Doyle Brunson, the American poker legend who helped popularize the card game globally, has died aged 89.
Known as ‘the Godfather of Poker,’ Brunson was a leading professional player for more than 50 years, wrote a number of books on the game and was a familiar face on programs such as High Stakes Poker and World Series of Poker. He was a Poker Hall of Fame inductee and a two-time World Series of Poker Main Event champion.
Perhaps aptly, he passed away in the home of poker, Las Vegas, on Sunday. He was known in poker circles by his nickname, ‘Texas Dolly.’
Brunson appeared in films such as Zak Penn improv comedy The Grand as a poker pro and was a consultant on Lucy You, a 2007 film from Curtis Hanson about a hotshot player with personal demons.
Poker superstars such as Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth and Scotty Nguyen have written messages expressing...
Known as ‘the Godfather of Poker,’ Brunson was a leading professional player for more than 50 years, wrote a number of books on the game and was a familiar face on programs such as High Stakes Poker and World Series of Poker. He was a Poker Hall of Fame inductee and a two-time World Series of Poker Main Event champion.
Perhaps aptly, he passed away in the home of poker, Las Vegas, on Sunday. He was known in poker circles by his nickname, ‘Texas Dolly.’
Brunson appeared in films such as Zak Penn improv comedy The Grand as a poker pro and was a consultant on Lucy You, a 2007 film from Curtis Hanson about a hotshot player with personal demons.
Poker superstars such as Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth and Scotty Nguyen have written messages expressing...
- 5/15/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
The game of poker changed in 2003 when Chris Moneymaker won the Wsop Main Event. A new generation of poker players dedicated themselves to poker tournaments and success at the tournament level is how most players are judged nowadays.
Below are the most successful players in poker history. Ironically enough, they are also some of the most successful tournament players of all-time.
1. Phil Hellmuth - Phil Hellmuth is the current all-time record holder for World Series of Poker bracelets with an amazing 13 titles. He is also the only man in Wsop history to have won both the Wsop Main Event in Las Vegas and the Wsop Europe Main Event.
2. Doyle Brunson – Known as both “Texas Dolly” and the “Godfather of Poker”, Brunson is one of the last original road gamblers from the 1960′s and 1970′s and is a ten-time Wsop bracelet winner, including winning the Main Event in both 1976 and 1977.
3. Phil Ivey...
Below are the most successful players in poker history. Ironically enough, they are also some of the most successful tournament players of all-time.
1. Phil Hellmuth - Phil Hellmuth is the current all-time record holder for World Series of Poker bracelets with an amazing 13 titles. He is also the only man in Wsop history to have won both the Wsop Main Event in Las Vegas and the Wsop Europe Main Event.
2. Doyle Brunson – Known as both “Texas Dolly” and the “Godfather of Poker”, Brunson is one of the last original road gamblers from the 1960′s and 1970′s and is a ten-time Wsop bracelet winner, including winning the Main Event in both 1976 and 1977.
3. Phil Ivey...
- 11/12/2012
- by Guest
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