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POKER LEGEND DOYLE BRUNSON DIES AT 89

Doyle Brunson, widely regarded as the “Godfather of Poker,” and a two-time
winner of the WSOP Texas Hold’em Main Event, died Sunday in Las Vegas. He was
89.

'Godfather of Poker,' Doyle Brunson, mourned after death
Jack Binion, left, Las Vegas gaming legend and whose father opened the original
Horseshoe Club in downtown Las Vegas in 1951, with Doyle Brunson, poker hall of
fame inductee, participate during the grand opening celebration at Horseshoe Las
Vegas hotel-casino, formerly Bally's, on the Strip, in Las Vegas, Friday, March
24, 2023. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Jack Binion, left, Las Vegas gaming legend and whose father opened the original
Horseshoe Club in downtown Las Vegas in 1951, with Doyle Brunson, poker hall of
fame inductee, participate during the grand opening celebration at Horseshoe Las
Vegas hotel-casino, formerly Bally's, on the Strip, in Las Vegas, Friday, March
24, 2023. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Legendary poker player Doyle Brunson joins others at a table during Day 1A of
the $10,000 buy-in Main Event at the World Series of Poker from the Rio
Convention Center on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, in Las Vegas. He is a two-time WSOP
Main Event champion, a Poker Hall of Fame inductee and the author of several
books on poker. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Legendary poker player Doyle Brunson gives a remote welcome to all during final
table play at the WSOP Main Event within the Bally's Event Center on Friday,
July 15, 2022, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
@Left_Eye_Images
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By David Schoen / Las Vegas Review-Journal
May 14, 2023 - 6:38 pm

 
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Doyle Brunson, widely regarded as the “Godfather of Poker,” died Sunday in Las
Vegas. He was 89.

Nicknamed “Texas Dolly,” Brunson won 10 World Series of Poker tournaments,
including the Main Event in 1976 and 1977. His book “Super System” influenced a
generation of poker players, and he was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in
1988.



Brunson’s agent, Brian Balsbaugh, posted a statement on Twitter from the Brunson
family. The cause of death was not announced.



“It is with a heavy heart we announce the passing of our father, Doyle Brunson.
He was a beloved Christian man, husband, father and grandfather. We’ll have more
to say over the coming days as we honor his legacy. Please keep Doyle and our
family in your prayers. May he rest in peace.”







As he detailed in his memoir, “The Godfather of Poker,” Brunson saw poker grow
from illegal games in Texas backrooms, with players often shunned by society, to
nationally televised broadcasts that made players, including Brunson, into
celebrities.

Born Aug. 10, 1933, he grew up on a farm with no indoor plumbing in Longworth,
Texas, where he was a standout athlete. He won the Texas Class 2A state
championship in the mile in 1950 and was named to the 2A state basketball
all-tournament team.

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Brunson attended Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, and helped the
basketball team reach the NCAA Tournament in 1953 as a junior. He was inducted
into the school’s athletic hall of fame in 2009.

Brunson was scouted by the Minneapolis Lakers, but he sustained a broken leg
while working a summer job that ended his basketball career. Instead, Brunson
went to graduate school and traveled to college towns across Texas on the
weekends to play poker.



After he earned a master’s degree in business and education, Brunson took a job
selling Burroughs business machines. While on his route, Brunson sat in a poker
game in the backroom of a pool hall.

“I cleared a month’s salary in less than three hours,” he wrote. “I didn’t need
one of Burroughs machines to tell me those numbers didn’t add up. So I quit.”







Brunson played in illegal poker games in Fort Worth, and he teamed up with famed
Texas road gamblers “Amarillo Slim” Preston and Bryan “Sailor” Roberts,
traveling the state in search of the biggest poker games. Following a cancer
scare in 1963, Brunson used his poker winnings to pay his medical bills.

In 1972, Brunson conceded the WSOP Main Event title to Preston, as he believed
the publicity would ruin his chances to play in high-stakes cash games.

Brunson moved to Las Vegas in 1973 and earned the first of his 10 WSOP bracelets
in 1976 when he won the $5,000 buy-in 2-7 Lowball Draw.

That same year, Brunson won the Main Event and repeated in 1977. He is one of
four players to win the Main Event in consecutive years.

Each time, Brunson’s winning hand was 10-2, and the holding is known as the
Doyle Brunson.






Brunson’s last WSOP victory came in 2005 in the $5,000 buy-in No-limit Texas
Hold’em six-handed event. His 10 bracelets are tied for the second-most in
history.

“I’m so lucky I had the opportunity to truly understand Doyle’s greatness by
sitting across the table from him,” professional poker player Phil Galfond wrote
on Twitter. “‘Legend’ feels inadequate. We don’t have a word for what Doyle
Brunson is to poker.”

Brunson announced his retirement from tournament poker in 2018 after a
sixth-place finish in the WSOP $10,000 buy-in No-limit 2-7 Lowball Draw
Championship.

He continued to play in high-stakes cash games in Las Vegas, and in 2021,
Brunson participated in the $1,000 buy-in Super Seniors No-limit Hold’em event
and the Main Event.

Brunson had planned to play the 2022 $10,000 buy-in Main Event No-limit Hold’em
World Championship but opted to sit out after multiple players tested positive
for COVID-19 during the series.

During his career, Brunson cashed in 37 WSOP tournaments for $3,038,079. He also
won a World Poker Tour title in 2004 and had more than $6.1 million in live
tournament earnings, according to the Hendon Mob Poker Database.

“Legend. There will never be another Doyle Brunson,” six-time WSOP winner Daniel
Negreanu said on Twitter. “… He will be missed by many.”

Brunson is survived by his wife, Louise, son, Todd, and daughter Pamela.
Daughter Doyla died in 1982.

Contact David Schoen at dschoen@reviewjournal.com or 702-387-5203. Follow
@DavidSchoenLVRJ on Twitter.


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