2006 August 08 Poker News, Events and Happenings

Jamie Gold used to make a living by putting Hollywood actors on the big screen. On Tuesday, he got away with a remarkably bad acting job in a bluff that helped increase his dominant lead in the World Series of Poker. Gold bet 750,000 in chips at a pot worth 1.3 million while holding a king and 10 that had no help from a board of ace, four, three and a pair of twos. Prahlad Friedman had the best

Nine players four pros, a former talent agent, an insurance broker, an ad salesman, a recent college grad and a retired businessman were all that remained from a field of more than 8,700 hopefuls vying for poker’s biggest prize of $12 million early Wednesday.

Jamie Gold used to make a living by putting Hollywood actors on the big screen. On Tuesday, he got away with a remarkably bad acting job in a bluff that helped increase his dominant lead in the World Series of Poker.

LAS VEGAS — Jamie Gold used to make a living by putting Hollywood actors on the big screen. On Tuesday, he pulled off a remarkably bad acting performance in a bluff that helped increase his dominant lead in the World Series of Poker.

Having spent the last 7 weeks here in the desert, I can tell you with certainty the best way to watch the final table of the 2006 World Series of Poker will be in the comfort of your own living room….

LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Former Hollywood agent Jamie Gold will have $13 million in tournament chips and a commanding lead in the World Series of Poker championship event when play resumes at noon today, but Allen Cunningham hopes the experience he’s gained by winning four impressive pieces of jewelry will work in his favor.

Blame it all on a Tennessee accountant with a name not even Hollywood would have had the gall to hang on him. Blame Chris Moneymaker for the hand-wringing in the halls of Congress, the fight for the soul of America’s youth and the dodging and feinting here at the World Series of Poker which borders on the absurd. Blame him for the Internet poker boom and the storm gathering over the