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Featured Poker Star
Doyle Brunson
Nickname: Texas Dolly
Born: 8/10/33
Nationality: American
Residence: Las Vegas, Nevada
Talent: Wrote the book on Poker
Favorite Game: No-limit Hold'em
Doyle Brunson is known by a lot of people as being the best poker player of all time as WSOP champion in 1976 and 77’. Doyle is tied with two others Phil Hellmuth and Johnny Chang for having 9 WSOP bracelets. Brunson showed the world that his age has no bearing in his poker playing after winning the 2004 Legends of Poker World Poker Tour Event, taking $1,198,290 in what was the biggest ever World poker tournament at the time. He frequents the Bellagio in Las Vegas usually playing High Stakes Poker with the best players in the game. Doyle delivered the book “Super System” which is regarded as the first solid Poker book published and should be read by any new players looking to get into the game. Doyle, along with Gus Hansen and James Gardner were the first 3 players to be inducted into the WPT Poker Walk of Fame. A man, a myth and a legend Doyle Brunson continues to be a force not to be reckoned with on the Poker tables. As he continues to leave his mark there is no question that Doyle Brunson is a true living Legend Poker Player.
Major
Poker Accomplishments
• 9 WSOP Braclets, Two World Championships 1976 and 1977.
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