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Leyser wins motion to keep $6 million on ice

There was a hearing on the issues I described in my last post yesterday and the judge ruled that the money was to remain frozen. He clearly doesn’t believe Gold’s claims. He suggested that Gold was likely to abscond with the loot if he got his hands on it and he stated that Leyser was […]

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Leyser fires back in Gold lawsuit

Let’s review for just a second. Crispin Leyser filed suit to force Jamie Gold to pay the half of his winnings from the WSOP Main Event. Leyser claims that he helped Gold to secure a seat from Bodog by supplying two minor celebrities to play in the WSOP. A month or two ago, Gold filed […]

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Summary of the latest events in the Jamie Gold / Crispin Leyser case

I’m not a lawyer, but I’m married to one and surrounded by a number of them, so I’ve picked up some of thier ways.  I’ve taken the time to download the case documents in their case and look them over and have prepared a little summary of the status of the case thus far. 1.  […]

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Clonie Gowan sues Full Tilt Poker

For some reason, I enjoy legal disputes in the poker world.  There hasn’t been anything exciting since the Gold-Leyser debacle a while back.  Now I have a new legal interest.  Clonie Gowan (or Cycalonia Gowan as it turns out) has sued Full Tilt and pretty much all the associated Tilters for failure to pay her […]

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The magical Google power of the word “jerk”

Ever since my post entitled where I declared that Jamie Gold appeared to be a jerk, I’ve been innundated with Google hits.  The most common combo is “Jamie Gold jerk”, but I’ve also got “Leyser jerk”, “Molina jerk”, “Jamie Gold is a jerk”, “Jamie Gold poker jerk” and sadly “shark jerk”.  I don’t know if […]

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I’m apparently obsessed with Jamie Gold

I’ve gotten some static from a few people that I don’t really know what the situation is with Jamie Gold and Crispin Leyser is and that speculation is unfounded.  They often focus on the fact that Gold has never publicly stated an intention not to pay Leyser.  I have always thought that was silly, since […]

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Ongoing evidence that Jamie Gold is a tool

I concluded that he was a jerk based on an interview he did where he came across very badly in my opinion. You would think a Hollywood agent would have access to some top notch PR folks, but apparently he doesn’t. Or he isn’t listening to them. You will remember that I mentioned that he […]

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Random Brain Dump

Full Contact Poker Apparel Bonus They made good on the bonus the other day and I wound up with $271 in exchange for wearing a hat.  I also got to drop “I have to go meet with Lori Negreanu” into casual conversation about 20 times, so it worked out as an extremely +EV move for […]