Doyle Brunson - ''Texas Dolly'' Doyle Brunson Jenny Woo & Friends Doyle Brunson is the poker player best known for bringing respectability to the game. A true gentleman and icon, he champions the virtue of trust and is widely considered to be the most honorable poker player out there. Doyle Brunson is a Texan who was born in Longworth back in 1933. He earned the nickname "Texas Dolly". Doyle Brunson originally intended to move into the world of basketball, displaying proficiency in his athletic skills. Unfortunately, he received a knee injury and had to find a new sport in which to compete. He decided to give poker a go, and has not looked back since. Doyle Brunson spent the next two decades cleaning out all of the casinos in Texas before moving - inevitably - to Las Vegas in the 1960s. When the World Series of Poker tournament started up in the '70s, Doyle Brunson won it twice in two consecutive years - '76 and '77. Amazingly, he won twice with the same type of hand - a ten and a two off-suit. Ever since then, this particular hand has been known as the 'Doyle Brunson' in the poker world. In the past thirty years, Brunson has amassed an incredible ten World Series of Poker bracelets, a total only rivalled by fellow poker ace Johnny Chan. Phil Hellmuth Jr. comes in at third place with nine bracelets. If you're looking for the new-wave of online poker, Join PlayersOnly, the poker room where the true players are! Because of the Sleekness of their Interface and incredible bonus structure, PlayersOnly is America's Fastest Growing Poker Room! Receive an Instant 10% CASH BONUS and a 100% match poker bonus upto $650 and there are NO FEES for making a deposit! PlayersOnly hosts a $1,000,000.00 Freeroll Series and is Guaranteeing $3,000,000.00 in tournament prize money this month with one $150,000.00 guaranteed event at least once a month! Although Doyle Brunson is one of the oldest players in the game, he recently proved himself as still one of the best when he won over a million dollars in the Legends of Poker 2004 World Poker Tour event. Other accomplishments include being one of the first people introduced into the World Poker Tour's Poker Walk of Fame; also being honored in the Seniors of Poker and Casino Legends Halls of Fame. Win your seat into the next WSOP or WPT Tournament through a satellite tournament! Doyle Brunson has also ventured into writing with his best-selling book 'Super System', which is known by all poker fans to be one of the best - if not the best - books about poker playing out there. Other titles written by Brunson include 'Poker Wisdom of a Champion'. Recently, Doyle's son Todd has entered the world of professional poker, and seems set to follow in his father's footsteps. Todd Brunson plays in the largest cash games along side poker pro Sammy Farha. Today, despite advancing age, Doyle Brunson can still be found in his favorite casino - Bellagio's - playing high-stakes poker games with the top players in the field. Brunson brings a level of understanding to the game recognized nowhere else, and is immediately at home whenever he sits down to play at a poker table. --- by Bones McCoy at 1800-sports.com on August 01, 2007
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