WSOP/Gold suit developments
 

Looks like he might have had a second backer as well.

i wish someone would feel 6 million dollars worth of sorry for me too :-(

Wow, this is good stuff. Here' the link straight to Leyser's response, in case RD wants to check it out for us:


I really wonder how this is going to turn out. After reading Gold's motion, I thought he was a lock to get all $12 million, but now I think Leyser has a legitimiate shot at getting half.

This is all going to hinge on whether Leyser can prove the existence of a valid and enforceable agreement between him and Gold. There's no way the injunction gets lifted, there only has to be a reasonable chance that Leyser can win on the merits and I think he is easily over that hurdle. There's also no way Gold gets this tossed out via Summary Judgment, there are just too many facts in dispute for this not to go to trial. So, it's going to trial and it looks to me like Leyser has a very good chance of proving there was a valid and binding verbal agreement in place.

P.S. - It sounds like Gold's depo was a disaster for the defense.

Yeah. Maybe he, you know, shouldn't lie so much. As the greatest poker player the world has ever seen though, I guess that comes naturally for him.

To get slapped in the face with the deck as much as he did for two weeks...you gotta figure the Devil would only settle for a short term loan agreement.

I thought he was the greatest sports performer ever? :rolleyes: