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The Hottest new autobiography out this month is from Poker Legend Doyle “Texas Dolly” Brunson.
Titled “The Godfather of Poker” and ghost-written by Mike Cochran, the
384-page book tells the life story of one of America’s–and the world’s–greatest professional poker players.
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From his early days in Texas, playing in illegal poker games and keeping one step ahead of bandits and the law, through his arrival in Las Vegas and his back-to-back wins at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, to his current status as a poker media star and TV icon, Brunson, through Cochran, chronicles his career, both professionally and personally.
Professionally, he’s won 10 WSOP championship gold bracelets, including two in the 1970s for Main Events.
Personally, he’s broken a leg, recovered from cancer and seen a daughter predecease him.
Brunson, nearly 80, has had a long life so there are plenty of stories to tell and plenty of anecdotes to recall.
And lots of names to drop.
In addition to the requisite slew of poker names that are liberally sprinkled throughout the book’s 52 chapters, Brunson mentions a host of other big-time names. Among those mentioned in the book: James Caan, Jack Nicklaus, Pamela Anderson, Gary Austin, John F.Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy, George W. Bush, Big Bird, Gabe Kaplan, Ken Griffey, LeBron James, Arnold Palmer, Joe Pesci, Robert De Niro, Lee Trevino, Paula Abdul, Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal, Tony “The Ant” Spilotro and Oral Roberts.
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So how did Brunson become a poker player? And how did he end up in Vegas?
Is it true he was a good enough college basketball player to consider a pro career, until an accident snapped his leg in half?
And, most importantly, how did he get that strange nickname “Texas Dolly?”
It’s all in the book, along with much, much more. The autobiography also contains more than a dozen pages of fascinating photos of Brunson, his family, his friends and his poker foes.
Brunson’s first book, “Super System,” written some 30 years ago, was strictly a poker primer, a how-to in the game of poker without much personal revelation.
His autobiography, “The Godfather of Poker,” is the complete opposite–lots of personal info and not too much about the nuts and bolts of poker.
It’s a fascinating read–not just for fans of Brunson but for fans of Poker. source: t. somach- www.gambling911.com
There is only one word to describe Doyle “Texas Dolly” Brunson: legend. Contrary to some reports, Doyle Brunson is not DEAD. Now 76 years of age, Doyle has been playing poker professionally for more than 55 years.
Doyle is quite simply, one of the most accomplished players in the game. He’s won ten bracelets from the World Series of Poker and remains successful even today, playing in the highest cash games with the youngest poker stars.
Doyle was born in Longworth, Texas on August 10, 1933. He played basketball, baseball, and ran track in high school. He was chosen as one of the five best basketball players in the state of Texas and he was also the best high school miler. Offers poured in from colleges and he decided on Hardin-Simmons. The NBA’s (then Minneapolis) Lakers showed great interest in Doyle until he snapped his knee in two places while he was working. He was not able to participate in sports at the level he was accustomed, so the game of poker took over his need to satisfy his competitive nature. He finished college and received his Master’s degree in Administrative Education. He tried to pursue a job in the field, but found he was making more money playing poker than he would working a typical 9 to 5 job. Although, he is known for playing poker, he has also been known to wager large amounts on other activities. His most famous side bet was when he bet a friend $1 million that he could lose 100 pounds. He won that bet.
Doyle married his wife, Louise in 1962. They had four children, including Todd (another successful poker player), Pam, Cheryl and Doyla. Doyla died in her sleep due to a valve problem with her heart when she was 18. He thinks about her every day, but said that he is at peace with God. Doyle currently lives in Las Vegas. He also owns a home on Flathead Lake in Montana.
New players can find all sorts of information on poker, but most people consider Doyle’s book Super System as the Bible of poker. There are sections on a variety of games written by the top players of that time. Super System 2 includes sections by Mark Gregorich and his son, Todd Brunson. He has another book According to Doyle which is a collection of some of the columns that he wrote for the old Gambling Times Magazine. In some of his writings, he said that all gamblers had an obligation to conduct themselves honorably. This is one of the things I admire about Doyle.
Doyle’s accomplishments are staggering. He made the final table at the first World Poker Tour Championship, won the Legends of Poker Season Three WPT event, and in 2004 he was one of the first three inductees into the Poker Walk of Fame, with Gus Hansen and actor, James Garner. He holds ten World Series of Poker bracelets, including 1976 Deuce to Seven Draw, 1977 Seven-Card Stud Split, 1978 Seven Card Stud, 1979 Mixed Doubles, 1991 and 2005 No Limit Holdem, 1998 Seven Card Stud, 2003 H.O.R.S.E, and two champion event titles in 1976 and 1977. In his back to back titles he won both with the exact same poker hand, a full house (tens full of deuces) giving the Holdem hand T2 the nickname: “Doyle Brunson”. source: S. Rosario: www.poker-babes.com (see poker-babes.com for more great profiles on your favourite poker players).
The Poker Hall of Fame has narrowed its list of nominees for the 2009 Class down to nine players. They are (age in parentheses):
BARRY GREENSTEIN (54), DAN HARRINGTON (63), PHIL IVEY (33), TOM McEVOY (64), MEN NGUYEN (55), SCOTTY NGUYEN (46), DANIEL NEGREANU (35), ERIK SEIDEL (49), MIKE SEXTON (61).
The 15 living Hall of Fame members and a 15-member Media Panel have until October 2 to cast their votes. An induction ceremony will be held on Nov. 7 at the Rio during the dinner break of the 2009 WSOP Main Event Final Table.
What about Young Inductees?
Absent from the list is 23-year-old Tom Dwan, who the Poker Hall of Fame Governing Council remarked:
“With all due respect to Mr. Dwan, one of the games most exciting young players, he does not currently meet the criteria for Hall of Fame selection. We wish him well and expect he will again be considered once he has ‘stood the test of time.’
Is Phil Ivey (33) too Young to be in the Poker Hall of Fame?
Here’s what Doyle Brunson (one of the oldest active poker players) had to say on his blog:
“It’s almost time to vote for the 2009 inductees into the Poker Hall Of Fame and I’m unsure of who my choices will be. I’m leaning toward the older guys with my first choice being Mike Sexton. We have to pick two and I’m thinking hard about my other vote. Phil Ivey is the best player on the list, but he is only 33 years old. Chip Reese is the youngest player to be inducted at the age of 40. Phil is great, but he still isn’t Chip. Give Phil a few more years and he will certainly be elected”.
Many would agree with Doyle here. Hall of Fames aren’t for players still at the height of their careers, like Ivey. They’re for players whose careers have more to look back at then look forward to. After all, Tiger Woods isn’t in the Golf Hall of Fame yet.
Absent from the list is 23-year-old Tom Dwan, who the Poker Hall of Fame Governing Council remarked:
Here’s what Doyle Brunson (one of the oldest active poker players) had to say on his blog:
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