Doyle Brunson, Poker Legend Doyle Brunson enjoying some company! Texas Dolly won his 10th Gold Bracelet in the 2006 WSOP event #31. It was a $5,000 No Limit Shorthanded Texas Hold'em tournament with a first place prize worth $367,800. Doyle Brunson is the poker player best known for bringing respectability to the game. A true gentleman and icon, he champions the virtue of trust and is widely considered to be the most honorable poker player out there. Doyle Brunson is a Texan who was born in Longworth back in 1933. He earned the nickname "Texas Dolly". Doyle Brunson originally intended to move into the world of basketball, displaying proficiency in his athletic skills. Unfortunately, he received a knee injury and had to find a new sport in which to compete. He decided to give poker a go, and has not looked back since. Doyle Brunson spent the next two decades cleaning out all of the casinos in Texas before moving - inevitably - to Las Vegas in the 1960s. When the World Series of Poker tournament started up in the '70s, Doyle Brunson won it twice in two consecutive years - '76 and '77. Amazingly, he won twice with the same type of hand - a ten and a two off-suit. Ever since then, this particular hand has been known as the 'Doyle Brunson' in the poker world. In the past thirty years, Brunson has amassed an incredible ten World Series of Poker bracelets, a total only rivalled by fellow poker ace Johnny Chan. Phil "Poker Brat" Hellmuth comes in at third place with nine bracelets. Do you want instant cash bonuses; sign-up and reload bonuses? If so, BodogPoker is for you!! Bodog.com is a very popular online Sports/Poker/Casino website which offers a great player points system along with many free-roll tournaments! Are you ready to win a seat into this year's World Series of Poker Main Event? Bodog Poker has built the best reputation for Online Gaming by nailing four key service points; offering quick and simple depositing methods, instant cash bonuses, fast payouts, and the most impressive customer service department in the industry! Join Bodog Poker today! Although Doyle Brunson is one of the oldest players in the game, he recently proved himself as still one of the best when he won over a million dollars in the Legends of Poker 2004 World Poker Tour event. Other accomplishments include being one of the first people introduced into the World Poker Tour's Poker Walk of Fame; also being honored in the Seniors of Poker and Casino Legends Halls of Fame. Check out the entire 2010 WSOP Schedule! Doyle Brunson has also ventured into writing with his best-selling book 'Super System', which is known by all poker fans to be one of the best - if not the best - books about poker playing out there. Other titles written by Brunson include 'Poker Wisdom of a Champion'. Recently, Doyle's son Todd has entered the world of professional poker, and seems set to follow in his father's footsteps. Todd Brunson plays in the largest cash games along side poker pro Sammy Farha. Will Doyle Brunson win his 11th WSOP Gold Bracelet? Today, despite advancing age, Doyle Brunson can still be found in his favorite casino - Bellagio's - playing high-stakes poker games with the top players in the field. Brunson brings a level of understanding to the game recognized nowhere else, and is immediately at home whenever he sits down to play at a poker table. Win your seat into the next 2010 WSOP or WPT event by joining Bodog Poker and playing in a satellite tournament! --- by Bones McCoy at offshorepokerroom.com on February 19, 2006
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