A master of the bluff, his most outrageous bluff came after being pistol-whipped and told he’s going to die with a gunman pointing a pistol at his forehead. Of a group of 32 men he played poker with in the tough alleys of Texas, just he and one other survived the treacherous perils of that life. Apparently, fate had never played poker with Brunson-he lived. He has survived whippings, gun fights, stabbings, mobsters (the real-life ones portrayed in the movie Casino ), murderers, and a death sentence when, riddled with incurable cancer, he was given months to live by doctors who told him his hand was played out. It’s a story of guts and glory, of good luck and bad, of triumph and unspeakable tragedy, of courage and grace. The story of Doyle Brunson, an American treasure and the greatest poker player of all time, is one for the ages. But the river J ♥ gave the entire six-figure pot to Menon on a double suck-out.Fascinating true-life adventure of an American treasure, a man who bluffed death, survived the mean streets of Fort Worth and mob-run Las Vegas, and bet millions of dollars on everything from poker to golf, to become a two-time world champion poker player. On the second runout, the turn was the 4 ♣, clean for Brunson. The first runout came out Q ♣ 8 ♦, giving Krish at least half the pot. Brunson snap-called, creating a pot of $279,000.īoth players agreed to run it twice with Doyle a heavy favorite out in front of middle pair. Tilly and Adelstein moved out of the way, but Menon, sitting on middle pair, moved all in for $117,000 total.

The flop came 3 ♠ Q ♥ K ♦ and Brunson, first to act, bet aggressively - $50,000.

When action ended up on the straddler, Doyle popped it to $10,800, and he didn't get anyone to fold. Adelstein, with 6 ♠ 6 ♦ and Menon, holding Q ♠ J ♣, had already called. Brunson was in the straddle ($800) with A ♥ A ♣ and was facing a $2,500 raise from Tilly and her 2 ♦ 2 ♣. Midway through the show, the man known as Krish around Los Angeles poker circles played a massive pot against a poker legend.

Doyle Brunson poker hand