Brunson was there when poker first appeared on television and players crawled out of the shadows to become celebrities. Brunson was there when enterprising casino bosses first began hosting poker tournaments in their properties, hoping to appeal to a new breed of gambler. Brunson was known as the Godfather of Poker and his entire adult life was inextricably linked with the game.īrunson was there in the 1950s when poker was a game played in Texas bars by a selection of travelling vagabonds.
Poker lost an icon when Doyle Brunson, the single most influential player in the history of the game, died in Las Vegas in May 2023 at the age of 89. How Much Money Can You Make Playing Poker?.
