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Defending champion Jamie Gold was unable to advance past the first day of the World Series of Poker main event.
His ouster, along with that of several other high-profile players during each of the four opening days, illustrates just how difficult it is to succeed in this event. Other former champions who have joined Gold on the rail include Phil Hellmuth, Johnny Chan, Doyle Brunson and Greg Raymer.
With Gold’s ouster, it is time to clarify a story about Gold that was published on this site earlier during this tournament.
The legal battle was not between Gold and Bodog, as was implied in the story, but between Gold and Crispin Leyser.
Leyser sued Gold shortly after the World Series, saying they had had made a deal to split the $12 million prize. According to the suit, Gold had told Leyser about a deal he had with Bodog in which he would get celebrities to play wearing Bodog apparel, and thus Bodog would pay Gold’s entry fee.
The lawsuit claimed that Leyser then reached a deal with Gold in which they both would recruit celebrities, and then “share” the World Series seat, meaning Gold would play in the tournament, but the two would split any winnings.
As far as celebrities go, Leyser’s suit claimed he upheld his end of the bargain by getting actors Matthew Lillard (Shaggy in the Scooby-Doo movies) and Dax Shepard (Punk’d) to enter the tournament wearing Bodog gear.
Gold then filed a motion in response, claiming that Bodog employed him for his poker skills, not to recruit celebrities. The motion also said that the two actors Leyser brought to Bodog were not good enough to get Leyser his own seat at the main event. It was only then, according to Gold’s motion, that Gold felt sorry enough for Leyser to offer to share a portion of his winnings.
Bodog, in turn, released a statement saying it had employed Gold to “aid in setting up our celebrity team” and for his poker skill. The statement also said that Bodog new nothing of any side deal with Leyser.
Gold, for his part, said the lawsuit was unnecessary, that he had always planned to split his winnings with Leyser, but that the two differed on whether the split would occur before or after taxes were removed. And indeed, once the sides sat down, the matter was resolved without a trip to court.
“I didn’t want to pay their taxes because they were from another country,” Gold said. “So if you skip this country and don’t pay your taxes, I might get stuck with that tax bill which means I come out with zero. I wasn’t willing to come out with zero. I was always giving them the money. It was never an issue.”
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