Jamie Gold's WSOP Main Event Bracelet Auctioned for $65,000
In May, PocketFives brought you an article about the bracelet of 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event champ Jamie Gold (pictured) popping up on the website of Heritage Auctions. The auction ended on August 1 and, according to PokerNews, the heirloom sold for $65,725. To catch up, read our original article.
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Gold was not the one selling it, apparently, as a representative of the auction site told PokerNews, “The current owner, who wants to remain anonymous, brought it to us for consignment.It is not Mr. Gold auctioning it, but he obviously sold it to someone, for some reason, at an earlier point, but I do not know any details beyond that.”
PokerNews added that there were eight online bids on the bracelet, plus even more offline. Bidders were vying for a piece of history that included 259 stones with seven carats of diamonds and 120 grams of yellow and white gold.
The description of the bracelet (pictured below) on Heritage Auction’s website outlined even more of the glitz and glam of the wristlet: “Rubies are inset to create the red of the heart and diamond suits, while a sapphire represents the spade and three black diamonds the clubs. The clasp is stamped ’14K.’ Fine condition. An absolutely amazing representation from one of the most talked about WSOP events in history.”
Gold’s WSOP watch, made by Corum, was also up for auction, although the amount the item went for is unclear. Heritage Auction’s page for the watch shows its auction as ending August 1; however, the item is still open for bidding. The watch is in “mint, unworn condition, with the protective stickering still applied to clasp and verso, and the hang tag still affixed.”
Gold’s WSOP Main Event win over Paul Wasicka seven years ago was worth $12 million, which remains the largest payday for taking down poker’s most prestigious tournament. A few months after the tournament concluded, the U.S. Government passed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act after it was tacked on to an unrelated port security bill, turning the online poker world in the U.S. on its head and driving sites like PartyPoker out of the market.
Gold is #9 on poker’s all-time tournament money list despite having just three in the money finishes in major tournaments since 2010 for a combined $14,000. He is #6 on the all-time money list for the United States, and the 2006 Main Event offered up the largest prize pool in poker history at $82 million, nearly 40 times the purse of the 2013 Kentucky Derby.
PokerNews added that the new owner of the 2006 Main Event bracelet did not want to make his identity known. The same auction house rep relayed, “My experience has been that the buyers of most any item very, very rarely care to be identified as having such expensive items, not to mention the perception of conspicuous consumption. I can tell you, though, the person is a fan of the game.”
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