When Doyle Brunson passed away at the age of 89 on May 14, 2023, the poker community lost its most iconic figure. Brunson, known to all as the Godfather of Poker, was there in the 1960s and 1970s when poker was a road gambler activity confined to underground Texas card rooms, and he was among those who moved west to play the earliest poker games in Las Vegas. Brunson saw the World Series of Poker take shape at Binon's Horseshoe in downtown Vegas and was there as it moved to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in the mid-2000s.
"He Played At An Elite Level For Seven Decades": Doyle Brunson Remembered During WSOP By His Peers
