Doyle Still Playing Great Poker

This past World Series of Poker included the usual array of poker prowess by many poker stars, but amazingly, Doyle Brunson continues to play excellent poker. It's one thing to have a few good years as a poker pro. I have, and I'm not that impressed with myself. Other players are sharp and successful for a decade or more, but by and large, players begin to lose their focus after a dozen years or so in the bone-yards of poker. It's just a fact.

The money that is available now, and the notoriety that players can achieve with only a few TV appearances certainly has had a great impact on extending the careers of many players, but I'm just dumbfounded by the players who are getting to middle age and beyond and are still playing well. It's something new in the world of poker.

If you have ever read According to Doyle, then you know how Doyle Brunson thinks and how he has been able to make a career of playing an extremely hard game. What you might not know, or remember, is that those stories Doyle first wrote about in the 1980's for Poker Player Newspaper, were about his time playing in the 1950's.

Come on, the 1950's! He was playing successfully in the '50's and is still playing well. Baby I'm Amazed.