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Not to mention it took balls of steel to cheat back then. If you were caught, high percentage chance you didn't live to tell about it
RIP Doyle Brunson
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Not to mention it took balls of steel to cheat back then. If you were caught, high percentage chance you didn't live to tell about it
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And back when poker was really the wild, Wild West back when Brunson and Slim were young, cheating was a common practice.
I think both more than proved their skill in well regulated games though, and Brunson was pretty much the only older player that was a winning player in modern mixed games. Doyle being able to evolve with the game, even into his 80’s is what ranks him among the best ever.
I think both more than proved their skill in well regulated games though, and Brunson was pretty much the only older player that was a winning player in modern mixed games. Doyle being able to evolve with the game, even into his 80’s is what ranks him among the best ever.
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As far as Chip Reese, he was significantly younger than Brunson and Slim. I’ve never heard of him cheating, but I have heard that he turned a blind eye to cheating in card games and rooms he was in charge of.
But he’s my pick for the poker GOAT. The high IQ of a Stu Ungar, but with the self control to not blow all his winnings on horse races and drugs
But he’s my pick for the poker GOAT. The high IQ of a Stu Ungar, but with the self control to not blow all his winnings on horse races and drugs