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Doyle Brunson started his gambling profession by taking part in illegal games held in Exchange Street, Texas together with a buddy, Dwayne Hamilton. Down the road the two of them journeyed by means of Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma taking part in bigger games and meeting other professional players like Sailor Roberts and Amarillo Slim. Dwayne Hamilton left the group after a while and left the other three who for the following six years wagered on pretty much everything. Then they made a trip to Las vegas and lost everything. That split up the partnership though the 3 remain pals even today. Doyle Brunson resides in Las vegas.

Besides his success at the casino game itself, Doyle Brunson’s book Super/System, was also very successful and is regarded by quite a few ace spades one of the very best publications on the game of poker. The publication was first published in 1978 and for the first time the average person was able to look at the casino game the way a expert gambler would. A follow up, Super/System 2 was printed in 2004. Doyle Brunson is not the only contributor to these books except it includes inputs from many other pro gamblers like Mike Caro, Bobby Baldwin, David Sklansky, Joey Hawthorne, and Chip Reese. Apart from these 2 books, Brunson has also penned Poker Wisdom of a Champion, a publication that was initially called According to Doyle.

Doyle Brunson is still active on the world poker scene and in 2003 he landed his ninth gold bracelet. In ‘04, he finished 53rd out of 2576 professionals in NL Hold em Championship as well ace spades winning the Legends of Poker WPT that gained him another $1 million in prize money. His winnings continued into ‘05 when he earned his tenth WSOP bracelet. In doing so he tied the score with Johnny Chan who had also won the same series for the 10th time.

Doyle Brunson’s nickname, "Texas Dolly," is really a consequence of error made by Jimmy Snyder who was expected to say, "Texas Doyle" when saying Brunson except read the first name improperly. The name got stuck and his pals in the wagering world just call him Dolly.

Two Texas hold’em hands are called after Doyle Brunson. The 10 and 2 of any suit is one such hand whilst the other is recognized by his name and is made up of the Ace and Queen of any suit. The 2nd hand was named based upon a remark in his publication that claims Doyle Brunson never plays this hand. Doyle Brunson now has his own web based Poker room referred to as "Doyles Room".