WSOP Champion Jamie Gold Won’t Face Retroactive Penalty For Rules Infractions

LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The World Series of Poker will not penalize reigning WSOP World Champion Jamie Gold for two rules infractions that occurred during the 2006 WSOP Main Event.In a recent…



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