The Tropicana casino in Las Vegas has announced 2006 WSOP Main Event champ Jamie Gold as its new marked cards Poker Ambassador and the christening of its newly refurbished poker room as the Jamie Gold Poker Room.

Starting Dec. 5th Gold will be making daily appearances until mid-January at the Tropicana and fans will have the chance to sit down and play a few hands with him for "as little as $100.”

Fan-focused events, memorabilia and a broad range of cash games and tournaments will be the focus for the new room plus an exclusive high-stakes cash game will run monthly.

"This deal with Tropicana covers everything I could have ever wanted in a relationship with a major Las Vegas Strip resort,” Gold said in a release, "and it will serve ... Read more »