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Jamie Gold Settles Out of Court -The 2006 Prize Pool Lawsuit Resolved. February 7, 2007 - by Jim Griffin

 

The Associated Press is reporting that Jamie Gold and Crispin Leyser have agreed to settle out of court.

 

This is good news for the industry and will hopefully be a first step in a direction for Gold that involves repairing his public image. Typically the WSOP Main Event Champion spends the next year being an ambassador of the poker industry. This tradition has struggled to continue as so much controversy has surrounded Jamie Gold since his impressive victory was complete.

 

Jamie Gold was recently cut from team Bodog. The reason given was the Bodog has ended all offline marketing in the USA. Many believe this was only the public reason, a lot of poker players feel that Gold simply did nothing positive for Bodog's image.

 

The AP statement said:

"Jamie always intended on sharing his winnings with Crispin,"

 

"Jamie and Crispin are happy to report they have fully settled this matter. They are pleased to be closing this chapter and look forward to continued success."

Six Million Dollars (half) of the WSOP prize pool has been held since September when a US Court Judge ordered it to be placed in an interest bearing account until the matter was settled.

Legal experts believed the Leyser would win the suit and receive the entire 6 million.

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