Todd Brunson
| Todd Brunson | |
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 Todd Brunson (2006) |
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | 7th August 1969 |
| Nickname | Darkhorse |
| place of residence |
 Las Vegas
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| Live Poker Tournament Achievements | |
| Highest prize money | 500,000 $ |
| Total prize money | $ 4,470,430 |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelets | 1 |
| Cashes | 63 |
| Best main event | 13th ( 1992 ) |
| Main Event of the World Poker Tour | |
| title | no |
| Cashes | 7th |
| Main event of the European Poker Tour | |
| title | no |
| Cashes | 1 |
| Last updated: February 24, 2020 | |
Todd Alijondro "Darkhorse" Brunson (born August 7, 1969 ) is a professional American poker player . He is the son of poker legend Doyle Brunson .
Career
Brunson learned poker in college . He dropped out of college to become a professional poker player.
Brunson spent most of his poker career playing cash games for large amounts. Its revenues are up to 20 million US dollars , respectively. He and his father Doyle play the highest available limits at the Hotel Bellagio in Las Vegas . He can also be seen often at major tournaments on the World Series of Poker and World Poker Tour .
Brunson won a bracelet in the variant Omaha High / Low in 2005 , which Doyle and Todd the first father-son duo were both a tournament at the World Series of Poker could win. In Doyle's book Super / System 2 , Todd Brunson wrote the chapter on Seven Card Stud High / Low . He got his nickname "Darkhorse" at a tournament in his early career when he was considered a great outsider and left greats like Chip Reese behind. At the Poker Superstars tournament he made his biggest profits from a financial point of view. He participated in the second and third seasons, won the season and fetched $ 400,000 in prize money. He appeared in the third and fourth seasons of High Stakes Poker in 2007 .
To date, Brunson has won nearly $ 4.5 million at official tournament events. From April to November 2016 he played as part of the Rome Emperors in the Global Poker League , but missed the playoffs with his team. He was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in October 2016 .
Web links
- Todd Brunson in the Hendon Mob Poker Database (English)
- Todd Brunson in the database of the World Series of Poker (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rome Emperors on the Global Poker League website, accessed May 13, 2016.
- ↑ Todd Brunson and Carlos Mortensen inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame ( October 28, 2016 memento on the Internet Archive ) on pokerolymp.com October 14, 2016, accessed October 30, 2016.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Brunson, Todd |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brunson, Todd Alijondro (full name); Darkhorse (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American poker player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7th August 1969 |