In the wake of settling his $12 million WSOP row, champion Jamie Gold accepts he 'screwed up'
That man, 2007 World Series of Poker main Event champion Jamie Gold has admitted that he didn’t handle his big win as well as he should have done.
Despite scooping the record $12 million first place prize, Gold has struggled to find acceptance at the top level of the game, in stark contrast to previous winner Australian Joe Hachem.
Gold, who had half of his winnings frozen in a legal wrangle with associate Bruce Crispin Leyser, has now commented on the situation, having previously been unable to, due to legal technicalities.
In an exclusive video statement to RawVegas.tv, Gold admits that he did not handle his history-making victory and resulting lawsuit with Leyser well and that he now hopes to be a "great ambassador for the game of poker."
While in Las Vegas for the NBC National Heads-Up Championship in, Gold spoke to the newly launched online entertainment channel.
"I accept the fact that I did not handle the whole World Series of Poker victory thing very well. I really screwed some things up", Gold admits in the video.
On the lawsuit filed by Leyser for half of Gold’s $12 million winnings, Gold says, "I’ll be the first to admit that the lawsuit could have been handled better by both of us.”
Hoping to put the past seven months behind him, Gold says he is now ready to step up as an ambassador for the game.
"I won the biggest money prize in sports history. It is now my responsibility to be a great ambassador for the game of poker."
