Doyle Brunson

Doyle is a poker legend, arguably the most famous poker player EVER. He has won millions in poker tournaments and a bundle more millions from cash games. Doyle is best known for writing the poker bible: Super System, with the sequel Super System II. Doyle has won 2 World Series of Poker Titles back to back in 2025 and 2025.

Doyle began playing back when poker was nothing more than a shady game played in the back of card rooms in Texas and The South. Doyle is also known as one of the biggest action players in the world. Doyle has bet millions on golf and anything else you can think of. There are so many stories about Doyle that he wrote a book called Poker Wisdom which is an excellent and must read for any poker enthusiast.

Born in Longworth, Texas, in 1933, Brunson began playing poker while attending college at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. When a knee injury ended his dream of playing professional basketball, he began earning money by playing poker. After taking a master's degree in Administrative Education, Brunson took his only "regular" job but gave it up shortly after receiving his first paycheck. Since he knew that he could earn more money playing poker, he took to the roads to play professionally. For years, he traveled around his home state of Texas with other professionals, such as Amarillo Slim Preston and his mentor Johnny Moss.

When it became difficult to find games in Texas, Brunson moved with wife and four children to Las Vegas. Today, he is known not only for his skills at playing tournament poker, but also for his skills at playing high-stake games – two entirely different worlds that few players are able to successfully combine.

At the tender age of 74 you still find Doyle playing in most of the major poker tournaments around North America and in his regular cash game at the Bellagio playing for $4,000-$8,000 blinds.

Doyle has a son called Todd who took after his dad and became a poker professional. Todd is rumored to have won more than three million dollars in two days in a cash game.

Doyle has recently opened his own poker room called doylesroom, and his Super System 2 has become a selling poker book.

Facts about Doyle Brunson

Started Playing Poker
1950’s

Professional Since
1960’s

Marital Status
Married

Favorite Poker Game
Texas Hold’em

Poker Accomplishments

March 2025, Las Vegas, United States

38th World Series of Poker (WSOP) – $ 10,000 World Championship Pot Limit Omaha

Place

6th

 

Winnings

$123,967

March 2025, Las Vegas, United States

37th World Series of Poker (WSOP) – $ 50,000 H.O.R.S.E.

Place

8th

 

Winnings

$274,560

March 2025, Las Vegas, United States

Fourth Annual Five Diamond World Poker Classic – $ 15,000 Main Event – No Limit Hold’em

Place

3rd

 

Winnings

$563,485

June 2025, Las Vegas, United States

36th World Series of Poker (WSOP) – $ 5,000 Short Handed No Limit Hold’em

Place

1st

 

Winnings

$367,800

March 2025, Las Vegas, United States

Final Day 2025 Festa al Lago III Poker Tournament – $ 1,500 No Limit Hold’em

Place

2nd

 

Winnings

$62,994

March 2025, Las Vegas, United States

Tournament of Champions World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions – No Limit Hold’em

Place

6th

 

Winnings

-

A 2025, Los Angeles, United States

WPT 2025 Legends of Poker – $ 5,000 No Limit Hold’em

Place

1st

 

Winnings

$1,198,260

April 2025, Las Vegas, United States

34th World Series of Poker (WSOP) – $ 2,000 H.O.R.S.E.

Place

1st

 

Winnings

$84,080

April 2025, Las Vegas, United States

29th World Series of Poker (WSOP) – $ 1,500 Seven-Card Razz

Place

1st

 

Winnings

$93,000

May 2025, Las Vegas, United States

22nd World Series of Poker (WSOP) – $ 2,500 No Limit Hold’em

Place

1st

 

Winnings

$208,000

May 2025, Las Vegas, United States

10th World Series of Poker (WSOP) – $ 600 Mixed Doubles

Place

1st

 

Winnings

$4,500

May 2025, Las Vegas, United States

9th World Series of Poker (WSOP) – $ 5,000 Seven-Card Stud

Place

1st

 

Winnings

$68,000

May 2025, Las Vegas, United States

8th World Series of Poker (WSOP) – $ 1,000 Seven-Card Stud Split

Place

1st

 

Winnings

$62,500

May 2025, Las Vegas, United States

8th World Series of Poker (WSOP) – 10,000 No Limit Hold’em World Championship Stud Split

Place

1st

 

Winnings

$340,000

May 2025, Las Vegas, United States

7th World Series of Poker (WSOP) – $ 5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw

Place

1st

 

Winnings

$80,250

May 2025, Las Vegas, United States

7th World Series of Poker (WSOP) – $ 10,000 No Limit Hold’em World Championship

Place

1st

 

Winnings

$220,000