DOYLE BRUNSON RETIREMENT TRIBUTE POKER LEGEND COMPILATION

His recovery from the physical impact of the injury gave him time to play poker and the rest is history.īuilding his bankroll, the young Doyle became one of poker’s earliest pioneers, carving out a career in a profession that to that point in time hadn’t been one. A natural on the basketball court, only a tragic knee injury prevented Doyle from being scooped up by NBA scouts. Early Sports Injury Prompts Poker Careerĭoyle Brunson’s career in poker now seems like the obvious choice given his luminous achievements in the game, but the early years of Texas’ favorite son were spent dreaming of a sporting legacy to come.

The 10-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner will no doubt be viewed as a founding father of poker’s future too, but at this moment in poker’s glorious history, everyone is struck by the sudden loss of one of the touchstones of the game.

The poker legend Doyle Brunson wasn’t only a symbol of poker’s past but was a statesman of its present until the moment of his passing.

DOYLE BRUNSON RETIREMENT TRIBUTE POKER LEGEND COMPILATION