[Thinkerbell]

I haven't seen all of the tourney yet, but what I have seen is Gold getting a lot of great starting hands and then improving them with the flop. Not to say it's all been luck, because it certainly takes more than luck to get that far. But what I've just seen is Gold starting to get mediocre hands (or no hands at all) and still playing like he's got monster hands. I think sometimes when player does have great cards just falling for him, he may not realize or believe when the roll is over. This can make for big losses. You can keep going for a few hands on the momemtum you've built up--you've been legitimately winning so many hands that everybody is just folding every time you bet. But that only lasts so long, until another player who has a hand will call you out on it.
I feel qualified to comment on this because I have been the chip leader so often in past games, and ended up nowhere because I didn't adjust my play quickly enough to changing conditions. I think Gold maybe in this boat, mainly due to lack of experience.