Jerry Yang, Jamie Gold, Peter Eastgate As we prep for the 2022 World Series of Poker , a mere weeks away, PokerNews continues to look back at every world champion this century. In this installment, we focus on three winners from 2006 to 2008 — Jamie Gold , Jerry Yang , and Peter Eastgate .
The mid-to-late 2000s era brought about the largest Main Event field ever (2006) and the start of the November Nine concept (2008). And a whole bunch more, as you’re about to read. Jamie Gold: 2006 WSOP Main Event Champion ($12,000,000)
Jamie Gold The 2006 WSOP Main Event was a memorable one for a few reasons, including the 8,773-entrant turnout, still a world championship event record to this day. But also because of the unpredictable style of play from the champion, Gold, who used speech play to his advantage when bluffing and came out of nowhere to scoop the $12 million prize, also a Main Event record.
In 2006, poker’s popularity was at an all-time high. Joe Hachem won it a year earlier (Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!), beating out a field only about 64% of the size it was in 2006.
Best Free to Play Slots BUFFALO BLITZ II THE LAST EMPRESS DANCING GOLD EPIC APE Gold wasn’t exactly your typical poker champ. He wasn’t a pro, much like Chris Moneymaker . His prior success had come in the entertainment and film production industry. But he put on quite a show for one week at the WSOP 16 years ago, and the ESPN viewers who watched it all unfold will never forget the many times he talked his opponents into a fold when he was bluffing or a call when he was nutted.
The New Yorker who was 36 at the time had a monster stack throughout the final couple of days, but he had to earn the title at what was a difficult final table that included pros Michael Binger and Allen Cunningham , a Full Tilt Poker pro who was considered one of the best in the game at the time. What Jamie Gold is Up to […]
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