would happen if I won,'' Gold said. "Out of the goodness of their heart, a lot of people would feel like they needed to talk to me, they'd want to know what I was doing, cameras would follow me around. I don't want my life on display. I don't have anything to hide. I'm just not that person. I've always been behind other people. I like making other people famous. I'm not comfortable being in the spotlight. I like my private life.

"I also don't want to be responsible for being the ambassador of poker or anything like that. What Greg Raymer does is amazing. Good for him. I'm not looking to quit my job. I like the job I do. I don't need the money. I'm not doing this for the money. I love the competition.''

The money, though. It's $12 million.

"The money will help my father,'' Gold said. "But $6 million will help him, too. I would rather come in second.''

Suddenly, this raises the question of the way he might play his hands. The integrity issue comes into play.

"I haven't decided what I'm doing,'' he said. "If it's inappropriate, I won't do it. I'm just telling you that if I had to plan it out, coming in second would be more satisfying to me.''

But the bracelet represents the greatest accomplishment that this competition offers, a place among the greats.

"I want to win,'' he said. "I don't want to be famous.''

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I already wasn't huge on wanting Gold to win. I'm now officially in anyone but Gold mode. "i don't know if i want to win." What a joke. Then don't enter, assclown. You want competition, go play the 4K/8K at the Bellagio.

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[FoldALot.]

So it's $659,730 for Michael J. Fox. Not too shabby.

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It would be much easier to make the decision to risk all your chips for your tournament life if the buy in is not a big deal to you and there's always next year.

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Which explains why so few people are getting all-in and bustouts are happening much slower than anticipated, thereby giving top pros the advantage as they bully the tight-weak players.

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[Ignignokt]

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CHIP. DUMPING. IN THE WSOP ME.

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No! You're missing it!

He said:
"There might be a story...if I dump at the end because I don't want to be famous."

and later:
"I haven't decided what I'm doing...If it's inappropriate, I won't do it. I'm just telling you that if I had to plan it out, coming in second would be more satisfying to me."

Shadow

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Nope. Didn't miss it. You seem to, though.

Baseball players don't suggest they might throw the World Series.

Golfers don't suggest they'll take it easy on Tiger because his father died.

A NASCAR driver doesn't say "oh, I don't need the additional fame, I'm happy just to take second in the Daytona 500.

Poker players DREAM of winning the WSOP ME. It's the pinnacle. What Gold said, EVEN IF HE'S JOKING (and Rosenbloom is good at noting a joke where it exists) is a slap in the face of every player who takes the game seriously.

Period.

[spamhead]

Boy, how cool would it be to have that many chips, playing a ton of pots and hitting most of them in the biggest poker tournament ever.

Incredible.

[Bob Sacamano]

All of your analogies are poor.