Doyle Brunson

Here's a story about Doyle Brunson you've never heard. I worked with this old guy "Chuck" at the Stardust back in the day. The Stardust is legendary, where Lefty Rosenthal legalized sportsbetting and changed the gambling landscape forever. Robert Deniro played Lefty in "Casino" loosely based on the Stardust. Chuck was another Vegas legend that left his home in the South at twelve years old to make it on his own. He took third in WSOP limit hold'em event for like 140K back in the 80's. Look him up, he used to print sportspicks and run around with Lefty a little back when the Mob still ran the town. Chuck had been around Vegas for fifty years. Toughest five foot nothing guy you'd ever come across. He told me this:

The back-to-back years that Doyle Brunson won the WSOP, the same dealer was in the box. This dealer dealt Dolly the final winning hands in both tournaments. He was also one of the best card mechanics in Vegas history.