'Doyle always played hard: the man absolutely hated losing!! Doyle ruled the high stakes cash games in Las Vegas for 50 years!!' 'He inspired 3 generations of poker players w his play, his award winning book 'Super System,' and his fabulous style and grit,' Hellmuth said in a tweet. Professional poker player Phil Hellmuth said Sunday that the poker world lost a legend in Brunson. The cowboy hat-clad card player was also known for writing Super System, his popular book on the game. 'RIP Doyle.'Īlso known as 'Texas Dolly,' Brunson got his start as part of a traveling poker team that played games in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana, according to his agency.īrunson won back-to-back World Series of Poker championships in 19 and took home a total of 10 bracelets throughout his career for winning individual events at the tournament. His son, Todd Brunson, also confirmed his father's death Sunday evening. May he rest in peace.' The family did not announce a cause of death. Please keep Doyle and our family in your prayers. 'We'll have more to say over the coming days as we honor his legacy. 'He was a beloved Christian man, husband, father and grandfather,' Brunson's family said in a statement shared by agent Brian Balsbaugh. Doyle Brunson, nicknamed the 'Godfather of Poker,' has died.
