Friday, July 01, 2005

Doyle Brunson Wins Tenth Bracelet

Doyle Brunson wins Event #29 ($5,000 Short-Handed No-Limit Hold'em), earning $367,800 and his tenth World Series of Poker bracelet. This is amazing to me for two reasons: 1) He is 72 years old. 2) He won with a starting hand of 10-3. Very similar to his famous 10-2 starting hand (now called a Doyle Brunson), that won him his two World Series of Poker Main Event Championships in 1976 & 1977.

Here is the last hand according to Card Player:
Minh Ly has the button, he limps, Brunson moves all in, and Ly immediately calls. Brunson shows 10c-3d, and Ly has Ks-Qd. The flop comes 9s-8d-3h, and Brunson takes the lead with a pair, and Ly needs a queen, a king, or something runner-runner to stay alive. The turn card is the 4h, and Ly is down to six outs. The river card is the 5c, and Minh Ly is eliminated in second place, earning $203,715.