Doyle Brunson 10 2 Win

The 'Doyle Brunson ' is common slang for 2 particular pre-flop hands in the variation of Poker known as ' Texas Hold 'Em '. These hands are 10-2 offsuited, and A-Qo. The former is named the Doyle Brunson because Doyle Brunson, the actual living poker legend, won the World Series of Poker with this hand twice consecutively. Named the “Doyle Brunson”, there are two particular hands in Texas Holdem that are given this nickname. These hands are 10-2 and A-Q. The former was named after the living poker legend because he won the World Series of Poker on this hand, which is traditionally considered to be a very poor starting hand. Doyle Brunson is famous for winning 2 World Series of Poker Main Events (in 1976 and 1977) with the final hand of 10-2. But how did it all start? Brunson thought that he would be a professional basketball player. Until he suffered a knee injury which prevented him from playing.

Is Doyle Brunson Alive

If a single poker hand can define someone, then Doyle Brunson’s double World Series of Poker winning 10-2 is it – and in a remarkable story out this week the granddaddy of the game reveals that the hand that now bears his name was shouted out on Death Row as the inmates played poker!

The tale emerged as a new documentary was released detailing the life and jail time of American actor, stuntman and poker player Erik Audé – ‘3 Years in Pakistan’ revealing how poker ‘played an important role during his time in prison’ – the Beverly Hills man duped into carrying 7.9 pounds of opium back from Pakistan, a country he wouldn’t leave for almost three years.

Doyle Brunson Biography

His 7-year sentence back in 2002 was the stuff of nightmares, Aude placed on Death Row for his own safety. As he recalled in a PokerNews interview in 2015:

'There were other prisoners there, and they played Texas hold'em poker a lot.”

Doyle Brunson Wins With 10 2

Having been taught the game by a local prisoner, Aude explained:

“We'd buy in for five Pakistani rupees [worth about a nickel], and play with chips and worn down playing cards… People in that prison were always hungry, so winning some chicken or good food was a treat, and they would play their asses off,' Audé revealed. 'Other times we would just play for the money if we couldn't get enough players to pitch in for the 100 rupee chickens. But it was a great way of killing time.'

Doyle Brunson Today

The biggest pot won with a ‘Doyle Brunson’ hand isn’t known, but a recent interview for the ‘Poker in the Ears’ podcast looks back on the otherwise hellish time he spent in the Pakistani prison and what he has achieved since…

Doyle Brunson Wife

Brunson’s 10-2 hand won him the WSOP Main Event titles in both 1976 and 1977 - a non-standard way to finish off the biggest event in poker’s illustrious history. See if you can recognise the legendary Texan in the following stills and footage of his dramatic double takedown!