Doyle Brunson

American poker player nicknamed “Texas Dolly” who played professionally for over 50 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. In January 2006, Bluff Magazine voted Brunson the most influential force in the world of poker.

Brunson was the first player to earn $1 million in poker tournaments and won ten WSOP bracelets throughout his career, tied with Johnny Chan and Phil Ivey for second all-time, behind Phil Hellmuth's sixteen.

He was 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 was also one of only two players, along with Bill Boyd, to have won WSOP tournaments in four consecutive years. In addition, he was the first of five players to win both the WSOP Main Event and a World Poker Tour title.

Brunson died on 14 May 2023 in Las Vegas, aged 89, survived by his wife Louise, son Todd and daughter Pamela. His daughter Doyla died in 1982.