Poker elite honor Doyle Brunson

Brunson will always be remembered for being one of its all-time great players. According to Las Vegas gambling expert Anthony Curtis, publisher of the Las Vegas Advisor, Brunson had as much as anyone to do with the changed fortunes of poker. “More than any single figure,” Curtis notes, “Brunson bridged poker’s past to its present. ‘Super System’ was probably the most influential book in constantly attracting new players.” And, as a player, Curtis does not count Brunson out even now. “He’s always commanded the respect of even the newest and brashest on the scene, which is a testimony to the fact that, on top of having seen it all, he’s also extraordinarily skilled. Truth is, if he couldn’t play, they’d ignore him.” Yeah, gamblers are cold that way.

(Click the link to read the entire article, a tribute to poker Legend Doyle Brunson, who’s celebrating his 40th year playing in the World Series of Poker .)