Rumors continue to swirl around 2006 WSOP Main Event champion Jamie Gold, and the poker media remains tightly focused on his lawsuit with XXXX. But what about his coach and apparent mentor, Johnny Chan? Is it true that Chan had 10% of Gold?At LasVegasVegas, the Poker Prof has the answer:
In typical Prof fashion he went straight to the top name in the WSOP/Gold rumor mill. On Monday, the Prof spoke with Johnny Chan, the WSOP ten bracelet champion including back to back wins in the Main Event. Rumor says he had a deal with Gold and was promised 10% of the WSOP winnings. The Poker Prof asked Chan what financial arrangements, if any, he had with Jamie Gold and was he, in fact, owed 10% of Gold's $12 million winnings? Johnny Chan said, "None whatsoever." So, Gold owes nothing to Chan from the WSOP Main Event money.
In other Jamie Gold news, a friend of mine who works in a Los Angeles restaurant called me a few days ago, and said that Gold was "a complete prick" whenever he waited on him. In fact, other than a rather obsequious article in Cardplayer last week, I have yet to hear anyone who's had the, uh, pleasure, of interacting with Gold say anything complementary about the man.
Finally, Wicked Chops Poker adds that Gold is apparently working on a reality show called, "The Hottest Mom in America."
Yeah. Classy.
