Shortly after a year, he also got his administrative education master’s degree. In college, he went to Hardin-Simmons University and got a bachelor’s degree. (Sounds similar to Ali Imsirovic‘s experience.) Unfortunately, he acquired a knee injury that made his dream of becoming a pro basketball player impossible. In fact, he was spotted by the Minneapolis Lakers (NBA) and they had high hopes for him back then. When he was younger, he initially played basketball and was a member of the All-State Texas team. Aside from this fact, there’s just so little information about his early family life.

Texas Dolly grew up in Longworth, Texas, USA with his two other siblings. Net Worth & Career Earnings: $75+ Million Profession: Retired professional poker player, author, actor Brunsonīirthplace: Longworth, Fisher County, Texas Is Doyle Brunson still alive? Unfortunately, the “Godfather of Poker” passed away at age 89 on May 14, 2023. Is Doyle Brunson still playing poker? As it was mentioned, he officially retired in 2018, however, he did make his appearance in WSOP in 2021. We’ll be talking more about that a little later. Since then, he has focused on producing Poker Pro Training Course together with his son, Todd. Not only that, but Texas Dolly is also one of the very few people who were able to win in WSOP tournaments for four years straight.īrunson finally ended his 50-year professional career by officially announcing his retirement in June 2018. He won the WSOP main event twice, and he was also the very first person to rake a $1 million earning in tournaments. Having played the game more than half of his life, he deserved all the wins and titles he received so far. Brunson is a senior pro poker player who has over 50 years of experience in the field. (Featured image: courtesy of LasVegasVegas)ĭoyle F.

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