Famous Poker Legends

“Texas Dolly” or Doyle Brunson was born in 1933 in Longworth, West Texas. He was scouted by the former Minneapolis Lakers and earned a full basketball scholarship for Hardin-Simmons University. Brunson crushed his knee and the history of his life changed forever. Brunson, who earned a degree in education, toured the underground gambling in the South like many of his poker competitors. He won hundreds of thousands of dollars while getting robbed many times and dodging the law. In 1976 and 1977 Brunson won the world back-to-back poker championships. In 1980 he managed to finish second. He won six totals World Series of Poker events, as well as his most recent victory in the Seven-Card Stud Razz event in 1998. By making the final table at the inaugural Tournament of Champions in 1999, Brunson defied again the odds by vanquishing practically 500 other poker players. Brunson is valued for his contributions to the development of poker. He wrote a book published in 1978 which many people call the “Bible” of Poker: “How I Won A Million Dollars Playing Poker”, known also as “Super/System: A course in Power Poker”. He also wrote a very popular column, which for more than a decade ran in Gambling Times magazine. Today Brunson lives in Las Vegas and he is still taking part almost every day in the biggest Bellagio’s games.

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