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August 11, 2006
Jamie “Blueberry” Gold Wins 2006 WSOP Main Event!
After spending the past couple of weeks fixated on the 2006 World Series of Poker, I decided to “go for it” and was one of the people who paid ESPN for their Pay-Per-View broadcast of the Final Table. And as I expected, not being able to see the hole cards of the players made the overall broadcast at times hard to watch, except for handful of “All In” moments when everyone knew the cards that were in play.
Just five hands into ESPN’s live coverage, Dan Nassif busted-out as the 9th place finisher who left with $1,566,858. While others in my family watched more of the play-by-play than I did, when I woke up this morning, I turned my on TV just at the right moment to see Paul Wasicka’s “All-In” moment where his pocket tens didn’t improve against Jamie Gold’s pair of Queens. But nobody goes home a loser from the 2006 WSOP Main Event Final Table. 2nd place paid an amazing $6,102,499., just 1.4 million shy of what 2005 Main Event champ Joe Hachem took home last year.
In a live post-victory ESPN interview Jamie Gold became the global spokesperson for Blueberries when he shared his secret of munching on blueberries during his long 12-14 hour days playing at the 2006 WSOP. He considers Blueberries to be his “brain food.”
Congratulations to Jamie “Blueberry” Gold, the 12 Million Dollar Man and 2006 WSOP Champ!
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Posted by jeff on August 11, 2006 08:15 AM | Permalink
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Comments
Ha, I've heard they are "brain food," and keeping the mind sharp and awake certainly is a good strategy for poker.
Sounds like he may invest in several acres of blueberry fields now.
Posted by: poker strategy at August 11, 2006 11:28 AM