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Message: [QUOTE="smd173, post: 1083475, member: 2614"] People don't like Jamie Gold because: [x] He violated the WSOP rules during the Main Event [x] He failed to split his winnings per agreement with Crispin Leyser and later settled out of court [x] He's a cocky jerk [x] He was an unknown Since Moneymaker, most poker fans want to see a named player win the Main Event. And while Raymer and Hachem may not have been household names at the time they won the ME, they have subsequently proven that they were worthy ME champions based on their other wins in poker (WSOP final tables, Hachem has a WPT win, etc.). Yang was almost as disliked as Gold, not because he was a jerk at the tables or off, but because he "lucked" his way to the win. And hasn't backed it up since then (in fact, Yang has hardly played in any major events since his ME win). [/QUOTE]