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Few players have had a bigger impact on the game of poker than the legend that is Doyle Brunson. Born on August 10 1933 in Fisher County Texas Doyle was an athlete from a very young age. He had dreams of playing in the NBA and was being scouted by the Minneapolis Lakers. Unfortunately a severe leg injury destroyed that dream. However, During his time recovering from the injury he played poker more often and ended up paying for his expenses with his winnings. Although Brunson had obtained his Masters degree and held several professional jobs, he soon realized that playing poker could earn him more than a traditional salary.
Brunson met his future wife Louise in 1959 and health issues would continue to follow him. Louise became pregnant, but later that year, a tumor was discovered in Doyle's neck. When it was operated on, the surgeons found that the cancer had spread. They felt that an operation would prolong his life long enough for him to see the birth of the baby, so they went ahead with it. After the operation, no trace of the cancer could be found.[17]
Brunson has attributed his cure to the prayers of friends of his wife and their correspondence with a self-proclaimed Christian faith healer.[18] And it is interesting to not that, Louise developed a tumor shortly afterwards and, when she went for surgery, her tumor was also found to have disappeared.
Unlike players who can start their careers today in the air-conditioned safety of a casino, Brunson started off by playing in illegal games around Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana, playing in bigger games with the likes of Amarillo Slim and Sailor Roberts. The games Brunson played in during this time were usually run by criminals who were often members of organized crime, so rules were not always enforced. Brunson admitted to having a gun pulled on him several times among a few robberies and beatings.
In the 1970s Doyle decided to follow the money to Las Vegas. He was a regular at the WSOP since its very inception. Throughout his career, Doyle claimed as many as 10 WSOP bracelets. While some of these were won during the early years of poker and in events with a small number of entries, Texas Dolly won several events in the 90s and 2000s as well. He won a WPT title for more than a million dollars in 2004. His live tournament winnings exceed six million dollars, but most of Doyle’s time and energy went into cash games.
In 1978 Doyle self-published Super System which many consider to be the “poker bible.” In Super System Doyle revealed some of the strategies and mathematical elements of poker that were known mostly only to the pros at that point. In fact, Doyle gave away so much information he believes it cost him a lot of money. He later released Super System 2 in 2004 which had contributions from many of the other “greats” of the poker game.
during the 2018 World Series of Poker, Doyle announced his retirement, explaining that he wanted to spend more time with his wife and family and focus more on his personal life.
He does still play poker occasionally and if so it is usually in Bobby’s Room, but he has stayed pretty true to his world and dedicates most of his time now to spending with his wife. Although he does maintain a pretty active Twitter feed should you be interested in checking in on him. And if you are ever interested in playing the hand named after the Godfather of poker, it is the ten-deuce which was the hand he won the World Series of Poker with two years in a row.
Doyle is one of the greatest and longest lasting professional poker players or all time.
Brunson (born August 10, 1933) is a retired American poker player who played professionally for over 50 years. He is a two-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion, a Poker Hall of Fame inductee, and the author of several books on poker. Doyle Brunson's Super System 2: A Course in Power Poker Doyle Brunson. Poker Wisdom of a Champion by Doyle Brunson. Doyle Brunson's Super System: A Course in Power Poker (2002, Trade Paperback) $14.39. $15.99 previous price $15.99. Poker Legend Doyle Brunson Loses $175,000 On Super Bowl. Oct 02, 2020 Newly retired Doyle ‘Texas Dolly’ Brunson is one of the most famous poker players ever to grace the tables. With two WSOP (World Series of Poker) main event wins under his belt and a total of 10 bracelets on his wrist, there are very few people who have bragging rights as strong as Texas Dolly’s.
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Doyle Brunson has announced his retirement from the game of poker. After 62 years of being a professional player, Texas Dolly will muck his cards one last time at the end of this summer when he says goodbye to the felt that has brought him success, fame, and a legacy that will resonate with poker players for decades to come.
Brunson will enter his final event at the World Series of Poker today, the $10,000 No Limit 2-7 Single Draw, as a late entrant on Day 2. Speaking with the ‘Godfather of Poker’ before play got underway, Brunson spoke about his decision, some of his best memories, and the way he’d like to be remembered.
“I’m planning on retiring after the summer. My wife is not in very good health, and I will stay with her for the duration of either her life or mine,” Brunson said.
Doyle met his wife Louise in 1959 and got married in August 1962, added that he’s not only making his final appearance at the World Series of Poker, but he’s also saying farewell to his beloved Bobby’s Room.
“I’m going to stop playing completely, but while I might change my mind, I don’t think that I will. This will be the last time that my wife and I have to spend together, and right now, every day that I leave the house I feel guilty.”
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“My daughter stays with my wife a lot, and I never play until late anymore these days so I can be with her, and after 57 years of marriage I feel like owe it to my wife to stay with her.”
Brunson, who won his 10th WSOP bracelet in 2005, says that he still cares about the prestige of the World Series of Poker and that he wished that he had tried harder in the early days to win them.
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“The tournaments were just a means to get players to come out to Las Vegas. I never cared for them much. Looking back, I kind of wish that I had, because I could have won a lot more of them. On the other hand, I did really well in the cash games by skipping the World Series.”
In reference to the early days of the World Series of Poker and what he’s the proudest of, Brunson doesn’t mention any bracelet wins or big cash game sessions.
“It’s the friends that I’ve made through all those years. We all had a really tight bond, the original poker players that started the World Series of Poker. It was like a reunion every year, and these days I don’t remember more than two people in this room. Sadly, most of my close friends have passed away, but it’s that companionship that I look back on so fondly.”
Brunson was instrumental in growing the popularity of poker, most notably through his book Super System, and appearing on every major televised tournament and cash game. When looking back on his career that spanned more than six decades, Brunson refers to something else when asked about how he’d like to be remembered.
“I’d like people to make up their own mind about me, but if anything it’s the longevity in the game that I’m most proud of, and being able to have played at the ultra high stakes for all those years. I think that’s how I’d like to be remembered.”
Right now, Brunson is surrounded by poker fans from all over the world as he gears up for what might very well be his last ever appearance inside the Amazon room.
“At this point, my mind is still at 80-90% of where it once was. I enjoy poker and I still win, and that’s my barometer. I still feel great, I feel like I’m 30 years old, except for my body. My body is breaking down, which I guess is normal, and it would be nice to win another bracelet. I don’t have many more opportunities, and in fact, this might be might be my last tournament ever.”
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Over the course of his career, during which he was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 1988, Brunson appeared on more poker TV shows than any player. PokerGO offers a wide variety of those episodes including throwbacks to the early days of Poker After Dark, the Super High Roller Cash Game and more recent appearances on “The Return of Tom Dwan” and “Holidays with Hellmuth.” Poker legend Phil Ivey spoke on Doyle’s retirement, read here what he had to say.