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Doyle Brunson

American poker player

Died when: 89 years 277 days (1077 months)
Star Sign: Leo

 

Doyle Brunson

Doyle F.Brunson (born August 10, 1933) is a retired American poker player who played professionally for over 50 years.He is 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.He has won ten WSOP bracelets throughout his career, tied with Johnny Chan and Phil Ivey for second all-time, behind Phil Hellmuth's sixteen bracelets.

He is also one of only four 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.On June 11, 2018, Brunson announced he was retiring from tournament poker that summer.

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.


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