Why is This Guy Folding – Ever

In a few weeks Jamie Gold will be the talk of the poker world. Win or lose, he seems to have the type of personality that will elicit strong opinions. Depending on how ESPN cuts the footage from the last few days, he may seem petulant and arrogant. Players who have shared the table with him, however, generally have good things to say about him – call him a nice guy.

Whatever the general opinion of him that develops, one thing his for sure – the guy is NAILING cards, and he has been for days on end now.

Here’s a hand that shows just how hot Gold is. Allen Cunningham raises under-the-gun and Doug Kim calls behind him. Gold mucked, and as his cards headed for the muck, they flipped over, exposing A-T.

OK, you think, that’s a good fold. Allen’s been tight, as has Kim. It’s likely that A-T is pretty far behind and could get you in trouble on the flop. But then there’s the flop K-Q-J. The guy just shouldn’t fold a hand, it seems.

Note from my surreal life. As I sat watching the action in the media bleachers, I turned around to share a laugh with a cheering fan. It was Ron Jeremy