The World Series of Poker Main Event is one of the biggest tournaments in the world, and also draws in some of the most attention, and the largest prize pool for any tournament. The tournament begins this week, there will be thousands of players in it; one big named player has decided that he will play it after orginally saying that he would not. Doyle Brunson is one of the biggest, and most well-known names in poker, after saying that he would sit out this years WSOP, he changed his mind and will be playing in this year’s Main Event. Brunson is one of the eighteen living members who make up the Poker Hall of Fame.
The flip flop decision for Brunson was not due to money, but rather his loss of passion for the game since Black Friday. It has been obvious that Brunson hasn’t been the same lately, as he failed to cash in any event for the second straight year at the World Series of Poker. He also played in the $50k Player’s Championship late last week, but busted out on day 2. Brunson is also 78 years old, and it’s hard to imagine any poker player not having to mentally prepare for a grueling 8 day poker tournament (assuming it all goes well for him). Brunson has had success at the World Poker Tour over the past year or two, but just not at the WSOP.
Doyle Brunson has taken home 10 gold bracelet’s in his time, leaving him tied for second place all-time. He won his last one back in 2005, and is widely considered as one of the biggest names, and most popular players in the poker world. Brunson has won over $6 million in live tournaments in his career, further securing his place in Poker’s Hall of Fame. While Brunson does have a strong game, this could be the end of his live tournament career forever according to him. Only time will tell how the loss of online poker will affect him over the next year or so.