Meanwhile, one player you won\u2019t be betting on this year is \u201cGodfather of Poker\u201d Doyle Brunson. The much-revered octogenarian poker legend tossed his cards into the muck for the final time — in public, at least — on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Brunson, who gave up playing the full Series several years ago due to his increasing frailty, recently announced his retirement and that this week\u2019s $10K 2-7 lowball event would be the final tournament of his career.<\/p>\n
Fittingly, the two-time Main Event bracelet holder made a deep run in the event on Wednesday, finishing tenth before leaving the building on his mobility scooter to a standing ovation from all in attendance.<\/p>\n
I am going to quit poker because I\u2019ve been married to the most wonderful woman in the world for 57 years, and she\u2019s not in very good health, and I\u2019m going to spend our last years together as much as we can,\u201d Brunson told the Las Vegas<\/em>Review-Journal<\/em>.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\nThe same way Brunson carved out his place in poker history is how he clearly is planning to ride out the rest of his life: with no bull, no whining, and knowing that sooner or later, variance says you are going to have a collision with a really major loss. With no denial about the harsh realities of existence, he added:<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m 85 myself, so it wouldn\u2019t be any big upset if I didn\u2019t wake up some morning. We don\u2019t have a lot of time, and I would like to spend it with her. That is my priority.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is well underway at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, and with the Main Event just 2 1\/2 weeks away, several offshore internet sportsbooks have set the lines on poker\u2019s next world champion. Leading the pack at BetOnline.com are Daniel Negreanu and Phil Ivey, each at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":80719,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,14,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Sportsbooks Lay Odds on WSOP Main Event, Brunson Calls It a Day<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n