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Poker Pros - Bio - Doyle Brunson
There is only one word to describe Doyle "Texas Dolly"
Brunson: legend. Doyle has been playing for many years and is
one of the most accomplished players in the game. One of only
two players to win ten bracelets from the World Series of Poker
(Johnny
Chan is the other), Doyle remains successful at the highest
cash games, and has been playing the game for about a half of
century.
Doyle was born in Longworth, Texas on August 10, 1933. He
played basketball, baseball, and ran track in high school. He
was chosen as one of the five best basketball players in the
state of Texas and he was also the best high school miler.
Offers poured in from colleges and he decided on Hardin-Simmons.
The NBA’s (then Minneapolis) Lakers showed great interest in
Doyle until he snapped his knee in two places while he was
working. He was not able to participate in sports at the level
he was accustomed, so the game of poker took over his need to
satisfy his competitive nature. He finished college and received
his Master’s degree in Administrative Education. He tried to
pursue a job in the field, but found he was making more money
playing poker than he would working a typical 9 to 5 job.
Although, he is known for playing poker, he has also been known
to wager large amounts on other activities. His most famous side
bet was when he bet a friend $1 million that he could lose 100
pounds. He won that bet.
Doyle married his wife, Louise in 1962. They had four children,
including Todd (another successful poker player), Pam, Cheryl
and Doyla. Doyla died in her sleep due to a valve problem with
her heart when she was 18. He thinks about her every day, but
said that he is at peace with God. Doyle currently lives in Las
Vegas. He also owns a home on Flathead Lake in Montana.
New
players can find all sorts of information on poker, but most
people consider Doyle's book Super System the Bible of poker.
There are sections on a variety of games written by the top
players of that time. He has another book According to Doyle
which is a collection of some of the columns that he wrote for
the old Gambling Times Magazine. In some of his writings, he
said that all gamblers had an obligation to conduct themselves
honorably. This is one of the things I admire about Doyle. He
recently opened his new online poker room, Doyle's Room.
Doyle's accomplishments are staggering. He made the final table
at the first World Poker Tour Championship, won the
Legends of Poker Season Three WPT event, and in 2004 he was one
of the first three inductees into the Poker Walk of Fame, with
Gus Hansen and actor, James Garner. He holds ten World
Series of bracelets, including 1976 Deuce to Seven Draw, 1977
Seven-Card Stud Split, 1978 Seven Card Stud, 1979 Mixed Doubles,
1991 No Limit Holdem, 1998 Seven Card Stud, 2003 H.O.R.S.E, and
two champion event titles in 1976 and 1977. In his back to back
titles he won both with the exact same poker hand, a full house
(tens full of deuces) giving the Holdem hand T2 the nickname:
"Doyle Brunson".
Event: WSOP2005 World Series of Poker (WSOP)
at the Rio, Las Vegas
Caption: Doyle Brunson is congratulated by Nolan Dalla
Profile by Shirley Rosario