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Doyle Brunson
| Player: |
Doyle "Texas Dolly" Brunson |
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| Home Location |
Las Vegas, NV, USA |
| Lifetime Winnings: |
$4,654,912 |
| Gold Bracelets: |
10 |
| Events: |
2005 Short Handed No Limit Hold’em |
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| 2003 H.O.R.S.E. |
| 1998 Razz |
| 1991 No Limit Hold’em |
| 1979 Mixed Doubles |
| 1978 Seven Card Stud |
| 1977 Seven Card Stud Hi Lo |
| 1977 No Limit Hold’em Championship |
| 1976 2-7 Draw |
| 1976 No Limit Hold’em Championship |
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Doyle Brunson Biography
Considered the patriarch of modern poker and the person most responsible for its rise from smoky backrooms to the pop-culture spotlight, Brunson was the leader of the Texas Rounders, a group of men who, in the words of The History Channel, "cleaned Texas dry" playing high-stakes poker in the 1950s and '60s. Outrunning both the law and the hijackers who preyed on winners of illegal big-money card games, he eventually landed in Las Vegas where he became one of the city's earliest tourist attractions: audiences would gather in awe to watch him play.
In 1978, Brunson changed the game of poker forever with his book Super/System, a complete guide to Texas Hold'em and other games of poker. Essential reading for everyone from weekend dabblers to high-stakes gamblers, the book remains the bible of poker, the top-selling poker book of all time, still selling 14,000 copies a month. Following the books success, Brunson recently published a sequel, Super/System 2, which includes new games, new strategies and insight from not only Brunson himself but also some of the other biggest names in poker today. As well, Brunson has an autobiography, a recently released book specifically on online poker, and the tales of the greatest hands he's ever seen all scheduled to be published in the coming months.|
Doyle, at the ripe young age of 72, continues to play at the elite level. Where most poker players’ skills usually deteriorate with age and time, Brunson is sharper than ever still eliminating the competition day in and day out. In 2005, he won both his record 10th bracelet, and hundreds of thousands more in tournament play.
He is a spokesperson for the new online poker website DoylesRoom.com, and writes a syndicated poker column in the London Telegraph. He plays poker every day and often hosts high-stakes Texas Hold'em games that cost $100,000 just to sit down. He'll win, and sometimes lose, $50,000 or more on a single hand. But as he recently told the History Channel, "to be a successful gambler you have to have a complete disregard for money." That and a keen eye for what's happening in the eyes of the other guy.
Most recently, in January 2006, ahead of ESPN, the World Poker Tour, and the rest of the world, BLUFF magazine voted Brunson the #1 most influential force in the world of poker. Despite all these accomplishments, Doyle shows no signs of slowing down. He still has the eye, the nerve and the skill and just in the fall of 2004, won another million-dollar World Poker Tour event at the Bicycle Club in Los Angeles, CA.
Doyle continues to defy the odds and play with the best, but he’ll be the first to tell you, it’s not always what you’re dealt, but how you play the cards.
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Last Poker Tournaments Played by Doyle Brunson
01/2007
Date |
Poker Tournament Event |
Place |
Winnings |
| 08/09/06 |
37th Annual The $10,000 Big One
No Limit Hold'em |
21st |
$3,372 |
| 06/14/06 |
37th Annual The $10,000 Big One
No Limit H.O.R.S.E |
8th |
$274,560 |
| 04/24/06 |
Five-Star World Poker Classic - WPT Championship
WPT No Limit Hold'em Championship |
47th |
$58,585 |
| 12/16/05 |
Five-Diamond World Poker Classic II / WPT Event
No Limit Hold'em WPT Event |
3rd |
$563,485 |
| 06/29/05 |
36th Annual The $10,000 Big One
No Limit Hold'em |
1st |
$367,800 |
| 04/25/05 |
PPT No Limit Hold'em $500,000 Freeroll
PPT No Limit Hold'em |
3rd |
$60,000 |
| 10/14/04 |
2004 Festa al Lago III /Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship - WPT
No Limit Hold'em |
2nd |
$62,994 |
| 08/31/04 |
Legends of Poker WPT
WPT Main Event - No Limit Hold'em |
1st |
$1,198,290 |
| 05/28/04 |
35th Annual The $10,000 Big One
World Championship - No Limit Hold'em |
53rd |
$45,000 |
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