At first he was sued for half his winnings and now he is accused of colluding. The Jamie Gold soap opera continues. The winner of the World Series of Poker main event is supposed to be an ambassador of poker, doing the talk shows, traveling the world, and in general showing poker at its best. Well, well in my opinion I can’t see why this has to be the case, I mean most people thought that Monemaker sucked when he became world champion 2003. Why does the WSOP champions have to represent poker, winning a tournament with over 8,000 players is a lottery, let great players like Phil Ivey, Patrik Antonius and others do it instead.

Ironically it does not look like this years WSOP winner is going to represent poker in a very positive manner, already accused of braking deals and colluding, he is not the same clean cut ambassador as Joseph Hachem or Greg Raymer. And it does not help that most of the poker community seem to think that the guy is a pompous prick.

I don’t know if he was colluding or not, but he has admitted himself, in an interview with Bluff Magazine, that he made agreements with other players at the table that allowed him to tell them how to act. So either he is telling the truth – then he is a cheat or he is lying, which means he is just plain stupid. I am sure we will hear more about this mess soon enough and I will definitely keep you posted.