2006 WSOP Championship Final Table: UPDATE:

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1 Jamie Gold 26.5M

2 Allen Cunningham 17.7M

3 Richard Lee 11.82M

4 Erik Friberg 9.725M

5 Paul Wasicka 7.97M

6 Doug Kim 6.77M

7 Rhett Butler 4.815M

8 Michael Binger 3.14M

9 Dan Nassif 2.84M

[pt_mck 7]

Never heard of any of 'em

[Big Blue 06 195]

Never heard of any of 'em

 

Unless I miss my guess, #2 in chips is the only pro left.

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Unless I miss my guess, #2 in chips is the only pro left.

 

Plays with Ivy, Juanda and Dan. N.....all three have said he is the best player of all four of them, but he is the least known by the public.

[bob_probert_2000 1]

HAve a freind whos dad has played the WSOP and knows Alllen. Says he'll win it, he's that good.

[Big Blue 06 195]

Plays with Ivy, Juanda and Dan. N.....all three have said he is the best player of all four of them, but he is the least known by the public.

 

In point of fact, he has always been one of my favorites. He's just so quiet, which is a nice change up from all the big mouth, annoying players these days.

[Franknbeans 46]

HAve a freind whos dad has played the WSOP and knows Alllen. Says he'll win it, he's that good.

That's all I needed to hear. My money's on #2.

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That's all I needed to hear. My money's on #2.

 

Allen Cunningham Wins his Fourth WSOP Bracelet

Congratulations to Full Tilt Poker's Allen Cunningham who earned his fourth WSOP bracelet for winning the $1,000 No-Limit Hold 'em with Rebuys tournament. In addition to the bracelet, Cunningham took home $625,830 for the victory.

[mulletia 0]

allen cunningham is a heck of a player from what I've seen fo him on wpt

 

but with all the entrants, it strikes me that the skill has left the wsop and now its luck and odds

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"He's capable of making other players pay him off. That's a huge skill." -- One of the members of the media discussing Allen Cunningham's style of play.

 

Perhaps the best moment of the day was when Jack Effel grabbed the microphone and announced that all 12 players remaining were millionaires. Allen Cunningham looked around with a "Yea, so what" look on his face. It was priceless. Cunningham, who's no stranger to the million-dollar mark, was just ready to play more cards.

 

Nine players remain, all millionaires, but one is different from all the others: Allen Cunningham. The only true pro left in the field has battled through the land mines and has reached the final table second in chips.

 

Coming into Tuesday's action, Cunningham had $2.6 million in chips. After Tuesday's action, Cunningham had $17.7 million in chips.

 

Picking his spots and picking his opponents has been a key to his success in this tournament. After play ended early Wednesday morning, Cunningham discussed his hand where everything began to change.

 

"The flop was K-5-2 and I had flopped a set of fives. A player led out, was smooth called, and I pushed all-in for $2.2 million."

 

That player, Erik Friberg, whom Cunningham called, "A very tough player," called with 9-9. Coincidentally, Friberg had run into Cunningham's set of fives on a previous day and paid him off with that hand as well. Shortly after that, Kevin O'Donnell got involved with Cunningham and didn't live to see the end of the day.

 

Under the gun, O'Donnell raised. Cunningham, in the big blind, reraised. O'Donnell then reraised Cunningham who proceeded to go all-in. As is often said, the fourth raise means aces and that was the unfortunate result for O'Donnell who had pocket kings.

 

"He's in great shape," [Johnny] Chan said of Gold. "He'll keep on picking on the short stacks and putting them all-in because when a big stack pushes you all-in, you'll really need a hand to call."

 

Chan was also taking Gold and his mother out for dinner last night to talk strategy. I couldn't imagine there would be anyone better to learn from in preparation for the final two days, but the real question would be: Who's paying for dinner?

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In point of fact, he has always been one of my favorites. He's just so quiet, which is a nice change up from all the big mouth, annoying players these days.

 

A man of few words

[Belichick Is God 0]

I just saw Sirius is covering it live at 6 pm on channel 125

 

[ArnieBragg 1]

The Entourage character, Ari Gold, played by Jeremy Piven, is said to be inspired and is modeled after Jamie Gold.

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The Entourage character, Ari Gold, played by Jeremy Piven, is said to be inspired and is modeled after Jamie Gold.

 

Jamie Gold has hired bodyguards to protect him from anything that might happen. A couple years ago Greg Raymer was threatened in his hotel room and Gold doesn't want to take any risks. … Gold sent an e-mail to one of his friends on Saturday saying, "I'm going to win."

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Jamie Gold

SEAT 8: Jamie Gold

Hometown: Malibu, California

Chip Count: 25,650,000

Jamie Gold is a 36-year-old television producer from Malibu, California. He was born in New York City. Prior to running his own studio, Gold was a Hollywood agent with an impressive stable of talented actors -- including “The Sopranos” star James Gandolfini and “Desperate Housewives” co-star Felicity Huffman. Gold has also represented and credits much of his poker success to mentor Johnny Chan. This is Jamie’s 15th time to cash in a major poker tournament, and his first time ever to make it to a WSOP final table. He has been the most dominant player in the championship event over the past four days – and has been the chip leader since Day Three. Gold is dedicating himself to winning the world championship for his ailing father, who is in the late stages of ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). He says, “I want to make him proud for the little time he has left.” Gold is the chip leader at today’s final table.

 

 

Allen Cunningham

SEAT 5: Allen Cunningham

Las Vegas, Nevada

Chip Count: 17,770,000

Allen Cunningham is a 29-year-old professional poker player from Las Vegas, Nevada. He is easily the most accomplished poker player of today’s final nine. Allen has won four WSOP gold bracelets – for Seven-Card Stud in 2001, Deuce-to-Seven Lowball in 2002, No-Limit Hold’em in 2005, and another No-Limit Hold’em championship in 2006. Allen burst onto the poker scene back in 1998 as one of the young guns – along with Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu, Layne Flack, John Juanda, and others – who have collectively revolutionized the game of poker with their talent and ambition. A victory today would seal Cunningham’s place as perhaps the greatest player in the game today. He arrives second in the chip count.

 

 

Richard Lee

SEAT 1: Richard Lee

Hometown: San Antonio, Texas

Chip Count: 11,820,000

Richard Lee a 55-year-old investor from San Antonio, Texas. He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. This is the second straight year that Richard has played at the World Series of Poker. This is his first time to cash and first time ever to make it to a final table. Prior to this, Richard’s best poker finish was 12th place at last year’s Grand Slam of Poker held in Los Angeles. Richard is married and has three grown children. When asked what he wants the rest of the world to know about him, Richard said, “I love my family, my country, and San Antonio!” He arrives third today in the chip count.

 

 

Erik Friberg

 

SEAT 2: Erik Friberg

Hometown: Stockholm, Sweden

Chip Count: 9,605,000

Erik Friberg is a 23-year-old professional online poker player from Stockholm, Sweden. He represents a growing legion of Scandinavian poker superstars who have come to the WSOP and won prize money. In fact, Sweden now ranks as the most successful country in terms of number of players compared to in-the-money finishers. Erik plays mostly on the Internet and won the Swedish Poker Challenge in 2005. His poker nickname, “Lilar” means, appropriately enough, “gambler.” Prior to taking up poker for a living, he was a college student. Erik is already guaranteed at least a million-and-a-half dollars in what is his first year to play at the World Series. He arrives fourth today in the chip count.

 

 

Paul Wasicka

 

 

SEAT 3: Paul Wasickca

Hometown: Westminster, Colorado

Chip Count: 7,970,000

Paul Wasickca is a 25-year-old poker player who used to work as a bartender and restaurant manager. He was born in Dallas, Texas -- and now lives in Westminster, Colorado. Paul started playing poker about two years ago and has already cashed six times at major poker tournaments, including 14th place in a previous No-Limit Hold’em event held at this year’s World Series. His poker nickname is “Kwick Fish.” When asked what he wants the rest of the world to know about him, Paul said, “I have the best friends and family anyone could ask for.” He arrives fifth today in the chip count.

 

Douglas Kim

 

SEAT 7: Douglas Kim

Hometown: Martsdale, New York

Chip Count: 6,770,000

Doug Kim is a 22-year-old financial consultant from Martsdale, New York. He was born in Yonkers, New York. Doug recently graduated from Duke University with a degree in economics. He also enjoys video games when he is not playing poker. Doug primarily plays online poker. This is his first time ever to cash -- not just at the World Series -- but in a poker tournament. Doug arrives today sixth in the chip count.

 

 

Rhett Butler

SEAT 9: Rhett Butler

Hometown: Rockville, Maryland

Chip Count: 4,815,000

Rhett Butler is a 44-year-old insurance agent from Rockville, Maryland. Originally from Baltimore, Rhett is married and has three children. He holds a college degree from James Madison University and has been playing poker for 25 years. Incredibly, this is his first time ever to cash in a poker tournament – and he’s now a millionaire. Rhett says proudly, “I’m playing in this tournament for my family and friends.” Or, as Clark Gable would say, “Frankly my dear – I DO give a damn.” Rhett Butler starts off seventh in the chip count.

 

 

Michael Binger

SEAT 6: Michael Binger

Hometown: Atherton, California

Chip Count: 3,140,000

Michael Binger is a 29-year-old part-time poker pro originally from Delray Beach, Florida, who also has career ambitions as a theoretical physicist. He now lives in Atherton, California. Just two months ago, he earned his PhD in physics from Stanford University. This is the second year that Michael has played at the World Series. He made the final table of the $1500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em event – finishing sixth and earning $100,000. Michael has a major challenge ahead of him today, as he arrives eighth in the chip count.

 

 

Dan Nassif

SEAT 4: Dan Nassif

Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri

Chip Count: 2,600,000

Dan Nassif is a 33-year-old account executive from St. Louis, Missouri. Dan took his vacation time away from work to enter and play in this year’s World Series. That certainly turned out to be a terrific decision. Not too many vacations pay the kind of money Dan is sure to make over this two-week period. Nassif has played fabulous poker in this championship event, although he has frequently been one of the shorter stacks at his table. He arrives with the biggest test of anyone today – ninth place in the chip count.

[De Novo 0]

Plays with Ivy, Juanda and Dan. N.....all three have said he is the best player of all four of them, but he is the least known by the public.

 

They said he was the best player of the 4 of them. Nobody has said that in a while. Cunningham will admit the same, but he looks like he's on his game now.

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Player Introductions

The players at the final table are currently being introduced before play begins.

 

Blind Level

The blinds are currently $80,000-$160,000 with a $20,000 ante.

 

Jamie Gold Takes the First Pot

Doug Kim raises to $480,000 from late position and Jamie Gold, from the cutoff, raises to $1,480,000. Kim folds and Gold rakes the first pot.

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Dan Nassif Eliminated 9th ($1,566,858)

2. Doug Kim raises to $480,000 from middle position, Rhett Butler calls from the cutoff and Richard Lee raises to $1,980,000 from the button. Both Kim and Butler fold and Lee rakes the pot.

 

3. Michael Binger raises to $500,000 from early position and gets no callers.

 

4. Richard Lee raises to $600,000 from late position and Paul Wasicka reraises to $1,600,000 from the button. Lee calls and they check a flop of 5club4heart3club. The turn is the Kdiamond and Lee moves all in. Wasicka immediately folds and Lee rakes the pot.

 

5. Jamie Gold calls from early position and Dan Nassif raises to $700,000 from the button. Jamie Gold makes the call and checks in the dark. The flop comes 5spade 3spade 2club and Nassif moves all in. Gold immediately makes the call and shows 2heart 2spade for a set. Nassif turns over Aclub Kdiamond and is behind. The turn is the A heart and Nassif needs a four for a chopped pot. However, the river is the 10 spade and Dan Nassif has been eliminated in 9th place.

 

Hands 6-9

6. Jamie Gold calls from under the gun, Michael Binger limps from the small blind and Doug Kim checks his big blind. The flop comes Jheart7spade2club and Binger checks. Kim bets $400,000 and Gold calls. Binger folds and the turn is the 5diamond. Kim checks and Gold bets $800,000. Kim makes the call and the river is the Qspade. Kim moves all in and Gold folds his cards.

 

7. Jamie Gold gets a walk on his big blind.

 

8. Doug Kim raises to $480,000 from the button and Rhett Butler reraises to $1,200,000 from the big blind. Kim makes the call and the flop comes Aheart9club3spade. Butler moves all in immediately and Kim folds.

 

9. Michael Binger raises to $500,000 from late position and Richard Lee moves all in from the big blind. Binger folds and Lee wins the pot.

Hands 10-14

10. Jamie Gold raises to $500,000 from the cutoff and everyone folds.

 

11. Jamie Gold raises to $500,000 from late position and Richard Lee calls from the button. The flop comes Jheart7club6diamond and both players check. The turn is the 5club and Gold bets $1,000,000. Lee folds and Gold wins the pot.

 

12. Doug Kim raises to $480,000 from early position and everyone folds.

 

13. Allen Cunningham limps from the small blind and Michael Binger checks his big blind. The flop comes AclubKheartQspade and Cunningham bets out $300,000. Binger calls and the turn is the 5diamond. Both players check and the river is the 2heart. They check again and Binger shows Kspade6diamond for a pair of kings. Cunningham mucks and Binger wins the pot.

 

14. Paul Wasicka raises to $500,000 from the cutoff and gets no callers.

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Hands 15-16

15. Erik Friberg calls from middle position, Paul Wasicka calls from late position and Michael Binger raises to $1,060,000 from the button. Friberg makes the call and Wasicka folds. The flop comes Kspade5club4spade and Friberg checks. Binger moves all in and Friberg folds.

 

16. Richard Lee calls from under the gun and Jamie Gold limps in from the small blind. Rhett Butler checks his big blind and the flop comes JheartJspade3spade. It is checked to Lee, who bets $200,000. Gold raises to $500,000 and Butler folds. Lee calls and the turn is the Aspade. Both players check and the river is the Adiamond. Gold bets $600,000 and Lee makes the call. Lee shows QheartJdiamond for jacks full and Gold mucks his hand.

 

Jamie Gold Takes A Huge Pot

22. Jamie Gold calls from under the gun, Erik Friberg calls from late position, Allen Cunningham limps from the button and Doug Kim checks his big blind. The flop comes 9diamond9heart8heart and Kim checks. Gold bets $1,000,000 and Friberg makes the call. Cunningham also calls the bet and Kim folds. The turn is the 5spade and Gold checks. Friberg checks and Cunningham bets $2,000,000. Gold makes the call and Friberg folds. The river is the Aspade and Gold checks. Cunningham bets $2,000,000 and Gold makes the call. Gold shows 10-9 and Cunningham shows a nine as he mucks his hand. Gold rakes a huge pot.

 

Hands 17-21

17. Erik Friberg calls from under the gun and Richard Lee checks his big blind. Both players check a flop of Kdiamond8heart2club and the turn is the Aclub. They check again and the river is the 10spade. Lee checks and Friberg bets $200,000. Lee folds and Friberg wins the pot.

 

18. Michael Binger calls from middle position, Jamie Gold calls from the cutoff and Erik Friberg checks his big blind. The flop comes 9diamond6spade4spade and it is checked to Gold, who bets $1,000,000. Both players folds and Gold wins the pot.

 

19. Doug Kim raises to $480,000 from middle position and Jamie Gold calls from late position. The flop comes AclubJdiamond6spade and Kim bets $800,000. Gold quickly calls and the turn is the 4diamond. Kim bets $1,500,000 and Gold mucks his hand.

 

20. Jamie Gold raises to $500,000 from middle position and gets no callers.

 

21. Jamie Gold calls from early position and Richard Lee calls from late position. Erik Friberg raises to $800,000 from the cutoff and Gold mucks. Lee folds and Friberg wins the pot.

 

Jamie Gold $34,500,000

 

Richard Lee $16,000,000

 

Allen Cunningham $12,000,000

 

Doug Kim $7,350,000

 

Erik Friberg $6,000,000

 

Paul Wasicka $5,200,000

 

Rhett Butler $5,000,000

 

Michael Binger $3,700,000

 

 

Hands 23-27

23. Richard Lee calls from early position and Erik Friberg raises to $700,000 from middle position. Everyone folds and Friberg wins the pot.

 

24. Jamie Gold raises to $480,000 from the small blind and the Rhett Butler calls from the big blind. The flop comes AspadeKdiamondKheart and Gold bets $300,000. Butler calls and the turn is the Qclub. Gold checks and Butler bets $210,000. Gold makes the call and the river is the Aclub. Gold checks and Butler bets $600,000. Gold mucks his hand and Butler wins the pot.

 

25. Erik Friberg calls from under the gun, Doug Kim calls from the cutoff, Jamie Gold calls from the big blind and Richard Lee checks his big blind. The flop comes AdiamondQheartJspade and it is checked around. The turn is the 10diamond and it is checked to Gold, who bets $300,000. Friberg is the only caller and the river is the 2spade. Friberg checks and Gold bets $1,800,000. Friberg makes the call and Gold shows Kdiamond8diamond for the straight. Friberg mucks his hand and Gold wins the pot.

 

26. Richard Le, in the small blind, raises to $600,000 and wins the pot.

 

27. Five players limp in and see a flop of Aspade3club3diamond. Erik Friberg bets $500,000 and Jamie Gold makes the call. Everyone else folds and the turn is the 6spade. Friberg fires $1,525,000 and Gold mucks his hand.

[kutulu 1,676]

The most "exciting" hand in awhile....no fireworks.

 

49. Erik Friberg calls from under the gun, Doug Kim calls from the cutoff, Jamie Gold calls from the button and Richard Lee checks his big blind. They all check a flop of AheartKdiamond3spade and the turn is the 9diamond. It is checked to Friberg, who bets $575,000. Kim folds, Gold calls and Lee folds. The river is the 9heart and both players check. Gold shows an ace for two pair and Friberg mucks his hand.

 

ACs making a little comeback though

4:45pm... Jamie Gold lost a $6M plus pot to Richard Lee's Ac-Jx. Lee turned a pair of Jacks and missed a nut flush draw. But his pair held up.

 

 

5:10pm... In the last twenty minutes of action, Gold picked up a pot from Friberg. Cunningham won a pot worth $4M plus off of Richard Lee.

[MLCKAA 574]

The most "exciting" hand in awhile....no fireworks.

 

 

So, I'm gathering that they televise all this AFTER it has actually occurred. What's with that?

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Erik Friberg Eliminated 8th ($1,979,189)

53. Jamie Gold calls from early position and Richard Lee raises to $1,000,000 from late position. Allen Cunningham calls from the small blind and Gold reraises to $5,000,000. Both Lee and Cunningham muck their hands and Gold wins the pot.

 

54. Jamie Gold calls from the under the gun and Allen Cunningham raises to $1,000,000 from the button. Gold calls and the flop comes Kheart5spade2diamond. Gold checks and Cunningham bets $1,200,000. Gold mucks and Cunningham wins the pot.

 

55. Doug Kim raises from the small blind and Jamie Gold folds his big blind. Kim rakes the pot.

 

56. Allen Cunningham raises to $600,000 from late position, Doug Kim calls from the button and Jamie Gold calls from the small blind. The flop comes 5heart3club3diamond and it is checked to Cunningham, who bets $1,000,000. Kim makes the call and Gold mucks. The turn is the 7spade and Cunningham checks. Kim bets $1,500,000 and Cunningham folds.

 

57. Erik Friberg calls from under the gun and Jamie Gold raises to $1,000,000 from the button. Friberg moves all in and Gold immediately calls. Friberg shows JclubJspade but Gold turns over QdiamondQheart. The board comes 7club3spade2heart10clubQclub and Erik Friberg has been eliminated in 8th place.

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60. Paul Wasicka moves all in from the button for $3,170,000 and Michael Binger calls from the big blind. Binger turns over Aheart9spade but Wasicka shows AheartJclub. The board comes AclubAspade8spade5club10club and Paul Wasicka has doubled up.

 

Michael Binger Doubles Through Allen Cunningham

 

59. Michael Binger raises to $700,000 from under the gun and Allen Cunningham calls from the big blind. The flop comes QheartJspade8club and Cunningham checks. Binger moves all in for $2,250,000 and Cunningham makes the call. Binger turns over Aspade10spade but Cunningham shows AdiamondQdiamond for top pair. However, the turn is the Kspade, giving Binger and ace high straight. The river is the Aheart and Binger has doubled up.

 

77. Richard Lee raises to $700,000 from under the gun and Michael Binger moves all in from the cutoff for a total of $2,240,000. Jamie Gold reraises to $4,000,000 total and Lee folds. Binger turns over Kclubheart and Gold flips over Kdiamondspade. The board comes 8club6heart5heartAclub4club and they chop the pot.

 

 

79. Allen Cunningham raises to $600,000 from under the gun and Doug Kim calls from middle position. Jamie Gold folds, but accidentally exposes Aclub10spade. Everyone else folds and the flop comes KheartQspadeJdiamond. Cunningham bets $500,000 and Kim folds.

 

84. Paul Wasicka raises to $700,000 from middle position and Doug Kim calls from the button. The flop comes 4diamond4spade3spade and Wasicka bets $1,000,000. Kim moves all in and Wasicka calls immediately. Kim shows 9diamond9heart but Wasicka turns over QclubQheart. Kim is all in and will need to improve. The turn is the Jspade and the river is the 7spade. Doug Kim has been eliminated in 7th place.

 

91. Allen Cunningham raises to $600,000 from middle position and Jamie Gold calls from the button. The flop comes Qdiamond7club4heart and both players check. The turn is the 9diamond and they check again. The river is the 2heart and Cunningham bets $1,400,000. Gold calls and Cunningham turns up Qspade9spade for two pair. Gold mucks a pair of fours and Cunningham takes the pot.

 

Blind Increase

The blinds have been increased to $120,000-$240,000 with a $40,000 ante.

Thu Aug 10 18:59:00 PDT 2006

Updated Chip Counts

 

The updated chip counts are:

 

Jamie Gold $37,400,000

 

Richard Lee $17,030,000

 

Allen Cunningham $15,230,000

 

Paul Wasicka $14,870,000

 

Rhett Butler $3,365,000

 

Michael Binger $2,280,000

[Belichick Is God 0]

I ordered the ESPN PPV, I turned on the TV this morning to see if they are still going at it, and they are!

 

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[kutulu 1,676]

I ordered the ESPN PPV, I turned on the TV this morning to see if they are still going at it, and they are!

 

3 left

 

 

Were.....

 

 

Yes, a Hollyweird agent is the new world champion. Here's the final hand:

3:40am... Recent Elimination: Jamie Gold busted Paul Wasicka. We have a new WSOP Champion. Gold limped and Paul Wasicka checked his big blind option. On a flop of Qc-8h-5h, Wasicka bet 1.5 million and Gold moved all in. Wasicka called with 10-10. Gold showed Q-9. The turn was an ace and a 4. Gold's Q-9 held up and he became the 2006 WSOP Champion winning $12 million. Paul Wasicka finished in second place and won $6,102,499.

 

Final Table Results:

1: Jamie Gold $12,000,000

2: Paul Wasicka $6,102,499

3: Michael Binger $4,123,310

4: Allen Cunningham $3,628,513

5: Rhett Butler $3,216,182

6: Richard Lee 2,803,851

7: Doug Kim $2,391,520

8: Erik Friberg $1,979,189

9: Dan Nassif $1,566,858

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As the final table hit the 12 hour mark, Allen Cunningham pushed all in with 10-10 on Hand # 208. Jamie Gold called with K-J. The flop was K-A-8 and Gold took the lead. The turn was a 7 and the river was a 3. Cunningham won $3,628,513 for 4th place. Gold busted yet another player. Three remain and the last named pro is out of the 2006 WSOP.

 

3:05am... Recent Elimination: Michael Binger busted out in 3rd place on Hand #229. Guess who busted him? Jamie Gold. Guess how? Suckout. Gold limped on the button and Binger raised 1.5M from his big blind. Gold flat called. Gold picked up an OESD on a flop of 10-6-5. Binger bets $3.5M and Gold moved all in. Binger called with A-10s. The turn was the 7which gave Gold his straight. Binger won $4,123,310 for third place. Gold is way ahead of Paul Wasicka in chips almost 7 to 1.

[kutulu 1,676]

Dude really comes across like an ass, for the most part.

[Sho Nuff 720]

Very much an ass...the whole "I trapped you"...and "Im going to trap them all" crap got old. I know it is not the case...but it seemed as if he had just learned what trapping was and wanted to keep talking about it.

[redtodd 7]

I just watched the final two episodes. It is really amazing how many cards he landed. It was absolutely amazing and annoying.

 

He acted like a stud. It really isn't all that hard to win at poker when you land the cards.

 

Cunningham was amazing on some of his lay downs against Gold. Even his Ace high call was great. Even though I knew who won, I caught myself rooting for Cunningham.

[jets24 6]

I just watched the final two episodes. It is really amazing how many cards he landed. It was absolutely amazing and annoying.

 

He acted like a stud. It really isn't all that hard to win at poker when you land the cards.

 

Cunningham was amazing on some of his lay downs against Gold. Even his Ace high call was great. Even though I knew who won, I caught myself rooting for Cunningham.

 

 

 

We must hang some time Todd. I was almost writing the exact same thing when I saw yours. Gold was really pissing me off. Cunningham had some amazing laydowns. Except when he folded the pair of tens to the other guy. Alan was so pissed off. He may be my favorite player.

[redtodd 7]

We must hang some time Todd. I was almost writing the exact same thing when I saw yours. Gold was really pissing me off. Cunningham had some amazing laydowns. Except when he folded the pair of tens to the other guy. Alan was so pissed off. He may be my favorite player.

 

I think it was hard for him to call with that hand. The other guy was not in a lot of hands and hadn't shown a bluff in a while. There were a ton of cards that had Cunningham beat.

 

I think what was killing Cunningham on that hand was that he read the other guy well by raising him. When the kid reraised him, that threw him and it would have thrown a lot of good players. Balsy call on that kid's part.

 

I am not sure if I could hang out with a stinking Jets fan.

[De Novo 0]

Not to question Cunningham, but I think Gold outstrategized him. Gold was playing hyperaggressive prior to teh final table and Cunningham presumably hoped to trap him. Cunningham slowplayed a lot of ok hand in hopes of that, but Gold himself had already changed gears. Cunningham made some very good reads but was outplayed strategically.

[Revo 0]

I've TIVO'd all this and am just now getting to the final table, but what I've noticed thus far....internet poker has just about ruined the WSOP Main Event. And Jamie Gold is more lucky than good. He also says too much about his hand while its still in play.

[patweisers44 845]

The Entourage character, Ari Gold, played by Jeremy Piven, is said to be inspired and is modeled after Jamie Gold.

That makes sense..they both are focking tools.

[Belichick Is God 0]

That makes sense..they both are focking tools.

 

 

edjr knows his tools!

[redtodd 7]

That makes sense..they both are focking tools.

 

I still haven't seen Entourage, but did you notice that Gold had body guards?

[Belichick Is God 0]

I still haven't seen Entourage, but did you notice that Gold had body guards?

 

Gold is a focking liar, he never was a talent agent or any of that crap, and he screwed people out of money that he promised them

 

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[JMaximus12 0]

Gold is a focking liar, he never was a talent agent or any of that crap, and he screwed people out of money that he promised them

 

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thats what makes him so good at poker!

 

truth is, at least Gold was honest with his opponents. he told them, every time, when he had a hand (DOn't Call. I really like my hand), and when he didn't (I'll show you. Call me.) Every time he won a hand, he was right on. he may have had an attitude, and he also got a TON of cards (unreal how many 3 of a kinds he hit, or straights on the turn), but he played very, very smartly. Sure, thats easy to do from Dominant Chip Position, but he played very smart. i think he put out over 100 people along the way himself! thats unreal...

 

Kudos to Jamie, and good job, Paul, on finishing 2nd...great showing.

[kutulu 1,676]

thats what makes him so good at poker!

 

truth is, at least Gold was honest with his opponents. he told them, every time, when he had a hand (DOn't Call. I really like my hand), and when he didn't (I'll show you. Call me.)

 

 

Yeah, that really focked with people's heads, although that is just what ESPN showed. I wonder if the non televised hands were any different.

[redtodd 7]

Gold is a focking liar, he never was a talent agent or any of that crap, and he screwed people out of money that he promised them

 

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I can't open that link at work, but I assume it is about the voicemail he left someone saying he would split the money. I saw that on ESPN after the final table broadcast.

 

He is a douche, but then again most of the guys on there are.