• Name: Doyle Brunson
• Nickname: Texas Dolly
• Current Residence: Las Vegas, Nev.
• Birth Date: August 10, 1933
• Birth Place: Longworth, Texas, United States

Player Analysis of Doyle Brunson

Description

Doyle is the Arnold Palmer of poker: the king. A fiery competitor at over 70 years of age, Doyle remains one of the top five players in the world. He was once strictly a No-Limit specialist, but he probably became a top Limit player when he was working on his Super/System book. People who don't know him are amazed when he makes it to the final table of one of the few tournaments he enters each year. He is still a better player than all of the players on the tournament trail.

Best Game

All around great player

Weakness

Stamina is limited, although it has improved since gastric bypass surgery

• Aggressiveness 5
• Looseness 4
• Limit 7
• No-Limit 8
• Side Games 8
• Steam Control 7
• Against Strong Players 8
• Tournaments 7
• Short-Handed 7
• Against Weak Players 6

Amusing Anecdote

When I first started playing with Doyle, we'd play in out-of-the-way places because some of the well-known players didn't want public scrutiny. I would ask Doyle about the poker game, but he would always talk about the food spread at the game. He weighed 400 pounds and he'd say to me, “Look at those pork chops” or “Tell me if you've ever tasted a better sweet potato than those.” He seemed to get much more delight from eating than playing poker.

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