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You may have noticed that Doyle Brunson has been absent from Twitter for quite some time. The disappearance wasn’t intentional, his son reported.
The poker legend, dubbed the “Godfather of Poker,” has over 394,000 Twitter followers and he posts frequently. Well, he did post frequently, up until June 11. Since then, he’s been M.I.A. from poker Twitter and some were concerned the 86-year-old two-time world champion may be suffering some health issues. That isn’t the case, thankfully, as Todd Brunson shared with his followers.
First he lost his twitter. Now poor @TexDolly has had his email hacked. He’s not selling buying or selling gift cards. Don’t fall for it.
— Todd Brunson (@ToddBrunson) August 6, 2020
So, there you have it. If you receive a suspicious email from Doyle Brunson asking you to buy something, delete the message. Doyle’s email was hacked and he’s been unable to access his Twitter account due to a password reset issue which, his son claims, has been an ongoing problem for two months.
“Texas Dolly” will spend his 87th birthday in Las Vegas where he resides on Monday. He won’t be able to share the details of his big day on Twitter, however. But we’re sure the 10-time WSOP bracelet winner would appreciate some happy birthday wishes.
Pamela Brunson, Doyle’s daughter, originally reported in June that her father was locked out of his Twitter account. She called for Twitter’s support team to assist her father in logging back into his account. But here we are nearly two months later and the issue hasn’t been resolved. And, even worse for the poker great, his email account has been hacked.
Doyle’s account, however, remains active, he just can’t log into it. Poker fans can still view his old posts. If the high-stakes pro is never able to post again on the social media platform, the following was his final tweet:
My internet has been out all day. I felt like I had lost my best friend.
— Doyle Brunson (@TexDolly) June 12, 2020
“My internet has been out all day. I felt like I had lost my best friend,” Brunson wrote on June 11, 2020.
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Doyle Brunson is one of the most beloved poker players of all-time. The 1983 Poker Hall of Fame inductee has the second largest Twitter following — 394,000 followers — among poker players. Only Daniel Negreanu, who has 487,000 followers — has a larger fan base on the platform.
But despite having hundreds of thousands of fans from all over the world, he also has his fair share of haters. Much of that is due to his openly conservative political views. Much like Negreanu, who is openly liberal and receives backlash from those with opposing views, Doyle’s political posts are often met with criticism from those who have a different take on the world.
He has engaged in some not-so civil debates in the past with liberal poker players such as Vanessa Selbst who has long openly shared her disdain for the poker icon. But there are also many who were disappointed to discover that Doyle may never be able to re-access his Twitter account.
“I really feel the loss of his Twitter feed. Doyle followed me, a random fan from Canada, so we could DM chat about old western movies. I couldn’t believe it. It really blew me away, and he’s seen every western made. And now I may never talk to him again. This sucks,” Adam Parsons (@Limpyadam) wrote.
“Todd, set up a second twitter account and get him back out here. its easy and fast and he will insta have thousands of followers,” Dan Dandreo (@PuckPokerTeam) suggested, as did a few others, on Todd Brunson’s post.
Doyle Brunson has 10 WSOP bracelets, two Main Event titles, millions in cash game earnings, and over $6 million in live tournament earnings. But, apparently, he no longer has access to a Twitter account.
Doyle Brunson has announced his retirement from the game of poker. After 62 years of being a professional player, Texas Dolly will muck his cards one last time at the end of this summer when he says goodbye to the felt that has brought him success, fame, and a legacy that will resonate with poker players for decades to come.
Brunson will enter his final event at the World Series of Poker today, the $10,000 No Limit 2-7 Single Draw, as a late entrant on Day 2. Speaking with the ‘Godfather of Poker’ before play got underway, Brunson spoke about his decision, some of his best memories, and the way he’d like to be remembered.
“I’m planning on retiring after the summer. My wife is not in very good health, and I will stay with her for the duration of either her life or mine,” Brunson said.
Doyle met his wife Louise in 1959 and got married in August 1962, added that he’s not only making his final appearance at the World Series of Poker, but he’s also saying farewell to his beloved Bobby’s Room.
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“I’m going to stop playing completely, but while I might change my mind, I don’t think that I will. This will be the last time that my wife and I have to spend together, and right now, every day that I leave the house I feel guilty.”
“My daughter stays with my wife a lot, and I never play until late anymore these days so I can be with her, and after 57 years of marriage I feel like owe it to my wife to stay with her.”
Brunson, who won his 10th WSOP bracelet in 2005, says that he still cares about the prestige of the World Series of Poker and that he wished that he had tried harder in the early days to win them.
“The tournaments were just a means to get players to come out to Las Vegas. I never cared for them much. Looking back, I kind of wish that I had, because I could have won a lot more of them. On the other hand, I did really well in the cash games by skipping the World Series.”
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In reference to the early days of the World Series of Poker and what he’s the proudest of, Brunson doesn’t mention any bracelet wins or big cash game sessions.
“It’s the friends that I’ve made through all those years. We all had a really tight bond, the original poker players that started the World Series of Poker. It was like a reunion every year, and these days I don’t remember more than two people in this room. Sadly, most of my close friends have passed away, but it’s that companionship that I look back on so fondly.”
Brunson was instrumental in growing the popularity of poker, most notably through his book Super System, and appearing on every major televised tournament and cash game. When looking back on his career that spanned more than six decades, Brunson refers to something else when asked about how he’d like to be remembered.
“I’d like people to make up their own mind about me, but if anything it’s the longevity in the game that I’m most proud of, and being able to have played at the ultra high stakes for all those years. I think that’s how I’d like to be remembered.”
Right now, Brunson is surrounded by poker fans from all over the world as he gears up for what might very well be his last ever appearance inside the Amazon room.
“At this point, my mind is still at 80-90% of where it once was. I enjoy poker and I still win, and that’s my barometer. I still feel great, I feel like I’m 30 years old, except for my body. My body is breaking down, which I guess is normal, and it would be nice to win another bracelet. I don’t have many more opportunities, and in fact, this might be might be my last tournament ever.”
Over the course of his career, during which he was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 1988, Brunson appeared on more poker TV shows than any player. PokerGO offers a wide variety of those episodes including throwbacks to the early days of Poker After Dark, the Super High Roller Cash Game and more recent appearances on “The Return of Tom Dwan” and “Holidays with Hellmuth.” Poker legend Phil Ivey spoke on Doyle’s retirement, read here what he had to say.