His nickname ' Darkhorse' comes from a tournament he played early in his career, where he was reckoned to be a huge underdog, but outlasted the likes of Chip Reese. Todd Brunson also contributed to his father's book, Super System 2 (the 2005 sequel to Doyle Brunson's poker book Super/System), writing the Seven Card Stud High Low Eight or Better section. Todd won a bracelet in Omaha High Low at the 2005 World Series of Poker, making the Brunsons the first father-son combination to each win bracelets at the World Series. In the past few years he's gotten into more tournament play.
He's a familiar face along with his father at the Bellagio in some of their biggest cash games. Most of his years as a poker player have been spent playing cash games. Before his senior year, he dropped out of school to go pro.
It was not until he was studying law at Texas Tech University that he learned on his own how to play. Todd Alan Brunson (born August 7, 1969) is an American professional poker player and the son of poker legend Doyle Brunson.Īlthough Brunson's father Doyle was a poker player, Brunson did not learn the game when he was young.
