Doyle Brunson
| Doyle Brunson | |
|---|---|
Brunson at the 2006 World Series of Poker | |
| Nickname(s) | Texas Dolly, Big Papa |
| Born | Doyle Frank Brunson August 10, 1933 Longworth, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | May 14, 2023 (aged 89) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelets | 10 |
| Final tables | 26 |
| Money finishes | 37 |
| Highest WSOP Main Event finish | Winner, 1976, 1977 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title | 1 |
| Final table | 3 |
| Money finishes | 8 |
| European Poker Tour | |
| Title | None |
| Final table | None |
| Money finish | 1 |
Doyle Frank Brunson (August 10, 1933 – May 14, 2023) was an American poker player who played professionally for over 60 years. 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. He won ten WSOP bracelets throughout his career, tied with Johnny Chan and Erik Seidel for third all time, behind Phil Hellmuth's seventeen and Phil Ivey's eleven. 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.