We don’t have a lot of time, and I would like to spend it with her. “I’m 85 myself, so it wouldn’t be any big upset if I didn’t wake up some morning. “I am going to quit poker because I’ve been married to the most wonderful woman (Louise) in the world for 57 years, and she’s not in very good health, and I’m going to spend our last years together as much as we can,” Brunson said. His sixth-place finish Tuesday night provided a footnote to his earlier announcement that it would be the final tournament of his Hall of Fame career after more than 60 years at the tables.īrunson later confirmed his retirement to multiple poker media outlets, adding that he also no longer will play in the famed high-stakes cash game at “Bobby’s Room” at Bellagio. The normally nondescript $10,000 buy-in No-limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship at the World Series of Poker took on added significance this week when the iconic Brunson made a rare appearance at the Rio. “It’s another poker game,” he said hours earlier.Įxcept this one signaled the end of a legendary career.

He then climbed aboard his electric mobility scooter and sped off toward the parking lot at the Rio Convention Center.

David Schoen/Las Vegas Review-Journalĭoyle Brunson sheepishly tipped his hat in acknowledgment of the standing ovation, unsure what the fuss was all about. Poker player Doyle Brunson receives a standing ovation at the World Series of Poker at the Rio Convention Center in Las Vegas on June 12, 2018.

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