Doyle Brunson is a gambling and Poker legend.
He has been playing No Limit Holdem since the
60s and helped it gain popularity.
He was the first person to win $1,000,000 in a poker tournament.
To this day he plays in some
of the highest cash games in the world.
I have watched him play for 12- 24 straight
hours, quite a feat at his age.
Cheers Doyle, you are my hero!!
Doyle Brunson (born August 10, 1933 in Longworth, Fisher County, Texas) is an American poker player who has played professionally for over 50 years. He is a two-time world champion of poker and the author of several poker books.
The first player to earn $1 million in poker tournaments, Brunson has won ten World Series of Poker bracelets throughout his career, tied with Johnny Chan for second all-time, one behind Phil Hellmuth's 11. He is also one of only four players to have won the main event at the World Series of Poker consecutively, which he did in 1976 and 1977.
He has been playing No Limit Holdem since the
60s and helped it gain popularity.
He was the first person to win $1,000,000 in a poker tournament.
To this day he plays in some
of the highest cash games in the world.
I have watched him play for 12- 24 straight
hours, quite a feat at his age.
Cheers Doyle, you are my hero!! Doyle Brunson (born August 10, 1933 in Longworth, Fisher County, Texas) is an American poker player who has played professionally for over 50 years. He is a two-time world champion of poker and the author of several poker books.
The first player to earn $1 million in poker tournaments, Brunson has won ten World Series of Poker bracelets throughout his career, tied with Johnny Chan for second all-time, one behind Phil Hellmuth's 11. He is also one of only four players to have won the main event at the World Series of Poker consecutively, which he did in 1976 and 1977.
World Series of Poker bracelets
Year Tournament Prize (US$)
1976 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em World Championship $230,000
1977 $5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw $80,250
1977 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em World Championship $340,000
1977 $1,000 Seven-Card Stud Split $62,500
1978 $5,000 Seven-Card Stud $68,000
1979 $600 Mixed Doubles (with Starla Brodie) $4,500
1991 $2,500 No Limit Hold'em $208,000
1998 $1,500 Seven-Card Razz $93,000
2003 $2,000 H.O.R.S.E. $84,080
2005 $5,000 No Limit Shorthanded Texas Hold'em (6 players per table) $367,800
