Poker Celebrities Of All Times
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By :
Mary Pierce
Submitted
2010-02-04 11:35:15 |
Doyle Brunson is more than a good Poker player. He was an important part of poker growth and his books are located all over the world, the most famous one is "Super System". Brunson was born in Longworth, Texas but time after he moved to Las Vegas where developed his great talent. Doyle Brunson played professionally almost fifty years, during this time he won ten bracelets of the World Series of Poker, the most prestigious competition of the specialty, among other important tournaments. Obviously, Brunson is part of the Poker Hall of Fame.
When Brunson was young he never thought to become a professional poker player. He was a talent basketball player but a knee injury ended his playing days. After that, Doyle Brunson focused his future in his second passion, Poker. Another poker legend was Stu Ungar, the best player of Texas Holdem, the poker modality with more followers. This great champion was born in New York where begin to play since his childhood, his favorite game gin rummy. According to the records, Ungar won a local gin event at age 10. "The Kid" was the most popular nickname of Stu Ungar, other people just called him Stuey. Unfortunately, Ungar didn't follow a life free of drugs and died in 1998.
Both players have contributed with Poker in different ways. Today, everyone knows that Poker is the betting game with more fans that any other. If you want to learn new techniques and tricks, you should read the books of Doyle Brunson. These are the books with more readers Super System I and II, Poker Wisdom of a Champion, According to Doyle and The Godfather of Poker. |
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Talent needs practice to grow and a Poker player too. There are diverse ways to win a match, find the most appropriate according to your features. The articles of Linda Mc Cain Smith about this subject are very useful. Linda is a freelance writer that travels the world to find topics to write about. Linda plays Online Poker.
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