This post will go through the life of a pro poker player, and someone who lit the way for the poker giants we see today.īorn in Longworth, Texas, in 1933, Brunson was a skilled basketball player in his youth. Doyle Brunson is widely regarded as one of the best poker players of all time, as well as one of the stalwarts that took the game from the dark alleys of the old days to the front and center of modern entertainment.
