You probably feel like you already know Jamie Gold, the new WSOP main event champion. You’ve no doubt read about his background as a Hollywood talent agent, heard about him being sued for half his winnings and been astonished by his self-aggrandising statements. In fact, you may well have drawn a pencil sketch of an arrogant guy who got crazy lucky for one week in August and ended up $12 million richer. But if you have, then you don’t know Jamie Gold at all.

The trouble is, the 36-year-old TV producer from Los Angeles just won’t fit neatly into any of the boxes we may have.