Bodog Cuts Jamie Gold

[Graham]

Bodog Cuts Jamie Gold from its Poker Team

The 2007 Main Event Champion's Rocky Reign Continues
Memo to Jamie Gold: Calvin Ayre wants his hat back. Gold, the 2006 World Series of Poker champion, is off Bodog's team of poker pros.

Bodog's statement, released today, reads:
"In light of our decision to cease all offline marketing initiatives in the U.S., and instead refocus our efforts on growing our entertainment brand in Europe and Asia, Bodog has ended our business relationship with Jamie Gold. Bodog has enjoyed our association with Mr. Gold and wishes him the best of luck in his future endeavors."

Despite the reason given for Gold's release, Bodog is still retaining David Williams, Josh Arieh and Evelyn Ng as Team Bodog members.
Out of the last five WSOP main event champions, only Gold doesn't have a deal to represent an online site. That list includes Robert Varkonyi.

Bodog and Gold's business relationship began before the WSOP whenGold agreed to secure celebrities to play in the main event under the Bodog banner in exchange for a ticket into the main event.

Gold then partnered with Crispin Leyser to help him with this task in exchange for half of Gold's winnings, according to Leyser. But after Gold won, Leyser says the blueberry-eating Gold reneged on the deal and decided to keep the entire $12 million prize.

Leyser then sued Gold for his half of the prize, and soon after Gold raised his arms in triumph after all the chips in the main event was in frontof him, a judge froze half the prize while the case moved forward. The case is still pending.

http://www.cardplayer.com/poker_news/article/8173

[kaus]

Well I guess events do have a way of coming full circle. That guy is the biggest joke I have seen. If what Leyser says is true (which comments from Gold indicate so) than he deserves everything he gets. Besides that I can not see him getting a whole lot of respect at the table with fellow competitors....you would haev thought he would have just went with the pending lawsuit and walked away with shame.

[thecortster]

Any chance Pokerstars will pick him up to give them all the 2003-2006 champions?

[losercore]

PokerStars won't even buy this guy a lunch...

I got to say this puts an even darker light on Internet gambling. It just shows that maybe some of the qualifiers online are not the type of people we want being our champion for a year. It's like TO getting the NFL MVP. Ok not that bad but you get the point.

[ClickItNow]

Originally Posted by Graham

Out of the last five WSOP main event champions, only Gold doesn't have a deal to represent an online site. That list includes Robert Varkonyi.

lol, got to love the shear undertone of amazement in the statement 'That list includes Robert Varkonyi'

The Brad Pitt of the poker table