Poker news tagged with 'the godfather of poker'

On Thursday, after over two months of silence, Doyle Brunson was back with another blog post: "Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker". This time the 79-year-old Texan talked about playing the $50k HORSE and the Main Event at the 2013 World Series of Poker, a dinner with an old friend, basketball, cats, and more.

Read more » Brunson Is Back With Another Blog Post

Doyle Brunson has won an impressive 10 WSOP Gold Bracelets in his poker career. He won the first bracelet back in 1976 ($5,000 Deuce-to-Seven Draw) and his 10th bracelet in 2005 by winning the $5,000 Short-Handed No-Limit Hold'em event for $367,800 - one of the biggest tournament cashes in his career. His last WSOP cash occurred in 2009 when he finished in 17th place in the WSOP Europe £10,000 Main Event in London for £31,198. As of 2011, his total live tournament winnings exceed $6,000,000. He has totaled $2,945,053 in earnings from his 34 cashes at the WSOP

Read more » 'The Godfather of Poker' Retires From WSOP?

The godfather of poker, Doyle "Texas Dolly" Brunson, posted on twitter yesterday that he has been diagnosed with a form of cancer, squamous cell carcinoma, which he described as 'a slow growth type'. Brunson, 79, has beaten cancer 3 times in the past and many believe that he will do it another time.

Read more » Brunson Diagnosed with Cancer For The Fourth Time!