[blogguy]

Hate to disagree here...

Clearly, the publications listed above are entertainment publications who are exposing the countless lies a guy from the entertainment industry was telling about the entertainers he represented.

This isn't a case of "everybody trying to call his bluff" after he won. No poker publications are bashing his poker play. No sports publications are saying he lucked his way to the championship. Entertainment industry publications are exposing the lies he was telling about his place in that industry.

And, the track record for people who behave like this is not very good over their lifetimes. They often self-destruct...or anger people who speed along the process for them. The fact that this guy has told SO MANY easily traceable lies...and is trying as hard as he can to stay out of the limelight after winning suggests that the attention is going to backfire somehow...meaning people he didn't want to find him are going to find him.

This isn't a Moneymaker situation...where an "every man" accountant from rural America hit the jackpot in a sport that people hadn't been paying attention to. Being the fourth straight relative no-name to hit a jackpot isn't the same as being the first...and it's not like Moneymaker was exposed as not being an accountant, Raymer was exposed as not being a fossil collector, or Hachem was exposed as not being Australian.

If Gold burned bridges in the entertainment industry...and TV poker events are produced by the entertainment industry...it's not a sure thing he's going to be appearing. The fact that he was trying to downplay the hubbub about winning...and the fact that he's kind of gone into hiding since and not even collected his winnings suggests that the last thing he wants right now is a high profile.

Some of the college coaches who lied on their resume's have been able to come back and get jobs elsewhere. So, if Gold is only guilty of fudging his resume, he could pursue the path you guys outlined. If he's lied to the wrong people, it's less likely he's going to be the poster boy of poker for the next year.

I'm guessing we've all met people like this in our lifetimes. Coming into money didn't fix their problems. It often ignited new ones...