Doyle Brunson Eliminated From 2013 World Series Of Poker Main Event In 409th Place

From Card Player In what could be his last main event ever, poker legend Doyle Brunson had quite a run. Brunson entered Day 4 with about 700,000, but failed to get anything going through the first six hours or so of the day. He was down to his last 290,000 when his elimination hand occurred. With blinds at 4,000-8,000, a player opened to 16,000 in early position. Another player called, and Brunson raised to 86,000. The action folded to the original raiser, who elected to fold as well. The player in the middle shoved, and Brunson called off his last…

Doyle Brunson still in contention for poker title

From LV Review Journal Amid a constant rattlesnake buzz of chips being shuffled and stacked around the crowded room, Doyle Brunson sat quietly and studied the cards from under a white cowboy hat. The stars are falling by the wayside at the World Series of Poker. Brunson, 79, still was hanging on late into Thursday night. “Good luck, Dolly. I hope you make it to the final table,” Phil Hellmuth said before exiting the Rio Convention Center around 8:30 p.m. Hellmuth was eliminated from the Main Event before the dinner break. Soon after, Phil Ivey was knocked out. In a…