Jamie Gold Wins BodogFight Celebrity Poker Tournament

Jamie Gold, Team Bodog member and 2006 world series of poker champion, won the first BodogFight Celebrity poker tournament held in Vancouver, British Columbia on December 2nd.

The event was held in conjunction with the BodogFight: USA Pay-Per-View event. In addition to winning the event, Gold was the host of the spectacle.

Gold competed alongside TV, film and sports stars. The first place prize for the tournament included a Giantto watch, while second prize was a buy-in to the 2007 WSOP main event. Meanwhile, third place was a complete Bodog poker set, which included a custom-made Bodog poker table and a custom Bodog poker chip set.

Second placer for the BodogFight tournament was actor Aaron Douglas, also known as Chief Petty Officer Galen Tyrol on the Sci-Fi Channel's hit show, "Battlestar Galactica," while third placer was actor Ryan Robbins of Canadian TV's "Alice, I Think".

Many other stars participated in the poker tournament, including Jared Padalecki (Supernatural), UFC Champ Phil "The NY Badass" Baroni, Tom Europe (CFL Hall of Famer), Michael Eklund (BloodRayne II: Deliverance, Intelligence), and Woody Jeffries (Blond and Blonder). They were joined at the BodogFIGHT PPV event by Paul McGillion (Stargate: Atlantis), Ty Olsson (Clash of the Titans), James Tupper (Men In Trees), and actors Aleks Paunovic, Adrian Holmes, and Aaron Pearl.

12/31/2006, Sunday
Sherry Barlow

Jamie Gold Wins BodogFight Celebrity Poker Tournament

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