May 14, 2023, was one of the saddest days ever for the poker community, as poker fans around the world woke up to the news that Doyle Brunson, the Godfather of Poker himself, had passed away.
Brunson left a mark on generations of poker players, as both the old-school poker veterans and the young guns considered him one of the greatest influences on the game of poker of all time.
Although he had not been as active in poker in his final years as he once was, Doyle continued to play almost until his final breaths, staying true to the adage: “We don’t stop playing because we get old; we get old because we stop playing”.