Last year it was the Covid-19 pandemic that was across the table from Doyle, though it wasn’t his own health that was a concern. If it's going to take me out, I wish it would hurry.” It wasn’t to be, though, as although the legendary Texas Dolly made his way through day one, he didn’t make it any further, busting out on day two.ĭoyle’s current battle with pneumonia isn’t the first health scare he has had, battling with cancer and a number of other serious issues.Īge doesn’t arrive alone, however, and in 2019 he was feeling every year of it, tweeting: “Still not sure I'm ever going to get over this 'bug' or whatever it is. It's like I told Mori, I only have to win 60 million more.😂😂😂- Doyle Brunson November 6, 2021

Having won the event twice himself back-to-back in 19, Doyle and his Twitter fans were having fun discussing the possibility of a hattrick.Īfter the 1st day in the WSOP, the talk is I'm going to win the main event. Welcome to the, /utqk3dJCRQ- Kevin Mathers October 31, 2021ĭoyle rocked up to play the Super Seniors event, busting out against pocket aces about an hour in, and then he played the Main Event – his first appearance in the iconic event since 2013. You looked rough but that didn’t stop you from being a trooper and finishing the session.”Īlthough Doyle has officially retired from poker, he still plays when the mood takes him, turning up for an unexpected appearance at this year’s WSOP. The 10-time WSOP bracelet winner had just finished filming for the new series of High Stakes Poker when the bad case of lung infection struck.ĭaniel Negreanu replied to Doyle’s tweet with: “I knew it was bad. a little better but at least i can get around some- Doyle Brunson December 10, 2021 Went to the hospital and have been bedridden. I got a bad case of Pneumonia 4-5 days ago. Doyle Brunson swapped his seat at the high stakes poker table for a hospital bed recently after catching pneumonia, the 88-year-old “Godfather of Poker” tweeting out his winter woes.

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