Doyle Brunson
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Doyle Brunson was a legendary American professional poker player widely regarded as one of the greatest in the game’s history and a two-time World Series of Poker Main Event champion.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Series of Poker champion
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human ⓘ professional poker player ⓘ |
| cardHandNickname | Ten-Deuce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Pamela Brunson
NERFINISHED
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Todd Brunson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1933-08-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2023-05-14 ⓘ |
| education | Hardin–Simmons University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | old-school Texas road gamblers ⓘ |
| familyName | Brunson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Doyle F. Brunson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | Poker Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honor | WSOP event named in his honor ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern poker strategy
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professional poker players worldwide ⓘ |
| injury | career-ending knee injury in basketball ⓘ |
| knownFor |
authoring one of the earliest comprehensive poker strategy books
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back-to-back WSOP Main Event titles in 1976 and 1977 ⓘ high-stakes cash game play ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaAppearance |
High Stakes Poker
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Poker After Dark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname |
Texas Dolly
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The Godfather of Poker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Super/System
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Super/System 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ The Godfather of Poker (autobiography) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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gambler ⓘ poker player ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Longworth, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedCollegeSport |
basketball
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track and field ⓘ |
| pokerStyle | aggressive ⓘ |
| reasonForCardHandNickname | won WSOP Main Event twice with Ten-Deuce ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | poker ⓘ |
| spouse | Louise Brunson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldSeriesOfPokerBraceletCount | 10 ⓘ |
| worldSeriesOfPokerMainEventWin |
1976
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1977 ⓘ |
| yearOfHallOfFameInduction | 1988 ⓘ |
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