(1933-08-10)August 10, 1933 Longworth, Texas, U.S.
Died
May 14, 2023(2023-05-14) (aged 89) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)
10
Final table(s)
26
Money finish(es)
37[1]
Highest ITM Main Event finish
Winner, 1976, 1977
World Poker Tour
Title(s)
1
Final table(s)
3
Money finish(es)
8[2]
European Poker Tour
Title(s)
None
Final table(s)
None
Money finish(es)
1[3]
Information accurate as of 12 June 2018.
Doyle Frank Brunson (August 10, 1933 – May 14, 2023) was an American poker player who played professionally for over 60 years.[4] He was a two-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion, a Poker Hall of Fame inductee, and the author of several books on poker.
Brunson was the first player to win $1 million in poker tournaments.[5] He won ten WSOP bracelets throughout his career, tied with Johnny Chan and Phil Ivey for second all time, behind Phil Hellmuth's seventeen bracelets.[6] He is also one of only three players to have won the Main Event at the World Series of Poker multiple times, which he did in 1976 and 1977. He is also one of only three players, along with Bill Boyd and Loren Klein, to have won WSOP tournaments in four consecutive years. In addition, he is the first of six players to win both the WSOP Main Event and a World Poker Tour title. In January 2006, Bluff magazine voted Brunson the most influential force in the world of poker.[7]
On June 11, 2018, Brunson announced he was retiring from tournament poker that summer.[8] That day, he entered the $10,000 2–7 Single Draw at the 2018 WSOP. He made the final table and finished in sixth place, earning $43,963.[1]
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^Remko, Rinkema (June 11, 2018). "Doyle Brunson Announces Definitive Retirement from Poker". Poker Central. Archived from the original on June 6, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
^Chang, Ailsa; Shapiro, Ari; McNamee, Kai; Intagliata, Christopher (May 16, 2023). "'Godfather of Poker' Doyle Brunson dies at 89". NPR. Archived from the original on May 18, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
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^"Poker's Power 20: The Most Influential People in Poker". Bluff. 2006. Archived from the original on June 6, 2008. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
^Rinkema, Remko (June 11, 2018). "Doyle Brunson Announces Retirement from Poker". PGT.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
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