When you think of poker, there is one name that stands out among the thousands of professional poker players. That name is Doyle Brunson. Doyle has been playing poker for several decades and got the name of Texas Dolly early in his career from another player who had mispronounced his name.
Doyle grew up in Longworth, Texas and was an all star basketball player and track star during high school. After a knee injury ended his basketball career Doyle attended Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas and earned a masters degree in administrative education.
During his first day of a new job, Doyle was invited to play in a card game and won over a month’s salary in about 3 hours. At that point he left the company and traveled around to play poker, meeting a few poker pros along the way. He ended up in Las Vegas and as they say… the rest is history.
Doyle’s best selling book on poker, Super System is considered the poker bible.
Doyle Brunson is a 10 time WSOP bracelet winner and his son Todd Brunson is also a WSOP bracelet winner.
Player Stats
2008: 9th place NBC National Heads-Up Championship Finals
2007: 6th place WSOp $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha
2007: 22nd place WSOP $5,000 H.O.R.S.E.
2007: Winner Poker After Dark, $20,000 Week 14 Bracelet Winners
2006: 2nd place WPT Father and Sons Tournament
2006: 21st place WSOP $1,500 No Limit Hold’em
2006: 8th place WSOP $50,0000 H.O.R.S.E
2005: 3rd place $15,000 Main Event 4th Annual 5-Diamond World Poker Classic
2005: Winner No Limit Holdem The Big Deal
2005: Winner WSOP $5000 Short Handed No Limit Hold em
2005: 3rd place Heat 4 Poker Superstars Invitational Season 2
2004: 2nd place No Limit Hold em WPT by the Book Invitational
2004: 2nd place $1500 No Limit Holdem Festo al Lago III
2004: Winner $5000 No Limit Holdem Legends of Poker
2003: Winner WSOP $2000 H.O.R.S.E.
2003: 4th place $25,000 No Limit Holdem Bellagio 5-Star World Poker Classic
2002: 4th place $2000 No Limit Holdem 3rd Annual Jack Binion World Poker Open
1998: 3rd place WSOP $5000 Deuce to Seven Draw
1998: 2nd place WSOP $2500 Omaha Pot Limit
1998: Winner WSOP $1500 Seven Card Razz
1996: 5th place WSOP $5000 Deuce to Seven Draw
1995: 2nd place WSOP $5000 Chinese Poker
1995: 3rd place WSOP $5000 Deuce to Seven Draw
1991: Winner WSOP $2500 No Limit Hold em
1986: 4th place WSOP $2500 Omaha Pot Limit
1983: 3rd place WSOP Main Event
1982: 4th place WSOP Main Event
1982: 3rd place WSOP $2500 Ace to Five Draw
1980: 2nd place WSOP Main Event
1980: 2nd place WSOP $10,000 Deuce to Seven Draw
1979: Winner WSOP $600 Mixed Doubles
1978: Winner WSOP $5000 7 Card Stud
1977: Winner WSOP Main Event
1977: Winner WSOP $1000 7 Card Stud Split
1976: Winner WSOP $10,000 Main Event
1976: Winner WSOP $5000 Deuce to Seven Draw